Where were all of you PS3 users when they were doing research? LOL, I read an article...and it's probably been about a year now...that said according to research they found that the backwards compatibility was not a big issue for people wanting to buy a new console. So it seems as though they took it out, but didn't drop the price enough to justify it. A lot of people have made the comment that upgrading PC's every few years is troublesome and expensive, but I don't see where it's a lot different than buying a new console every few years.