lovesNella said:

Yours is backwards compatible? you're so lucky…
 

Mine is the slim. I hate that there are so many versions of the ps3 and only like 2 or 3 are backwards compatible.

Back with the ps2 you could just buy, plug and play. no versions or nothing, at least not to my knowledge.

This generation, despite its awesomeness, lacks something

Yeah, I really lucked out in getting one…I wish they had been more accessible so more people could have gotten their hands on them. Like I said, the day my system dies I am going to be a mess because I know my chances of finding another one will be pretty much zero.

I really don't understand why they stopped manufacturing a line of backwards compatible systems. I read it was because the piece of hardware that created the compatability would make the systems more expensive on the market, but that reasoning just seems silly to me. I would gladly pay more for a system if it allowed me to play a wider variety of games and I think a lot of other people feel the same way. If anything make one line that only plays PS3 games and another that plays any playstation games.

Someone touched on this previously, but I'd suggest spending a little time with each systems controllers.  It's one of my main turn offs for the PS3.   For some reason the 360s controller just feels more comfortable.   Of course spending time actually playing will over come any issues, but still something to consider.