Backwards compatibility does have value and it's wrong to discount it so much. It's no coincidence that the PS3, 360 and Wii all began with it (though the 360's was tremendously flawed at launch and the PS3 seems to want to drop it).
In our entertainment center, we have just about every Nintendo system, a PSone and a X-Box. Due to having a Wii, we're free to move the Gamecube to another room and still be able to play our GC games without having another set of power and A/V cords lying around. It's convenient and, at this point, expected by consumers.
Also, is anyone else noticing the continuing change of message by Sony? Last year, rumble was old. Next year, it'll be new. Last year, Sony bashed Microsoft for offering a crippled SKU and now they're introducing their own with a smaller harddrive and fewer features/ports. Last year their price was just right. Now it's facing its second drop this year.
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Backwards compatibility does have value and it's wrong to discount it so much. It's no coincidence that the PS3, 360 and Wii all began with it (though the 360's was tremendously flawed at launch and the PS3 seems to want to drop it).
In our entertainment center, we have just about every Nintendo system, a PSone and a X-Box. Due to having a Wii, we're free to move the Gamecube to another room and still be able to play our GC games without having another set of power and A/V cords lying around. It's convenient and, at this point, expected by consumers.
Also, is anyone else noticing the continuing change of message by Sony?
Last year, rumble was old. Next year, it'll be new.
Last year, Sony bashed Microsoft for offering a crippled SKU and now they're introducing their own with a smaller harddrive and fewer features/ports.
Last year their price was just right. Now it's facing its second drop this year.