New PSN and Firmware wowserz BWC

With all eyes fixed on next week’s GamesCom in Cologne, speculation
has been at an all time high. Many publications are going out on a limb
and betting the farm on news coming in from “sources”. Playstation Insider, has
even gone as far saying that they know everything Sony has in store for
the convention. They go on to list: PSP Go price cut, PS3 Slim, New
PSN, and Firmware 3.0, as all being present at the show.
As far as a PSP Go price cut, I personally have never seen product
receive a price cut before it’s launched in any industry, especially
the video game industry. There is a possibility that Sony has been
listening to the gaming public’s out cry about the price, but the most
you can likely expect is a downloadable-game voucher pack-in, not a
price cut. It’s a premium product, with a premium price.
The PS3 Slim’s announcement at this point is obvious and I don’t
feel like beating a dead horse. I’ll let the N4G crowd kill each other
over this one.
The last two mentions were the ones that I found most interesting
out of the entire bunch. This “New” PSN being referred to is most
likely a new PSN Store, namely a PS2 Store. Firmware 3.0, rather than
introducing things gamers have been waiting on like voice messaging and
cross-game chat, will probably bring about the long forgotten
“Backwards Compatibility” feature.
Does Sony’s very recent patent of Emotion Engine emulation technology on the Cell Processor ring a bell? If not, have a look for yourself.
Maybe your a skeptic, and reading patent information isn’t your thing,
well in that case check out this photo from about a year ago (which
everyone has forgotten about), right before the PSN Video Store was
launched. It Showcases the PS2’s Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty in a PSN-like store. Coincidence, highly doubt it.

Q.With all of the money they have been losing every single
quarter/year since launch, why would Sony still have this technology
researched and then patented? A. To USE it!
Sony is trying they’re hardest to play catch-up in a race that is
all but lost this generation. By adding Backwards Compatibilty, Sony
instantly transforms the PS3 into the console with the most playable
games on the market. I want to make it clear that this in no way is
intended to start a flame war, I just want to try to piece something
together with an actual basis for argument rather than using unnamed
“sources”. Either way, all of us will be seing the fruits of Sony’s
labor next week during the convention and all speculation will go to
rest, so stay tuned!