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Why Is the Ps2 out selling the Ps3?

During this March the Playstation 2 had sold 4 million units more than the Playstation 3. Sony was estimated to be losing over $100 dollars each Playstation 3 that they sold. Maybe Sony should focus on hand helds.

The PSP is Sony's best selling machine and maybe making up for some of the Playstation 3's mistakes. Sony may need to go back and focus on developing games for the Playstation 2 instead of the Playstation 3. Its actually not a bad idea simply because more people buy the Playstation 2 and more people own them. Maybe The Playstation 3 can turn things around this fall with the release of HOME and Little Big Planet.

Little things like No controller vibration that they have brought back with the Dual Shock 3, not really supporting their online features like Microsoft did with Xbox live and not having a good line up of games during its earlier days.

But Sony does have some really good titles in their line up. Metal Gear Solid 4 will definitely inspire some people to go pick up a Playstation 3. Kill Zone will be a great hit and also Some games that were exclusive to the Xbox 360 will be released like Bio Shock and Saints Row 2.
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Breakfast - 584 days 15 hours ago
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Loftygaming needs some staff that know how to write...the article seems very amateur.
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Amanosenpai - 584 days 14 hours ago
1.1 - agree
Specially after the:

"Sony may need to go back and focus on developing games for the Playstation 2"

"Sony should focus on hand helds"

BS
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Genesis5 - 584 days 14 hours ago
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Yeah they should try to stay up with current affairs. Then they would know that Sony still does develope games for the PS2. That Sony still has shown full support for the PS2 and the money they lose selling PS3's at a loss, they make back on the mostly for profit PS2.

They didn't just launch the PS3 and then just yank the support carpet out from under 140 million customers feet. They'll let the PS2 go when they feel the time is right.

You might want to do your homework and a little research if you are going to write articles critizing a companys business tactics.
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cLiCK_sLiCK9 - 584 days 12 hours ago
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wOW! The PS3 is being outsold by the PS2?? By 4 Million?
C'mon Now?! Are People just upgrading from a PS1?? Sarcasm/
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Hatchetforce - 584 days 12 hours ago
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It is especially amateurish if one considers a very simple deduction. A deduction I might add, is based on their own claims.

The PS3 outsold the Xbox 360 worldwide in 2007. Fact. Thus far in 2008, the PS3 has outsold the Xbox 360 worldwide. Fact. Therefore by deduction of their claims, the PS2 is outselling the Xbox 360. Microsoft is getting beat by the competition from last gen. MS are the ones that need to go back to the drawing board. It is all gravy for Sony.

The screwheads at that site need to understand who is in hotwater and it isn't Sony. I guess they would be happier if Sony dropped support for the PS2 and screwed their customers the way MS screwed me and millions of other people when they tossed the Xbox out on the trash heap.
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Panthers - 584 days 12 hours ago
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@1.3

No, They are upgrading from the Wii.
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jadenkorri - 584 days 8 hours ago
1.6 - Ask the right questions
ms is is trouble, they have been for the longest time, but by controlling the information thats released, makes them look better compared to sony... When MS says something, look it up your self, calculate the numbers, you will then realize and know their just blowing smoke out their a$$ to save face...

Article lame, like old news, almost felt like 1 year ago when reading...
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pitbul13 - 584 days 15 hours ago
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this was a really bad article... i Agree with Breakfast... and wtf is the guy talking about,:"no vibration controllers" ?!
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loftydj - 584 days 15 hours ago
3 - yo
stop hating Breakfast dang every time i write a story you hating hop off my nu*'s
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KnaveX - 584 days 14 hours ago
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maybe cause your articles nothing more than an uninformed opinion based off of the fact the PS2 outsold the PS3 one month, and out of that fact you begin to say the 'PS3 is failing' and 'maybe it might be saved later this year' and 'Sony should just quit with the PS3', emphasis on those things, and the fact its badly written.
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socomnick - 584 days 14 hours ago
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This is from that guy who has been spamming the forums. Dont read the story.
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Hatchetforce - 584 days 12 hours ago
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Hells bells, look at that article. Who is the copyright editor, your 3rd grade cousin? I am not talking about your lack of facts or the massive amount of deductive reasoning you are missing. Rather I am referring to the simple point that spelling and grammar are AWOL. Put down the No. 2 Husky pencil and try a little spell check.

When you are done with that consider that Sony is the biggest seller for the world's largest game publisher. Which next -gen console has been in 3rd place for worldwide sales since last year? Hint: It isn't Sony that is in trouble.
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titntin - 584 days 6 hours ago
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If you didn't write such a retarded article, and actually had a point to make instead of the flawed logic thats on display, maybe you'd get some credit and a reasoned discussion.

But writing of that caliber deserves to be slagged off.
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pitbul13 - 584 days 15 hours ago
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hes not hatin... just stating the facts. The article wasnt that good at all dude.
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IzKyD1331 - 584 days 14 hours ago
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agreed
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dktxx2 - 584 days 14 hours ago
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This guys an idiot.The ps2, Ps3, and PsP all work very well for them. Its so amazing that Sony has three really good consoles. It's like this guy stopped reading gaming news in early 2007, and today just decided to write an article about the ps3. Get with the times bro.
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LoftyDylan - 584 days 14 hours ago
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The ps3, Ps3, and PsP that dosent make since ps3 and Ps3 are the same thing idiot
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dktxx2 - 584 days 14 hours ago
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You know what i mean douchebag. Learn some manners.
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Condoleezza Rice - 584 days 14 hours ago
6 - "Sony may need to go back and focus on developing games for the Playstation 2 instead of the Playstation 3."
^ Ugh,if the PsP is Sony's 'best selling machine' then what's the logic behind this?

Gotta agree with Pitbul,poorly written article.
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White-Sharingan - 584 days 14 hours ago
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why is the PS2 outselling 360?
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Amanosenpai - 584 days 14 hours ago
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Cheap...

GREAT library...

Slim...
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KnaveX - 584 days 14 hours ago
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yeah and should MS just quit on 360 and gaming all together? Since it has no successful console to go back to?
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Kyur4ThePain - 584 days 14 hours ago
8 - LOL at approvers.
:p
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ChefDejon - 584 days 14 hours ago
9 - hmm
why is the ps2 outselling the ps3 and 360

but the xbox is non existent
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edhe - 584 days 14 hours ago
9.1 - xbox is discontinued
That's why.
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Leathersoup - 584 days 14 hours ago
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The reason? It's cheap! :O

Why does the Wii outsell the PS3 and the Xbox? Because it's a cheap alternative. Unfortuantely the system's low cost is also accompanied by low performance. If the Wii causes the industry to cater to the low cost bracket I'm scared that technological jumps will become a thing of the past.
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DJ - 584 days 14 hours ago
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Come on, it's basically free money. Developers, publishers, (and sony) are still making bucketloads of money off of their Playstation 2 investments. What's the big deal?
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PimpHandHappy - 584 days 14 hours ago
13 - hey
isnt the PS2 129 bucks?

they have also brought out a couple games for the PS2 that seem to be good.

its funny because i though i read a few days ago the PS3 was losing 260 bucks a system.

anyway

who cares

the PS3 is selling at a good rate and will continue to sell well. Count on it
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Xemnas - 584 days 14 hours ago
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lol ps2 out selling ps3 why does this even matter? ps2 and ps3 both sony
right?
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pwnsause - 584 days 14 hours ago
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i dont know the people who own the rival console cares, they like to cause flamebait, but i bet you the same would be happening if the orginal xbox was still alive, thats why M$ killed it. this is natural BTW, the prices havent dropped to the sweet spot, once the console drops to 300 dollars, you will start witnessing the mass exodus of PS2 users jumping to the PS3. its all a money problem especially now with the economy below normal. MGS4 should boost those sales though.
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PS_Family - 584 days 13 hours ago
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Because the PS2 is still the best console ever made and Sony needs to add BC to all PS3s and reduce the price a bit.

The PS3 is about a year and a half old.
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CautionHead - 584 days 13 hours ago
16 - How was this approved?
This is just, well, idiotic.
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Enigma_2099 - 584 days 13 hours ago
17 - Great... not only is he biased against Sony....
... but he types like an illiterate idiot. And I can answer that question in one sentence. "Because it's cheaper..." that's it.

I bet he doesn't want you guys to know that the PS2 is outselling the 360 as well...

Hey, you fix the typos here, how 'bout heading over there and do the same...

@Xemnas, it's because it's something to distort to look like the PS3 isn't doing well.
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juuken - 584 days 13 hours ago
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Delusional? - Check
Can't type for beans- Check
Not professional-Check

And while we're on the topic...why is the PS2 outselling the 360? If the 360 is such a mighty console, then why is it being outsold by a Sony product?
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yanikins111 - 584 days 3 hours ago
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PS2. PS3.

Thats TWO sony products.

Thank god they dont still manufacture PS1's, or Microsoft (DID HE NOT REALISE HOW LOADED WITH SEXUAL INUENDO THAT NAME IS AT ANY STAGE OF FORMING THE COMPANY?????) might get embarrased...
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boodybandit - 584 days 13 hours ago
19 - Well I guess it's official
This article is complete garbage and the person that wrote it is totally clueless. How does crap like this get approved?
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KLEPTOMANIAC - 584 days 13 hours ago
20 - SONY needs to
start slowly phasing out ps2
all these games on an old console coming out instead of pushing more emphasis on next gen gaming is slowing them down. the quicker the ps2 goes, the quicker people will pi.ck up ps3 for their gaming fix
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Enigma_2099 - 584 days 10 hours ago
20.1 - Why would they phase out a product that still sells, is still popular, probably inexpensive to manufacture, and making them a lot of money?
Where's the logic in that?
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aiphanes - 584 days 13 hours ago
21 - Once MGS4 comes out on June 12th.....
All the PS2 owners will jump to the PS3...what Sony needs to do is drop the price of the PS3 40Gb to $299...that will do the trick and get the masses to buy the PS3....Drop the price of the 80 GB to $399.

Release Home
Bring out in game XMB (firmware 2.40 comming real soon)
Release Little Big Planet (This fall)

And everybody under the son will buy the PS3 this christmas...
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Asurastrike - 584 days 12 hours ago
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The PS2 is outselling the PS3 because

a) It has thousands of games
b) It is only $100 dollars
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loftydj - 584 days 11 hours ago
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ps2 is hot
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leeger - 584 days 11 hours ago
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why? simply because the PS2 have more games and a lot a cheaper.
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00 - 584 days 11 hours ago
25 - "Why Is the Ps2 out selling the Ps3?"
Because it's 60 bucks.
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Skater - 584 days 10 hours ago
26 - Why Is the Ps2 out selling the Ps3?
Because it has an immense library and higher quality (debatable) games for the system.
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LinuxGuru - 584 days 7 hours ago
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The PlayStation 2 is and was a great console, regardless of what my past ignorance wanted me to believe.

Once the PS2 is gone, it will always be remembered, that's for sure.
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ReBurn - 584 days 3 hours ago
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The PS2 will never be gone. In 20 years, when the current generation of fanboys are all grown up, they'll be scouring yard sales and flea markets looking for working consoles and games. Just like people my age do with Atari 2600's.
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Siryn77 - 584 days 4 hours ago
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It's understandable why....right now there aren't any PS3 available that offer backwards capability. Yes MGS4 bundle is soon but from early this year till now you can't find one that can play old PS2 games.
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level 360 - 583 days 23 hours ago
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If I was for example just new to gaming in consoles plus am on a tight budget, for sure the PS2 will definitely be on top of my list.
I won't even think twice, especially as their selling them over here in Oz for AU$199 maybe even less on some shops plus loads of pre-owned titles for less than AU$10 compared to all the next-gen one's costing 3 to 4 times more both in hardware and software.

*** But then truth be told as well that since late 2007 onwards, the PS3 has really picked-up the pace in their library of game titles., and a very good bunch at that.
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