I am a bit disappointed in the way Sony has handled themselves. All of these different packages and dropping functionality is starting to get out of hand. I think that Sony needs to figure out a way to lower the price without taking components and other functionality out of the system, making it worth less than it already is.

How about make some decent games and release them before taking out functionality that some people might see as you giving up. Iunno, it seems quite silly to me to continue releasing cheaper models of a console only to have removed something else. Sure, I have a PS2, but I would have liked to get rid of it when I bought a PS3. Iunno, maybe it's just me, but I doubt it.