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I was already aware of the 40 GB PS3's lack of PS2 backwards compatibility, CB007, but thank you for your advice, nonetheless.

Actually, when I said that the range of $250-300 is what I would pay for a video game system, that's more hypothetical. I, personally, have never paid more than $50 for a video game system, and that was for my Gameboy Color! Outside of that, the most I've paid is, if I am correct, $30! Most of the systems that I own I got after their retail-life had ended, used, either purchased for low prices, or as a free gift/hand-me-down from close friends and relatives. We have an XBox 360, too, but I only paid $25 of it. (My younger brother wanted to buy one, but knew he wasn't the only one who would use it, so he got other family members to help pay. I knew I wouldn't be able to play it that much, [I would leave for college in only a few weeks, and thus it would basically only be on holidays that I'd actually get a chance to play it,] so I pitched in only $25, and my brother accepted it.) I got a Gameboy Advance during it's retail life, too, but that was another case of pitching in, so I don't think I spent more than $30 on it.

All of the other systems were purchased at prices closer to Crawl's target price range. My siblings and I received our Gamecube and Nintendo 64 as gifts from our parents, each bundled with a game, for $100 and $130, respectively. We also got a Nintendo DS, as a Christmas present right after its launch, for $150. (It was mainly for my aforementioned brother, he was the one who really wanted it. I was opposed to the decision, because I thought it was risky. At that time, the system had virtually no games, and the PSP was going to be released soon. I thought the DS might flop, and thus, recieve a limited library of games. Fortunately, I was wrong.)