This is for every1 out der who hates the 40gb playstation 3,because: IT ONLY HAS 2 USB PORTS,IT HAS NO FLASH CARD READERS,IT HAS NO SUPER AUDIO CD SUPPORT, AND MOST IMPORTENTLY IT HAS NO PLAYSTATION 2 BACKWARD COMPATIBILIty. and when u ask sony why they removed it, they give a reli complicated answer and try to make u think that removing ps2 compatibility was a good thing but we all know its not, and they think that coz the 40GB PS3 is sellin well dat people like it, well know we don't sony, there''s onli 2 reasons why people buy it: 1.the other PS3 UNITS DAT CAN PLAY PS2 GAMES ARE OUT OF STOCK,OR,2.PEOPLE DID RESEARCH ABOUT THE PS3 WHEN IT FIRST CAME OUT AND FIND OUT THAT ALL THE MODELS WILL PLAY PS2 GAMES, THEN THEY GO TO THE STORE TO BUY IT AND FIND OUT ITS RELI DEAR SO THEY GO HOME AND WAIT FOR THE PRICE OF IT TO DROP AND THINK ITS GOING TO BE LIKE THE PS2 LIKE WHEN IT WAS DEAR AND COULD PLAY PS1 GAMES BUT THEN IT CAME DOWN IN PRICE AND COULD STILL PLAY PS1 GAMES, SO THEN THE 40GB PS3 MODEL GETS RELEASED FOR A CHEAPER PRICE AND EVERY1 THINKS ITS THE SAME AS THE OTHER MODELS ONLI CHEAPER, SO THEY GO TO THE STORE AND BUY IT AND ARE REALLY DISSAPOINTED WEN THEY FIND OUT IT DOESN'T PLAY THERE OLD CLASSIC PS2 GAMES AND THAT THE OTHER MODELS ARE DISCONTINUED. SO THERE U HAVE IT , AND DO U THINK THAT WHEN SONY RELEASE A NEW MODEL OF THE PS3 DAT IT WILL PLAY PS2 GAMES?, WELL UR WRONG, IT HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED OFFICIALLY BY SONY DAT A NEW 80GB MODEL FOR ALL REGIONS WILL BE THE EXCACT SAME AS THE 40GB MODEL, IF U DON'T BELIEVE ME LOOK IT UP ON WIKIPEDIA. YEH AND ALSO SONY ,WAT DO THE WII,X-BOX 360,AND PS2 ALL HAVE IN COMMON? THEY ARE ALL BACKWARD COMPATIBLE AND THEY ARE THE BEST SELLING CONSOLES OF ALL TIME!, AND U THINK U ARE SO GREAT STILL HAVIN PS1 COMPATIBILITY, SO NONE OF US ARE BUYING ANOTHER CONSOLE OF YOURS AGAIN UNLESS IT INCLUDES FULL BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY, COME EVERY1 AND JOIN THIS GROUP TO GET ARE PS3 BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY BACK!