New PS3 Model, no PS2 BC

[machomuu]

Of course when Nintendo makes a console revision people think it's so fucking amazing.

Nintendo doesn't make console revisions.

Colour changes don't count.

Anyways, I really need to get a PS3.

Oh YES they do!

NES versions 1 and 2

SNES versions 1 and 2

GameCube version 1 w/Digital Out and version 2 w/o Digital Out

Wii and all of those damn drive changes the biggest change being the Wii systems that came out in July of 2009.

Yes, the "consumer features" don't change (with the exception of GameCube and it's latter lack of Digital Out) but the innards do go through changes.

Why? Because of Piracy.

Prove it.

 

[Ron457x2]

Prove it

Notice how older D2 drives have the advantage to play burned games while the newer D3 drives on the New Wii's blocked that exploit.
With uprgaded IOS's. (But as always it was hacking has a turn around, and made burned games to work with the D3 dirves)
SAME EXACT REASON sony is releasing a PS3 with a new drive, to block piracy.

 

[machomuu]

Prove it

Notice how older D2 drives have the advantage to play burned games while the newer D3 drives on the New Wii's blocked that exploit.
With uprgaded IOS's. (But as always it was hacking has a turn around, and made burned games to work with the D3 dirves)
SAME EXACT REASON sony is releasing a PS3 with a new drive, to block piracy.

But why would they do that? PS3 games are large and usually played from sources other than disks due to their size.

 

[tommzy2]

my 160 gb isnt compatible with ps2 games and i got it 9 months ago.

 

[Nujui]

Prove it

Notice how older D2 drives have the advantage to play burned games while the newer D3 drives on the New Wii's blocked that exploit.
With uprgaded IOS's. (But as always it was hacking has a turn around, and made burned games to work with the D3 dirves)
SAME EXACT REASON sony is releasing a PS3 with a new drive, to block piracy.

I would say that in some cases their are console revisions that has to do with blocking piracy, though I wouldn't say that would be it for all revisions.

 

[DarkShinigami]

good thing im looking for a ps3 of the origional modes yes the 60 gig. they had the best BC in my honest opinion.

damn stupid typo

 

[machomuu]

good thing im looking for a ps2 of the origional modes yes the 60 gig. they had the best BC in my honest opinion.

Don't you mean "PS3" instead of "PS2"?

Oh, you noticed.

 

[DarkShinigami]

good thing im looking for a ps2 of the origional modes yes the 60 gig. they had the best BC in my honest opinion.

Don't you mean "PS3" instead of "PS2"?

yeah thats what i meant im tired after working all day and i mistook a 2 for a 3 you know an easy mistake i meant playstaion 3 ya know the consol of MGS4 and disgaea 3.

 

[8BitWalugi]

So no backwards compatibility? What's the point?

 

[Nathan Drake]

So no backwards compatibility? What's the point?

The point is to deter people from buying the system just to hack it, as this version of the system has even more done to it to prevent hacks. Kind of like later PS2 models. No real point, not a whole lot of improvements. But people were still buying the system, so newer buyers were deterred from hacking.

 

[Snailface]

Teardown of new model with pics:
http://pocketnews.cocolog-nifty.com/pkns/2...ch-3000b-6.html

Partial Google Translation from page:

Before decomposition, CECH-CECH-new 2500 3000 differences in appearance.

No change to gloss from shiny smooth surface finish with a glossy plastic body parts and front side
Becomes black in color from silver Purapatsu part / Power Eject button, eliminating the backlight, eliminating the eject button LED on the top
Wireless LAN LED abolition
Print marked change from most part of the BD drive marked by the PS
Change the character of plastic molded recesses in each portion of the logo printed format HDD SONY logo and cover

This leads to change all costs.

In flop just look like some details, but feel better knowing you look so cheap now, and see the changes side by side with the previous model reveals that the texture is down.

PS logo printing is no longer stereoscopic

To summarize, basically it's uglier and cheaper to make, lol.
And the BD drive has Xbox-style AP. That's it.