[Woodweaver]

Quote: Originally Posted by CubsHOF

Didn't make business sense? While it would have cost them millions to subsidize the cost, the lack of PS2 backward compatibility with upscale conversion only cost Sony their massive lion's share of the video game market and dropped their brand loyalty from all time highs to all time lows, not something that can be regained. Today, Sony is a mere shadow of what they were in the PS1/PS2 era.

A lot of millions! :-)

And I doubt in this changing economy, emerging technologies, and new competitors that you can pin changes in market share simply on a lack of backwards compatibility. I mean how much backward compatibility do any of the consoles of this generation really have?