Playstation 2 Launched 25 Years Ago

[Ferik]

Hate it when people use the PS2 as a scapegoat for the death of the Dreamcast. When it wasn’t the main reason why it died. It was because of the toxic workplace drama between Sega of Japan and Sega of America and because of the piracy scene. Also, why don’t people blame the death of the Dreamcast on the OG Xbox and GameCube as well? Surely, Microsoft and Nintendo had a part in it.

Probably because the Dreamcast was already discontinued by the time the Gamecube and Xbox launched. Also I agree, I don't blame the PS2 for the Dreamcast's death, there were many many factors at play, and in fact the PS2 being so difficult to develop for probably helped the Dreamcast. The PS2's launch lineup largely looks comparable to the Dreamcast and tends to run worse, it wasn't until around a year and half in or so in that devs really started getting a handle on the hardware, roughly the time the Gamecube and Xbox were launching.

I was just saying I don't like the design of the PS2. I think it's the worst looking of the four.

I also think it has the worst looking games of the four on average nowadays, but that's mostly because of the lack of 480p support across the vast majority of the library whereas the other three all supported it far more often than not.

 

[ThunderBoy]

 

[Bakuma1997]

*Me trying to process the fall of Constantinople after reading this thread*

 

[DanCalibur]

It feels like yesterday that I left my parents house to work and live by myself in a place with only a bed, a stove and a fridge (that last one probably made in the USSR). With my first paycheck I got a sofa and a TV, with my second paycheck I got a PS2 with GTA: San Andreas and FFX and that place started to feel like home.

 

[DjQuick2008]

ya what a console i regret being so blinkered when i had one first mostly GTA 3 and Gran Tourismo 3 A spec had burnout 3 as well then i got PES 6 which was amazing with a usb stick and the option file with real teams but now im older and realise what the library is
im like wooooooooooooow

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[Frickinfrik]

Heh, I guess to sort of celebrate the occasion, I picked up a couple ps2 games from an Antique Mall.

 

[Boo Man]

man i was so hyped for PS2
i got one asap but forgot to buy a $100 memory card
then my puppy chewed the cords off my controllers before i could even start working on my PlayStation tan

 

[Burzuru]

there's so many good games on the ps2.