Algunos pensaran en "reduccion de costes", pero parece que por ahi no va la cosa.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1192668 ... lenews_wsj

Segun Jack Tretton el motivo es las bajas ventas de juegos de PS3 debido a que toda la gente se compra juegos de PS2 para la PS3. Que al quitar esto lograran que la gente deba comprar juegos de PS3 porque ya no puede usar los de PS2 en PS3, y que esto no es tanto problema porque casi todo el mundo ya tiene una PS2 asi que no va a extrañar esto en sus PS3.

[quote]There's a catch to the lower price: The new $399 PlayStation model will not play games designed for the PlayStation 2, Sony's popular older game console. Mr. Tretton conceded that removing that capability, along with a few other features, isn't dramatically reducing Sony's cost of manufacturing the console but will instead encourage buyers of the entry-level PlayStation 3 to purchase more games designed specifically for the new system.

Mr. Tretton said the company's research showed that compatibility with PlayStation 2 games isn't likely to be missed by customers, who most likely already own the older system.