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From OPS2 #11 Postal page:
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The letter:
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Have you noticed that the PS2 gets a hard time by some members of the gaming press? Now, maybe it's not your remit to comment on other magazines and the like, but I'd like to know why they are so aggressive towards the machine. For example, have you read the pages of the Channel 4 teletext magazine Digitiser? They've had knives out for the PS2 since before launch and seem to take pleasure in dismissing the PS2 at every oppertunity. Now, is this really because the PS2 is a bad machine with a lot of mediocre games, or are they just talking, well... lies?
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The reply:
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A couple of things. The PS2 is not a bad machine and I think anyone who's played GT3, Onimusha, Star Wars: Starfighter, Crazy Taxi, Quake III or any number of other games will know why. As for Digitiser? The page (480, fact fans) is an independant one and run by regular OPS2 contributor, Paul Rose (aka Mr. Biffo). Here be his reply: "Digitiser was a strong advocate of the original PlayStation, and the PlayStation 2 prior to launch, so I'd disagree that we've been any more antagonistic towards Sony than we have any other machine or company. If we have then, well, let's say we occasionally enjoy using our independant status to play devil's advocate. Or, in other words, the biggest targets are the easiest to hit." Which is why we just love our Biffo.
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The letter:
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Have you noticed that the PS2 gets a hard time by some members of the gaming press? Now, maybe it's not your remit to comment on other magazines and the like, but I'd like to know why they are so aggressive towards the machine. For example, have you read the pages of the Channel 4 teletext magazine Digitiser? They've had knives out for the PS2 since before launch and seem to take pleasure in dismissing the PS2 at every oppertunity. Now, is this really because the PS2 is a bad machine with a lot of mediocre games, or are they just talking, well... lies?
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The reply:
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A couple of things. The PS2 is not a bad machine and I think anyone who's played GT3, Onimusha, Star Wars: Starfighter, Crazy Taxi, Quake III or any number of other games will know why. As for Digitiser? The page (480, fact fans) is an independant one and run by regular OPS2 contributor, Paul Rose (aka Mr. Biffo). Here be his reply: "Digitiser was a strong advocate of the original PlayStation, and the PlayStation 2 prior to launch, so I'd disagree that we've been any more antagonistic towards Sony than we have any other machine or company. If we have then, well, let's say we occasionally enjoy using our independant status to play devil's advocate. Or, in other words, the biggest targets are the easiest to hit." Which is why we just love our Biffo.
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From OPS2 #11 Postal page:
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The letter:
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Have you noticed that the PS2 gets a hard time by some members of the gaming press? Now, maybe it's not your remit to comment on other magazines and the like, but I'd like to know why they are so aggressive towards the machine. For example, have you read the pages of the Channel 4 teletext magazine Digitiser? They've had knives out for the PS2 since before launch and seem to take pleasure in dismissing the PS2 at every oppertunity. Now, is this really because the PS2 is a bad machine with a lot of mediocre games, or are they just talking, well... lies?
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The reply:
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A couple of things. The PS2 is not a bad machine and I think anyone who's played GT3, Onimusha, Star Wars: Starfighter, Crazy Taxi, Quake III or any number of other games will know why. As for Digitiser? The page (480, fact fans) is an independant one and run by regular OPS2 contributor, Paul Rose (aka Mr. Biffo). Here be his reply: "Digitiser was a strong advocate of the original PlayStation, and the PlayStation 2 prior to launch, so I'd disagree that we've been any more antagonistic towards Sony than we have any other machine or company. If we have then, well, let's say we occasionally enjoy using our independant status to play devil's advocate. Or, in other words, the biggest targets are the easiest to hit." Which is why we just love our Biffo.
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The letter:
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Have you noticed that the PS2 gets a hard time by some members of the gaming press? Now, maybe it's not your remit to comment on other magazines and the like, but I'd like to know why they are so aggressive towards the machine. For example, have you read the pages of the Channel 4 teletext magazine Digitiser? They've had knives out for the PS2 since before launch and seem to take pleasure in dismissing the PS2 at every oppertunity. Now, is this really because the PS2 is a bad machine with a lot of mediocre games, or are they just talking, well... lies?
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The reply:
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A couple of things. The PS2 is not a bad machine and I think anyone who's played GT3, Onimusha, Star Wars: Starfighter, Crazy Taxi, Quake III or any number of other games will know why. As for Digitiser? The page (480, fact fans) is an independant one and run by regular OPS2 contributor, Paul Rose (aka Mr. Biffo). Here be his reply: "Digitiser was a strong advocate of the original PlayStation, and the PlayStation 2 prior to launch, so I'd disagree that we've been any more antagonistic towards Sony than we have any other machine or company. If we have then, well, let's say we occasionally enjoy using our independant status to play devil's advocate. Or, in other words, the biggest targets are the easiest to hit." Which is why we just love our Biffo.
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