[citation][nom]2323x[/nom]Its the PS3 that's lacking backwards compatibility, the 360 does it just fine and does it in software. PS3 on the otherhand has never been able to emmulate even the much less powerful (relative to the original Xbox) PS2. This speaks to the real power differences between the machines.[/citation]
I'm sorry, you are completely misinformed. The PS3 can't emulate the PS2 anymore because of a completely different architecture. The first models actually had a complete PS2 processor in it for backwards compatibility purposes, but they had to cut it for cost.
The 360, on the other hand, needs a patch to play a rather paltry list of original xbox games.
Oh, and the PS3 could actually eat the 360 for a late night snack. The 360's processor is actually a dumbed down (and ripped off) PS3 cell processor. Get your facts straight.