MS FAQ : Xbox Next Vs CELL....

[London Geezer]

Where's the press release?

Sweetheart, i don't know and i don't care. But thinking PS3 will not be backwards compatible, after all the EE+GS@90nm discussions we had, is being VERY pessimistic... Or maybe just blind...

 

[PC-Engine]

Nobody asked if you cared. It's the fact you're making up BS to sound like facts that's the problem.

It's official people PS3 will be backwards compatible with PS2 and Xbox 2 will not be backwards compatible with Xbox.

 

[ChryZ]

It's not a press-release, but (I guess) the second best:

Taken from gamesindustry.biz

SCE boss confirms PS3 backwards compatibility
Rob Fahey 14:23 02/09/2003

World not exactly in shock, but nice to know all the same

Sony Computer Entertainment boss Ken Kutaragi has confirmed that the PlayStation 3 will feature backwards compatibility with the PS2 and PSone, ensuring continued support for older software formats in the new hardware.

Speaking to Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun, Kutaragi-san attributed some of the success of the PS2 to the console's ability to play PSone games as well as PS2 native titles, stating that this was "a matter of security... [PS2] offers a sense of insurance because it is compatible with PSone and DVD-Movies."

This trend - started by Sony with the PS2, as backwards compatibility in home consoles was certainly not the norm before then - is set to continue with the PS3, which will offer emulation for the PS2 and hence for the PSone.

"PSone runs on the PlayStation 2 through emulation rather than actual hardware. PlayStation 3 will offer the same compatibility for PS2 software and the format will continue forever," he explained.

And the statement from Sony:
http://uk.playstation.com/news/newsStory.jhtml?storyId=104356_en_GB_NEWS&locale=en_GB

 

[London Geezer]

Nobody asked if you cared. It's the fact you're making up BS to sound like facts that's the problem.

FINE PC-Engine, let's keep arguing on whether Sony will make PS3 backwards compatible... Jesus man...