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PS2: The Console that Will Not Die

Newsarama takes a look at the PlayStation 2's overall life, the new model, and tries to discover its secret to success, answering the question "why is the PS2 still alive and kicking?".

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ape0075722d ago (Edited 5722d ago )

hope ps3 to be the next ps2

cause ps 2 is like a sea of awesome games

the only way to have the best games this gen is to buy all the 3 systems

in this gen,fanboys lose a lot of games

cause no console today has lots of games like ps2

true gamers chase games not consoles

TheColbertinator5722d ago

I have enjoyed having all three consoles this generation and I expect this year to be the best year yet

ape0075722d ago

have bubbles

and for me the n64 was a legendary game console,like the ps2(it didn't sell well though)

you just can't beat

mario64,goldeneye,banjo,zelda :oot and mm,turok1 and 2,blast corps,doom64,mario kart64,perfect dark(best fps game ever imo along with ge),dk64,jet force gimini,shadow man,conker:bad fur day,body harvest,space station and many,many more

Panthers5722d ago

Ape, you just reminded me how far Nintendo has fallen when it comes to gamers. They were awesome back then.

Spydiggity5722d ago

It does keep selling, but this system DIES all the time! way more than 360...yet you don't hear any ps3 fanboys mention that about sony. every person i know, including myself, has gone through at least 2 ps2s.

Xavier_X5722d ago

"cause ps 2 is like a sea of awesome games "

Until just this month the PS2 section at the local Frys was larger than the PS3+Wii+360 sections combined. And it usually had the most traffic of all the sections with huge numbers of big name titles going for only 19.99.

ape0075722d ago (Edited 5722d ago )

I hear you my friend

sniff...

sniff....

and sinff.....

nintendo betrayed the hardcore gamers

I hate THE WII

season0075721d ago

I guess they don't complain because they didn't go throw 2 PS2 in less than a year...or like 10+ PS2 during the 6-8years they've owned the console...

On the other side, i can't agree on owning all 3 consoles for all the great games...

Nintendo has always been publishing Mario and Zelda, and yes they are great games, but for this gen....Mario and Zelda every 2-3 years just doesn't justify me in owning Wii... (It's not about the 250bucks, it's about having a console staying in my home and i never turn it on can be rather annoying..)

On the other side, i do agree that owning PS3 and XBox360 at the same time is probably the best thing a gamer could have.

Spydiggity5721d ago

day 1 360...no problems. and most ppl i know have had ONE 360. try again. if you're too dumb and stick your powerful system in a tight space under your tv and on top of your surround sound, you shouldn't have a console.

season0075721d ago

perhaps all your friends and you are luck then =)

or maybe you are lying...

and o no...the only thing you can do now is edit edit edit edit like there is no tomorrow :(

CommonSense5721d ago

i have a first day system too. still works fine. and i leave it on all the time. i just make sure i keep it well ventilated. and my PS2 never broke but after about a year i couldn't watch DVDs because the audio and video lost sync. then again, i hardly ever played my PS2 cuz the graphics were pretty lousy. it was basically just a GTA console.

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Stryfeno25722d ago (Edited 5722d ago )

PS3: The Console that Died on Arrival

ape0075722d ago

Patchstation 3: the kid that won't stop crying

SmokingMonkey5722d ago

the PS3 is not only matching the PS2 sales numbers but it is beating them.....and the 360 along with it. Only difference is the price and the fact that PS3 has more 1st party titles than the PS2.
Oh and patches are a good thing...try patching your 360 RRoD problem........oh wait you can't patch hardware failure.

kazuma5722d ago (Edited 5722d ago )

lol bubbles to u ape007, good one.

hey kid, how u liking the fact that the ps2 still manages to sell the same as ur favorite console, the 360, since it launched way back in 2005? and that it actually outsells the 360 after these 3 years?

juuken5722d ago

360 is the now, the PS3 is the future.
CRY SOME MORE.

And this is about the PS2.

silverchode5722d ago

isnt a dead on arrival xbox360 more plausible than a dead on arrival ps3?

Sir_Ken_Kutaragi5722d ago

xBox 360: The Console that Will Die ;-D

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sajj3165722d ago

Arguable but I think its the best console ever made!

kazuma5722d ago (Edited 5722d ago )

tie between snes and ps2

edit: yeah ps1 launched a few awesome franchises too, but to me the snes has a special spot in gaming.

super mario world 1/2
megaman x 1/2/3
super mario all-stars
chrono trigger
ff 4,5,6
zelda link to the past
super mario rpg
super metroid
donkey kong country 1/2/3
killer instinct
evo search for eden
terranigma
super mario kart

some quick ones that i remember. god that sucker had so many good games it's crazy!

sajj3165722d ago

Don't disagree with snes as well but I do think PSX/PSOne would give it a run for its money :)

ExcelKnight5721d ago

I actually prefer the PS1 to the PS2 (but find it equal to SNES).

Why? Because PS1 is where a lot of series I liked became awesome, whereas their PS2 continuations failed to interest me on a comparable level. Star Ocean, Suikoden, Final Fantasy, Tales, Metal Gear Solid, Wild ARMs and Breath of Fire...

PS2 launched a lot of fun series, but the PS1 got far more playtime from me (still does.. My PS1 is still hooked up to my TV)

SmokingMonkey5722d ago

at some point you He should stop, but you can't tell Zeus to stop throwing lighting bolts, just like you couldn't tell Ali to stop boxing, you can't tell the PS2 to stop selling!

SyphonFilter5722d ago

ps3 will be good too,the games don't go to pc and it's reliable.

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A Look Through the Absolute Best PS2 Games of All Time

Take it down the memory lane with this ultimate list of the best PlayStation 2 games of all time. Just the best of the best right here.

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isarai202d ago

It's so disappointing that to this day, I have not seen a game match what BLACK offers in an FPS.

ApocalypseShadow202d ago

Shame isn't it. I thought we'd be at a point of destructible backgrounds, objects, pyrotechnics etc in shooters. I sold many a copy in the demo unit when I managed a franchise Game Crazy back then. But I stopped playing shooters because they didn't evolve. Heavy weapon. Shoot a wall or glass. Nothing happens. Lol. Except for Killzone 2. I enjoyed that.

But then I woke and remembered it's EA. EA didn't care really. They just wanted to kill competition from Criterion and Burnout. And own Renderware to profit from as many developers used that engine. Only thing was that developers ran as fast as they could away from EA to Unreal Engine and its pop in and Vaseline graphics. Shame on EA. And then they bought Dice for Frostbite. Evil busters.

Anyway, too many PS2 games to count. Some of my personal faves being DMC, Genji, Bujingai, Blood Will Tell, Onimusha, Way of the Samurai, Japanese Berserk, Japanese Macross game that blew away the US Robotech game, RAD, Castlevania Lament of Innocence.... there's just too many. Let me stop. Lol

Cacabunga202d ago

Code Veronica
Dead or Alive 2 Hardcore
The Getaway
Time Crisis 3
Killzone
Mark of Kri
SSX

are some of my all times favorites missing on that list

shinoff2183202d ago

I've always Saud I'm not a fan of fps much , there's been some I really like and thought were really dope. Black falls into that category.

CoNn3rB202d ago

I would love nothing more than a remaster of the Jak series, including Jak X

Flawlessmic202d ago (Edited 202d ago )

The greatest console of all time !!!!

The last console from when gaming was pure, games didn't take 5 years to release, no online only, no half finished games, no mtx.

Ps2 was just banger after banger after banger.

It will always be my favourite.

sagapo202d ago

No Timesplitters in the list??

FinalFantasyFanatic201d ago

This is a really good list, pretty happy with the choices here.

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Persona 3 Director Says The Game Saved Atlus From Collapsing

The studio was on the verge of collapse when Persona 3 came out, and things were looking quite grim for Atlus. Regardless, many decisions made in the game paid off and became a staggering success.

SDuck239d ago

Years ago, I was emulating the game on my laptop and the old thing died when I was about to get to the final boss. I'm more than happy to buy this remake when it comes out so I can finish it!

TheColbertinator239d ago (Edited 239d ago )

At the time I was immersed in SMT Nocturne and later DDS. I did not realize at all how important Persona would become for me years later.

raWfodog239d ago

Persona 3 FES was the first one that I played in the series. Looking forward to the remake.

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20 Best Games of 2001

It’s been 20+ years since the time that gave us Mulholland Drive and “Bootylicious”, meaning this look at the best games of 2001 is going to make some of you feel very old very quickly.

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mskaline282d ago

alot of great memories here : )