So I went and splashed out on a PS3 yesterday and had to buy a bundle pack with two pretty naff games in order to get the 60GB version. The 40GB version doesn't allow for backwards compatibility with PS2 titles and, having about 20-30 PS2 games, that kinda sucked.

My question is, does anybody actually know the ridiculous reason Sony are discontinuing the 60GB version in the UK (and possibly elsewhere) when it isn't backwards compatible and most people buying one will probably have a stack of PS2 titles that is more expansive than even my collection? It hasn't got the same memory capacity and has fewer USB ports on it for controllers and other devices?

It just seems like the most stupid marketing idea I have ever heard from such a HUGE company as Sony!

If you were planning on getting one and, like me, were unaware of the backwards compatibility options, get one quick I'd say cos most of the places I went to (HMV, Virgin, Blockbuster etc.) had sold out and weren't planning on getting more in!