Backwards Compatible Playstation 3

A Backwards Compatible Playstation 3 is something that I know a lot of gamers would really appreciate, but the reality of the situation is that it is very unlikely for Sony to release a Backwards Compatible Playstation 3, due to economic issues. With the thin Playstation 3 hitting shelves soon, and a price cut already having been announced by several of the electronic and game shops, as well as almost everywhere else you can find a Playstation 3… There just simply isn’t the demand for the Backwards Compatible Playstation 3.

The Backwards Compatible Playstation 3, is most unlikely due to the timing, with the recession in full swing it is unlikely that the majority of gamers would be willing to shell out several hundred dollars, (400-600 easily) for a console that is likely to be obsolete as soon as the Playstation 4 is announced.

Creating a Backwards Compatible Playstation 3 would do far more harm than good for Sony, and almost force the company to keep from launching the Playstation 4, for several more years… Somethat that would surely, again, put them on a launch schedule behind Microsoft’s Xbox and cost Playstation significant market share.

Backwards Compatible Playstation 3 is likely to be replaced by the Playstation 4… Sony knows that many of the gamers currently operating a Playstation are still using a Playstation 2, either as a supplemental or a primary gaming system. The Playstation 4 would finally give Sony the chance to put all of the gamers on a single console… This is something that Playstation fans have been asking for since the debut of the Playstation 3, and it is something that could help Sony sell a lot of consoles!

The number of Playstation 4 consoles sold will greatly depend on the backwards compatibility of the system. With the number of Playstation 3 games in circulation, coupled with the number of Playstation 2 games in circulation, a Playstation 4 that isn’t backwards compatible will likely suffer greatly for the first couple of years after launch… Sony knows this. Sony knows that selling consoles is how to gain market share, and that they are going to need the Playstation 4 to sell out, and not like the Playstation 3 did, to gamers wanting to use them not people standing in line to put the console on Ebay…

At SonyPS4.com we truely believe that the Backwards Compatible Playstation 3 is one of the most unlikely rumors circling the Playstation team… We are also hoping against the Backwards Compatible Playstation 3, as it is likely to put the Playstation 4 back several years, and could cost Sony serious market share again Microsoft durning the next generation of consoles.

What do you the readers think? Do you want a Backwards Compatible Playstation 3, or would you rather the Compatibility issue be addressed during the launch of the Playstation 4.