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Nintendo's Chris Kohler... sorry, Wired's Chris Kohler got a chance to ask SCEA VP Jack Tretton a handful of burning questions one day prior to the launch of the PlayStation 3. From line-sitting dangers to backward compatability problems, Jack had much to say.

Such as:

Do you have a response for people experiencing backwards compatibility issues and/or television upscaling problems?

I would like my car to fly and make me breakfast, but that's an unrealistic expectation. We've reported problems on only 200 of the 8000 PlayStation 1 and 2 games. I would challenge the average consumer to say that there are significant problems with any of the games in their library.

Okay, Jack. We get it. It's a small number, but you don't have to be a jerk about it. Omelette making hovercars are long overdue, true, but come on. I know that your spokespeople said well over a year ago that we shouldn't expect 100% compatability, but be nice. We're risking life and limb, dropping up to 600 bones on this thing! Michael McWhertor

SCEA VP on Backwards Compatibility: "I Would Like My Car To Fly and Make Me Breakfast" [Wired]