The original ps3's had actual ps2 hardware inside to make them read the older gen games. I personally hate how they removed that feature because I have one of the newer ones and my friend had the original.
I agree that they don't quite do it for me. To me it seems that they are just a bit to flashy and they look like word art not the usual stuff they come out with.
China blocks some sites because when I was there I couldn't go on the old forums (those were the current ones then).
I didn't know they updated the game I will have to try that to see what they use for spirits.
Well if they use the GS ball like the classic ribbon where you can't trade it over the GTS, but instead to non-HG/SS games by just trading. This might be an interesting way of keeping the ball in just HG/SS games and not D/P/Pt.
that just gives me a new standard to work towards. That is truly amazing, even if it is so simple it was put together very well(by simple I mean not to congested like some of mine are).