Is Backwards Compatibility Important To You?

[Mirage]

With a PS2, I definitely want the system to be backwards compatible so that I can also play PSX games with it. I also wish PC games were backwards compatible. The games of the DOS era usually don't work too well in Windows XP or so. :/

You seem to be in need of DosBox.

Also, backwards compatibility isn't all that important to me. It doesn't make or break a system, that's for sure. However, it saves space around my TV, and it's nice when the older system eventually fails (though I have a feeling my PS will last longer than my PS2 :p).