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"Playstation 2, its all in the name"

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Tue 17/07/01 at 19:54
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So we all know the next names for the Playstation consoles, Playstation 3, 4, 5, and 6 (.com's of them have all been taken by Sony, after someone got ps2.com... lucky)

So what do these numbers mean? Is it Sony beginning original? Couldn't be bothered to make a name up? Or does it have a real meaning?

The Playstation 2 has, the same controller as the Playstation, the same logo, (the PS thing), many games from the Playstation (sequels). So does the name have a meaning?... YES!

The Playstation 2 is a sequel console. It is a upgrade of the Playstation; it has games like Tekken, Grand Turismo, Metal Gear Solid, and more. So has the upgrade worked? Yes, it has worked, but if it wasn't backwards compatible it wouldn't be able to (in the words of er-no) ride the success of the Playstation so they can get though these bad times. A good example of this Syphon Filter 3 is coming out on the Playstation 1 not 2, and why is this? I leave it to you. I have a friend who has a Playstation 2, the game he plays the most is Smackdown 2.

Have you ever closed your eyes whilst playing the Playstation 2? The games feel like there the same, no real new experience there, shame really cause the games could be a lot better. I mean, Time Splitters is a good game and all, but it just doesn't feel new. When I first saw Goldeneye, I couldn't believe my eyes. 3-D graphics like I have never seen before. James Bond walking that famous walk, Facility was truly life like. This was a new experience I have never felt like that ever, until Zelda (I won’t go on)

Te name has been done before. Sega did it. Instead of doing a Nintendo and bringing an expansion pak out, they brought a upgraded console out. The Megadrive 2. Any similarities in the name?

I am not dissing the PS2, the games I have played, and the games coming out which I have seen on the game network (and read about in ukgames.com) look promising, but at the moment. It’s just a upgrade. I wanted a new console, like the Gamecube or X-Box. So Sony needs to make the Playstation 3 much more than just a upgrade. Because the Playstation 2 isn't a big enough jump (at the moment) to call it a next generation console.

FrEaK Of ThE DaRk.
Wed 18/07/01 at 01:32
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Dringo wrote:
> It worked a treat and without Ninty doing it no other would have!

Unlikely, and as Wookiee is probably about to say, Amiga were there first. Other consoles would have done it sooner or later anyway!
Wed 18/07/01 at 01:32
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Hey i like the PS2 controller but i love the 64 one more!
Wed 18/07/01 at 01:31
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You don't know that. But they did probably hurry the development along for others
Wed 18/07/01 at 01:31
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I find the PS2 controller very comfortable, but I would say that, as a PS2 owner.

As for the N64 controller, I never liked its lack of symmetry when using the central "prong", and also its stick was too plasticky and thin (As Tarrant said).
Wed 18/07/01 at 01:28
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It worked a treat and without Ninty doing it no other would have!
Wed 18/07/01 at 01:23
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Dringo wrote:
> What the Z-trigger genius, analogue stick evern clevereer!

Snes
> pad is in the 64 if you look at the 2!


The stick was pants!!!!!!!!!!!

Good idea, bad design. The PS analogue stick/s are a much better design, far more sturdy.

2 sticks are better than one!!!!!!!!
Wed 18/07/01 at 01:16
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Now as i am gettign a GC my brother is getting an X-box!

JOY
Wed 18/07/01 at 01:06
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I never got blisters with the Megadrive pad, it's only drawback was the amount of gunk you had to clean off the buttons and the D-pad at the end of each gaming session.
Wed 18/07/01 at 01:06
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What the Z-trigger genius, analogue stick evern clevereer!

Snes pad is in the 64 if you look at the 2!
Wed 18/07/01 at 01:00
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The round thing? Now that DID give me blisters!

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