Sony dropped the "Emotion Engine" chip and backward compatibility because surveys said that few people were playing their PS2 games on a PS3 and they figured lowering the price of the box to $499 would make better business sense then including an expensive component almost no one uses.
It was a good move for them in my opinion. If you still want to play your PS2 games, hook back up your PS2. Me? I'll be taking advantage of the price drop and shelving my old games.
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Sony dropped the "Emotion Engine" chip and backward compatibility because surveys said that few people were playing their PS2 games on a PS3 and they figured lowering the price of the box to $499 would make better business sense then including an expensive component almost no one uses.
It was a good move for them in my opinion. If you still want to play your PS2 games, hook back up your PS2. Me? I'll be taking advantage of the price drop and shelving my old games.