Actually, new PS3s have zero backwards compatibility with PS2 games. I'm more likely to buy a slim PS2 to replace my barely-functioning phat PS2 than any next-gen system right now. I just started Disgaea, and I've got a handful of other great RPGs that I've never played.

I stay comfortably behind the curve . I'm looking forward to getting a next-gen system when I can afford a new TV, but that won't happen on a grad student's budget.