Oh and I 4got just one thing... I still have great hopes for Sony though and the PS3, why? Plenty of free downloads and updates. Remember PSP... I say give it one more year and Sony will start rising (slowly) again. (i.e. if they don't s**** up anymore) Remember.... "A storm approaches"

Having weaker compatibility isn't exactly the major issue here, considering the fact that anyone who is a gamer probably already has a PS2 sys. (seriously now.... you wouldn't be a gamer if you didn't.).... Besides, you can't even get better graphics out using the PS3 to play PS2 and PS games (at least not yet anyways). Which is something you could with the PS2 sys. when playing ps games. Now why Sony would go on and do something s****d like raising the price when the product is reduced in quality is mere ********. I already have a PS3 but it pains me to know that my fellow gamers in PAL Regions are getting excluded with a kick like that. Becouse I too am a European gamer. I think Sony could learn a thing or two of us European gamers from the Great Man himself, Mr. (Hideo) Kojima. Seriously now Sony... Not everyone in Europe is rich! And most of us hardcore gamers don't like stealing either!