[quote name='zewone']Similar to Sony's "BC is super important" stance.[/QUOTE]
I don't think MS cares all that much either anymore. They haven't updated it in a while. My Xbox DVD drive is a Thompson piece of shit that barely works. So I'd appreciate being able to play all of my Xbox games on my 360. Whatever though, I should just go find a replacement drive.
I don't play PS1 or PS2 games on my PS3. I've complained about the input lag, granted, most shit it doesn't even matter with, but the bigger factor now is DVDs and CDs causing Blu-ray drives to fail faster. Besides, my PS2 works just fine for that, and I can't play imports on my PS3.
And I agree, HDMI isn't as significant as taking out BC. Component does a fine job, I'd just like to have HDMI because I'd use it with my receiver. Adding it after they said it wasn't necessary irks me, but whatever. Like I said, that's the price you pay for early adoption. How many people have old iPods that don't have shit compared to new ones?