[quote name='SynGamer']The problem is that most people will buy those PS2 games at GameStop, used, meaning Sony gets no money. So what is in it for them? Selling PS2 games on PSN is the way to go for Sony to make money right now.[/QUOTE]
They get a larger user base. A much larger user base. A perfect ad for the PS3 would be: "It is the most epic console in the history of gaming. It can play thousands of games, three generations of titles. From cheap game to HD games, the PS3 does it all". This would grow into the next generation audience, the PS3 user base that would then slowly buy Blu-rays, PS3 games, PSN titles, etc. I mean think of all the PS2 sales that could be going towards PS3 sales.
More users = more sales = more developer support.
But now that I think about it, maybe this was Sony's plan all along. Maybe they kept backwards compatibility out so that the PS2 could continue to be sold and thus compete with the Wii price point until the manufacturing costs were low enough to lower the price on the PS3. Ala the 10 year plan for the PS2.
If that's the case and the new PS3 does include BC, I think this is the true transition from PS2 and full support for the PS3. I would love to see more developer love for the PS3 and this move would certainly help bring in those customers to buy games.
They get a larger user base. A much larger user base. A perfect ad for the PS3 would be: "It is the most epic console in the history of gaming. It can play thousands of games, three generations of titles. From cheap game to HD games, the PS3 does it all". This would grow into the next generation audience, the PS3 user base that would then slowly buy Blu-rays, PS3 games, PSN titles, etc. I mean think of all the PS2 sales that could be going towards PS3 sales.
More users = more sales = more developer support.
But now that I think about it, maybe this was Sony's plan all along. Maybe they kept backwards compatibility out so that the PS2 could continue to be sold and thus compete with the Wii price point until the manufacturing costs were low enough to lower the price on the PS3. Ala the 10 year plan for the PS2.
If that's the case and the new PS3 does include BC, I think this is the true transition from PS2 and full support for the PS3. I would love to see more developer love for the PS3 and this move would certainly help bring in those customers to buy games.