1. "The PS3 is to be launched simultaneously in the three major gaming territories - North America, Asia and Europe."
http://www.ps3focus.com/archives/196

2. "Backwards compatibility is a core value of Playstation now."
http://www.gamepro.com/news.cfm?article_id=55108

3. "Having multiple SKUs just confuses the customer."
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=11209

4. "Rumble is last gen, and can't work with the tilting function."
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3157501

5. "We're not going to remove backwards compatibility."
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=74124