I have an 80GB PS3 w/BC. It is a nice to have feature, but its absence shouldn't hold someone back from buying one of the new PS3s. It's useful for games like Singstar- you can swap PS2 discs in after loading the PS3 version. It also makes GOW 1 and 2 near-HD after activating WS and progressive mode (without trophies, of course but the core gameplay is very nice visually).
I'd say on average I use the BC capability for 2 hours a month (with maybe 40 total hours of gaming in that month). In terms of pure dollars, probably not a good return on investment. But when I do play Singstar, or turn the switches on GOW to maximize the visuals, I get the "that's cool" feeling and in my corner of the gaming world, it was worth the price.
Make your own value judgment- don't subscribe to someone else's.
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