Well THAT'S disappointing...

[seawasp]

The responses to my prior post on videogame consoles has revealed that Sony, apparently, has decided to shoot itself in the foot again; having created the PS3 with backwards compatibility, they've now removed all or much of that capability.

This means that I will almost certainly NOT be getting a PS3, or at least not in the near future, unless I happen across one of the first-generation systems with full hardware compatibility.

And alas the Wii appears to be hard to get indeed.

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Certainly...

[seawasp]

... I am, but why get rid of it? Do the Aussies prevent you from playing videogames (after all, there's enough adventure in the outback, mate!)?

Re: Certainly...

[denubis.livejournal.com]

Incompatible TV and voltages. And I can't afford to ship my PoS american TV for only this purpose. I plan on travelling *incredibly* light.

Re: Certainly...

[denubis.livejournal.com]

And rather most to the point: incompatible regions on the Wii. I can't buy aussie Wii games for my american wii.

I also will be doing a Ph.D. in 3 years, so I can't really afford that kind of distraction.

Re: Certainly...

[seawasp]

So what games do you have, and how much do you want for me to save your weight budget and potentially your entire academic career? :)

Re: Certainly...

[denubis.livejournal.com]

Still haven't been home yet, so I can't get you a real list. Sorry. What e-mail addy should I use?

Re: Certainly...

[seawasp]

My email is seawaspobvious@sgeobviousinc.com.

Remove the obvious to send, of course. :)