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"Console War- Why is the PS2 still leading the field?"

O.K. I know the PS2 is a bit more out of date than the Nintendo and Microsoft entries, but it is still holding fast as the U.K's number one console, so I need to know why you think PS2 has stayed top for so long.

Tiltawhirl wrote:

> Why would Xbox need shoddy Socom when it's got Rainbow Six 3, Unreal
> Tournament, Counterstrike, Soldier of Fortune 2, Ghost Recon, Ghost
> Recon Island Thunder, Return to castle Wolfenstein, Jedi Knight 3,
> Jedi Academy?

Because it needs about 70 more games that I enjoy before I'll consider buying one.

Tiltawhirl wrote:



> PS2 online is mainly a joke compared to Xbox Live. What with the
> majority of the games stuggling to hold 8 players in a game, I think
> we all know where Sony can stick their network adaptor.


What are you on about? Struggling to hold 8 players in a game? Socom manages 16 just fine without any really bad lag until you get morons from Spain and the such coming on slowing everything down. It comes down to how the developer implements the online aspects of the game.

FantasyMeister wrote:
> Did I mention that SOCOM is a PS2 exclusive? Sure, XBox has that
> Geoffrey and Bungle game, but it's just... not... good ol' SOCOM :)

Why would Xbox need shoddy Socom when it's got Rainbow Six 3, Unreal Tournament, Counterstrike, Soldier of Fortune 2, Ghost Recon, Ghost Recon Island Thunder, Return to castle Wolfenstein, Jedi Knight 3, Jedi Academy?

And in the future we'll have Halo 2, Unreal 2, Halflife 2, Doom 3, Battlefield 1942, Call of Duty etc etc

PS2 online is mainly a joke compared to Xbox Live. What with the majority of the games stuggling to hold 8 players in a game, I think we all know where Sony can stick their network adaptor.

32 player Halo 2 online? yummy.

Well, concerning the average consumer, it is.

Notorious Biggles wrote:
> Ahahahahaha!

Hehe.

Ahahahahaha!

The PS was first CD based console? In what parallel universe? Unless my memory has been seriously corrupted I think you will find that the 3DO was released before the PS. As well as the Sega Mega CD, Phillips CDi, Sega Saturn and possibly the Atari Jaguar CD thing. And then there was the Commodore CDTV and the CD32. And then there was the Neo Geo CD. But the first? The Neo Geo. It was around in 1990. A whole 4 years before the Playstation.

Backward compatibility... Well there was no predecessor for the Xbox. The Gamecubes predecessor, the N64, used cartridges so of course you couldn't use its games.

However, Amiga's were backward compatible. As were Spectrums in the early 80's. And the Master System and Mega Drive by means of a converter cartridge.

So the PS2 was backwards compatible. But who cares? Most people would just keep their PS. It is not that difficult.

And if you put it up vertically you sometimes get errors. Partly due to the appalling build quality.

Don't get me wrong, the PS2 had a lot of great games. But the very low ratio of great games to crap games in comparison to other systems, along with the poor hardware makes me just not like it as much as much as the PS. Killzone might make me get it set up again though.

J Nash wrote:
> likklesprog wrote:
> PS1 was the first CD console
>
> Since when?

since 1995 i think correct me if i am wrong
i mean the n64 was cartridge JESUS how the consoles where...

likklesprog wrote:
> PS1 was the first CD console

Since when?

The PS2 clearly has a better public image outside of the hardcore gaming minions. Thanks to Sony's infinate financial and PR grunt, it stuck the PS1 out there and made it a MASSIVE name that everyone knew. Once it had its foot in the door by satisfying its existing customer base, its no surprise that when it comes to upgrade time, they all plump for a PS2. Its like the supermarkets. Tesco clearly has the market share, but is it anything really drastically better over its competitors, well no, not really. It got in there first with a decent product, and once you get a firm grip on the market share its hard to lose it. Plus, for the masses out there who don't wait with baited breath at the mention of any new piece of hardware, when they think 'Hm, I fancy getting a games console for me/sibling/daughtersonthing' ... they'll go out looking for something, think 'oh, theres a few of these things out ... dunno what to get, oh Sony are good, I'll get that'. Its like with Walkman's, you think whats a good Walkman to get? Oh a Sony, that'll be good. Whats a good TV to get, plenty of models, oh I'll get a Sony, they're always good. They've got themselves into the minds of the casual buyer as a safe bet for a purchase and make things easy for them. They don't have to research into what each machine does best, its made easy for them, they just plump for a Sony. Personally, I think all the machines are good, they've all got something worthy on them to make them shine. But thats just me.

Degenerating into ramble. Must stop now.

-ps2 is backwards compatable with ps1 games
-ps2 has dvd built in and no extras needed
-ps2 has gta, gt and mgs games first
-ps2 carrys its reputation from ps1
-vertical ps2 positon makes space wize
-smaller than xbox (console and controller wize)
-traditional well known controller which is hard to beat
-broadband internet now avalible
-eyetoy now avalible
-hard drive coming very soon
-emotion engines and dolby digital features
-i-link
-the best streering wheels, light guns, stakeboards, dance mats, fighting arena, keyboards and vertical/horazontal stands


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