Guest Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 Sony Playstation 2 Initial release date: March 4th, 2000 Initial price: $299 Lifespan: 2000 - present Units sold: 142.8 million Number of games released: Over 4500. Notable games: Grand Theft Auto series Metal Gear Solid series Gran Turismo series God of War series Devil May Cry series Okami Ico Shadow of the Colossus Final Fantasy X Other notes: - Best selling video game console of all time. - The first video game console to use DVD technology. - Backward compatable with 95% of PSX software. VS Sony Playstation 3 Initial release date: November 11, 2006 Initial price: $499 and $599 Lifespan: 2006-present Units sold: 33.5 million. Number of games released: Over 600. Notable games: Uncharted series God of War III Metal Gear Solid 4 Killzone 2 Elder Scrolls: Oblivion Heavy Rain Flower Other notes: - The first video game console to use Blu-Ray technology. - Backward compatatible with PSX and PS2 games (sometimes). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 I chose the PS2, because it was the best console since the NES for a back catalogue of games. You had great titles like Smackdown: Shut your mouth and here comes the pain, along with the best GTA games in my opinion in 3 and Vice City, both games were so engaging and fun to play. You also had the God of War series debut, which was a fun series, and of course countless other games that came on the console, but also the stupid eye play technology, which was a sort of pre-cursor to the Wii in a sense, you could actually see yourself on screen fighting off ninjas. Other notables are the fact that it would work as a DVD player, meaning you could have both a games console, and DVD player for one price, back when DVD players were still expensive, and most couldn't afford them yet. Also, it was backwards compatible with the PS1, which meant you would not have to get rid of your old games, or have to hook up to separate consoles, which was new at the time. I did not choose the PS3 as unlike the PS2 it does not have an expansive library and is still trying to find it's place with gamers today, although it is getting there, but still at this very moment, the best console to choose was the PS2. Sorry, I went a bit long there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 PS2 for games alone. Though I haven't even played the PS3 the only thing I hear about it being any worth is the Blu Ray player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 PS2. PS3 is pretty but over-priced, the PS2 had massive longevity, tonnes of games, masses of sales and was the first to incorporate tech that went beyond simple gaming, it was a home entertainment platform thanks to its DVD player. Look at it this way. Its so damn good I've owned two, both original and the compact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 The PS2, based solely on the games available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 PS2. Why? Good price, good amount of value for what you get, great game library (Kingdom Hearts, FFX and FFXII, Okami, Odin Sphere), backwards compatibility means that I can pla PS games on it, and they're still producing for it well into the next gen here. (Plus, it was the console that got me started.) PS3 meanwhile is only selectively backwards compatible, costs way too damn much (it would take me several months to be able to afford one, not to mention the games), and with its high initial prices, shut out a good part of the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 PS2. I root for Nintendo despite not being much of a gamer anymore, but watching Kaz Harai claim you'll want to get a second job to afford the awesome of the PS3 and then watch it fail at launch was pretty hilarious! The PS2 is a much more accessible machine and built upon the PS1 in every way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 PS2. Both systems sputtered from a game standpoint at launch, and a lot of the PS2's early success had to do with the competition (or lack thereof). This generation, the Wii and 360 are putting up much more of a fight than their predecessors. I think that the PS3 still has the potential to become great, but it won't reach the heights that the PS2 did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 I think that the PS3 still has the potential to become great, but it won't reach the heights that the PS2 did. Yeah, the 360's using Xbox Live as a way to lock in its user base; the PS3 can't do a lot to compete with that at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 PS2 for its durability, game library, and integration of DVD technology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 I almost voted for the PS2 without thinking, then I remembered that the PS3 is the reason Sony won the HD / Blu-ray war. Shit, this is tough, 'cause both have made huge impacts on entertainment / the world. Damn. I need to think about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 2, 2010 Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 I'd say the Blu-ray victory had a lot more to do with the studio alliances than anything else. The PS3 was a factor, for sure, but as a video game console, it's not even close to what the PS2 is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted April 2, 2010 Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 PS2. It's the first console since the SNES that has had games that I've put fifty+ hours into multiple times. The PS3 is a prettier system and, given time, it could surpass it's predecessor but they need to give us full backwards compatiability first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted April 2, 2010 Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 See, I thought the war was won because of the PS3. But either way, you're right, the PS2 takes it here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted April 2, 2010 Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 The PS2 is everything the PS3 could be, if it had everything fall it's way. Unfortunately, that will never happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted April 2, 2010 Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 The PS2 is everything the PS3 could be, if it had everything fall it's way. Unfortunately, that will never happen. Truth, right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted April 2, 2010 Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 Sony got arrogant and lazy with the PS3. People weren't going to buy it just because it said PlayStation on it. They found out real quick that price is pretty fucking important. Look how many features they have dropped since it first came out so they can make it cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Marv Posted April 2, 2010 Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 The PS3 certainly helped win the format war. It was part of the plan. Sony's library was a much larger component of that, but the install base didn't hurt. Especially considering the cost of BD players and the fact that the PS3 was subsidized, making it for a long time one of the cheapest (and most futureproof) you could buy. The PS2. It benefited greatly from good timing, as DW alluded to. The PS2, in its time was where you HAD to be for home console gaming. It didn't have a lot of impact with regards to the way people played their games or even looked at their systems (maybe the DVD player, but it was kind of annoying with that), but it was #1, so it was where the overwhelming majority of great games were. It also brought in the DVD as the dominant format for gaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kscriv Posted April 2, 2010 Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 PS2 did for using DVDs as game meida what the PS1 did for CD's as game media, throw on the fact that it was the first to effectively be usable as an entire home entertainment setup and that SWEET game lineup AND backwards compatability with one of the best systems ever, PS2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-T Posted April 3, 2010 Report Share Posted April 3, 2010 The PS3 is too expensive. I think that's been the biggest thing holding it back. The PS2 leaves everything else in the dust in terms of units sold. Longevity has been great too. The PS3 may have great hardware, but it isn't going to have nearly the impact the PS2 had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chops Posted April 3, 2010 Report Share Posted April 3, 2010 playstation 2 easily, the playstation 3 has potential, but right now is no where close to matching the ps2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 3, 2010 Report Share Posted April 3, 2010 PS2 destroys his little brother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts