you can say that Hostyl1, but that's been the back-breaker for a lot of us on the fence who started looking after blue-ray won, and meanwhile happy with an xbox360
hardware ps2 b/c, then just software, then just mostly not at all/not on the new bundles, means they're missing out on a group who are looking for excuses to adopt the ps3 once blueray won and are curious about HOME - it doesn't help that's still not out either, they finally got the dualshock back, etc.
I always like users posting like they're marketing majors and know it all, because it's their perspective. I couldn't disagree with you more, I have a big PS2 library and getting it hooked up to HD, wireless controllers, and now back to dualshock would have given my wife and I an immediate library while easing into the blueray and PS3 library. Just seems they've been late and convoluted with so many things, and now that the format war is won, dualshock is back, and HOME is close (??) they take away what might attract *ps2 but own xbox360/gold live* users.
Instead I might eventually buy a new PS2 (mines old/big/cd no longer works), try to find a pair of good wireless controllers and HD cable on the cheap, and write the PS3 off. Since apparently I'm in the market they've written off, it only seems fair, eh?
edit - or more likely just skip PS2 on the HD all together.
A lot of people upgraded with the new wave, big HD TVs and a need for wireless - sit back, get wife approval
It certainly helped my xbox360 adoption and I still mix in some original xbox
And now that Sony is finally catching up with more reasons to look at them, they're taking that hook away
Had PS3 replacements for a lot of the varied and fun PS2 games, co-op/multi... but they really don't.
More than the Xbox360, b/c for PS2 was a nice hook and something I expected would bring me over at the right time.
Guess not. You suggest I'm not mass market, but I've seen a lot of similiar grumbling and wonder how big it in fact, is.