I think backwards compatibility IS a selling point for the 80 Gig PS3. (It was the reason that I went for it over the 40.) However, the harddrive in a PS3 is so ridiculously easy to upgrade that I wonder why anyone would bother buying a 120 Gb model that has no backwards compatibility. If that was my only choice I would get the 40 gig model...pop in a 250Gb SATA 2.5" and probably be paying less money in the long run for double the storage. And if I put the original 40 gig drive in a USB enclosure, I'd still have access to it as well. Support for the Dual Shock 3 came with the last system update so all I need is the actual controllers...if I really wanted them. But, (I work for a major big box electronics retailer which shall be nameless) Blu-Ray compatibility has become a major selling point for us as far as the PS3 is concerned. Now that the format wars are all but done, all of those people with PS3s don't have to fork out for a Blu-Ray player. We have sold PS3's to complete non-gamers strictly as a Blu-Ray player (with games as an added feature) and done very well. Add the Bluetooth remote and it is as good as any other Blu-ray player out there. While the browser in the PS3 isn't much to jump up and down about, it is functional. I'm writing this comment on the PS3...using a cheap USB keyboard. We are stocking up on the 80Gb PS3s because I think that (for people who want some degree of backwards compatibility) they will become as sought after as the 60Gb models. Especially if the 120Gb model is higher priced than the 80. So, if everything else remains the same... I would advise people to buy the 40 and upgrade the HD themselves.
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I think backwards compatibility IS a selling point for the 80 Gig PS3. (It was the reason that I went for it over the 40.) However, the harddrive in a PS3 is so ridiculously easy to upgrade that I wonder why anyone would bother buying a 120 Gb model that has no backwards compatibility. If that was my only choice I would get the 40 gig model...pop in a 250Gb SATA 2.5" and probably be paying less money in the long run for double the storage. And if I put the original 40 gig drive in a USB enclosure, I'd still have access to it as well.
Support for the Dual Shock 3 came with the last system update so all I need is the actual controllers...if I really wanted them.
But, (I work for a major big box electronics retailer which shall be nameless) Blu-Ray compatibility has become a major selling point for us as far as the PS3 is concerned. Now that the format wars are all but done, all of those people with PS3s don't have to fork out for a Blu-Ray player. We have sold PS3's to complete non-gamers strictly as a Blu-Ray player (with games as an added feature) and done very well. Add the Bluetooth remote and it is as good as any other Blu-ray player out there.
While the browser in the PS3 isn't much to jump up and down about, it is functional. I'm writing this comment on the PS3...using a cheap USB keyboard.
We are stocking up on the 80Gb PS3s because I think that (for people who want some degree of backwards compatibility) they will become as sought after as the 60Gb models. Especially if the 120Gb model is higher priced than the 80. So, if everything else remains the same... I would advise people to buy the 40 and upgrade the HD themselves.