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Back in the mid nineties the world was different from now. Oasis were the biggest band around, England did well at Euro 96 and maxed Ford Escorts were in. More importantly the Plasystation had just been born. It turned into a style icon for a generation.
The Playstation was a massive success. It was a contemporary of neds, baseball caps and puffer jackets.
But now everything has changed. Still there are people trying to hold on to those heady days. Sony themselves are the most desperate for these days to last forever. The reason is that Sony with their style have got the Playstation as symbol of then and it makes them so much money, the way things are.
Now the PS2 is around and it is just an update. But the PS2 has not yet made the impression that the PS did and now it seems that Playstation culture is dying, slowly. Many people I know are beginning to view Playstation culture as just too mid nineties.
Oasis are not now the biggest band, now they are living off of past laurels and successes. If their next album is not good then it could quite possibly be the end for them. I like Oasis so I am in no hurry to see them die.
Ford have axed the Escort. Now the Focus is here, and it is totally different. Boy racers are not cool. Nor are they nearly as common.
Puffer jackets are no longer as cool as they once were.
Baseball caps are still in though, one last bastion of the Playstation culture.
England are not the force they were 5 years ago, no matter what the score against Germany suggests.
But still the Playstation culture is with us. But now those 15 year old of 1995 are men of 21 with a real life to live and real bills to pay.
I think it is time for a big, radical change.
Now here in the noughties a new console war is set to be fought. Will the victor be a style icon like the Playstation? Will Oasis be number 1 again? Will boy racers in their caps and puffer jackets soon be driving maxed Focuses?
I do not think so. I think that the console of choice will be the GameCube, that the charts will be ruled by R'n'B groups like Destiny's Child and that denim, in a way not seen since the 70's, will be the clothing of choice for many. And in the face of fuel costs, Clios and Corsas will be the transport of choice.
What do you think of the Playstation generation and its culture? Do you think it is dying or do you think that it is about to enter a renaissance?
Biggles
The Playstation was a massive success. It was a contemporary of neds, baseball caps and puffer jackets.
But now everything has changed. Still there are people trying to hold on to those heady days. Sony themselves are the most desperate for these days to last forever. The reason is that Sony with their style have got the Playstation as symbol of then and it makes them so much money, the way things are.
Now the PS2 is around and it is just an update. But the PS2 has not yet made the impression that the PS did and now it seems that Playstation culture is dying, slowly. Many people I know are beginning to view Playstation culture as just too mid nineties.
Oasis are not now the biggest band, now they are living off of past laurels and successes. If their next album is not good then it could quite possibly be the end for them. I like Oasis so I am in no hurry to see them die.
Ford have axed the Escort. Now the Focus is here, and it is totally different. Boy racers are not cool. Nor are they nearly as common.
Puffer jackets are no longer as cool as they once were.
Baseball caps are still in though, one last bastion of the Playstation culture.
England are not the force they were 5 years ago, no matter what the score against Germany suggests.
But still the Playstation culture is with us. But now those 15 year old of 1995 are men of 21 with a real life to live and real bills to pay.
I think it is time for a big, radical change.
Now here in the noughties a new console war is set to be fought. Will the victor be a style icon like the Playstation? Will Oasis be number 1 again? Will boy racers in their caps and puffer jackets soon be driving maxed Focuses?
I do not think so. I think that the console of choice will be the GameCube, that the charts will be ruled by R'n'B groups like Destiny's Child and that denim, in a way not seen since the 70's, will be the clothing of choice for many. And in the face of fuel costs, Clios and Corsas will be the transport of choice.
What do you think of the Playstation generation and its culture? Do you think it is dying or do you think that it is about to enter a renaissance?
Biggles
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Wòókiee Møn§†€R wrote:
Unfortunately I
> do.
I console myself with the fact that by knowing you, I save
> some other poor soul from enduring the same torture...
LOL!
I'll have to remember that one.
Unfortunately I
> do.
I console myself with the fact that by knowing you, I save
> some other poor soul from enduring the same torture...
LOL!
I'll have to remember that one.
Your Honour wrote:
> Well, you know me mate!
Unfortunately I do.
I console myself with the fact that by knowing you, I save some other poor soul from enduring the same torture...
> Well, you know me mate!
Unfortunately I do.
I console myself with the fact that by knowing you, I save some other poor soul from enduring the same torture...
Wòókiee Møn§†€R wrote:
And I was going to put
> 'shut it, YH' after that, too... but I thought I'd try and keep it> serious.
>No such luck!
Well, you know me mate!
:-)
And I was going to put
> 'shut it, YH' after that, too... but I thought I'd try and keep it> serious.
>No such luck!
Well, you know me mate!
:-)
Your Honour wrote:
> You said it!
And I was going to put 'shut it, YH' after that, too... but I thought I'd try and keep it serious.
No such luck!
> You said it!
And I was going to put 'shut it, YH' after that, too... but I thought I'd try and keep it serious.
No such luck!
Wòókiee Møn§†€R wrote:
Dear God, I must be some kind of
> freak!
You said it!
Hur hur hur....
Dear God, I must be some kind of
> freak!
You said it!
Hur hur hur....
Notorious Biggles wrote:
> Thank you Fonzie.
> There is someone who is a fairly typical PS owner.
I'm assuming by that you mean 'young'.
Well, apart from the fact that 'Fonzie' is possibly a regular who has registered under a new name as per SR's 'Virtual regular' competition, again you are wrong.
Numerous surveys, market research and demographic analyses have stated the the majority of PS1 owners (and therefore the 'typical' owners) are male, aged 18-25, with a high disposable income. Why do you continue to dismiss the facts in favour of your 'in-depth' study results, based almost entirely on the gaming habits of your next-door neighbours? Are you that desperate to 'win' the discussion?
If there has been any change in those statistics in the last year, then it is most likely due to the fact that people have either passed down their PS1 to younger siblings, or traded it in for a PS2, resulting in a large 2nd-hand market of dirt-cheap PS1's.
> The reason for that is the exceptions were always
> game lovers. And for most of us here we had to be game lovers to be
> online chatting about games.
That'll be me then.
> A casual games player, ie one who plays
> a PS once or twice a week
Well, sometimes I play once or twice a week. Other weeks I play every night. So where do I fit in?
> and buys every version of FIFA or Tomb
> Raider is unlikely to chat about games and be on an internet games
> forum.
Oh dear. I've bought 3 FIFA's and every Tomb Raider. And I chat on here every day about games.
Dear God, I must be some kind of freak!
You see, not everyone fits into your stereotypical pigeon-holes, NB.
> Unless anyone thinks otherwise?
Obviously I do, and there are plenty more like me. We call ourselves The PlayStation Generation, and rumours of our death are greatly exaggerated.
> Thank you Fonzie.
> There is someone who is a fairly typical PS owner.
I'm assuming by that you mean 'young'.
Well, apart from the fact that 'Fonzie' is possibly a regular who has registered under a new name as per SR's 'Virtual regular' competition, again you are wrong.
Numerous surveys, market research and demographic analyses have stated the the majority of PS1 owners (and therefore the 'typical' owners) are male, aged 18-25, with a high disposable income. Why do you continue to dismiss the facts in favour of your 'in-depth' study results, based almost entirely on the gaming habits of your next-door neighbours? Are you that desperate to 'win' the discussion?
If there has been any change in those statistics in the last year, then it is most likely due to the fact that people have either passed down their PS1 to younger siblings, or traded it in for a PS2, resulting in a large 2nd-hand market of dirt-cheap PS1's.
> The reason for that is the exceptions were always
> game lovers. And for most of us here we had to be game lovers to be
> online chatting about games.
That'll be me then.
> A casual games player, ie one who plays
> a PS once or twice a week
Well, sometimes I play once or twice a week. Other weeks I play every night. So where do I fit in?
> and buys every version of FIFA or Tomb
> Raider is unlikely to chat about games and be on an internet games
> forum.
Oh dear. I've bought 3 FIFA's and every Tomb Raider. And I chat on here every day about games.
Dear God, I must be some kind of freak!
You see, not everyone fits into your stereotypical pigeon-holes, NB.
> Unless anyone thinks otherwise?
Obviously I do, and there are plenty more like me. We call ourselves The PlayStation Generation, and rumours of our death are greatly exaggerated.
Fonzie wrote:
> ooops! ps2 hahah
> i wasssss hmmm 14 when i got my Playstation
> back in 97'
we wore onions on
> our belts it was the fashion
> those days
Thank you Fonzie. There is someone who is a fairly typical PS owner. Now it is true that there are exceptions, and those exceptions are more likely to be present here. The reason for that is the exceptions were always game lovers. And for most of us here we had to be game lovers to be online chatting about games. A casual games player, ie one who plays a PS once or twice a week and buys every version of FIFA or Tomb Raider is unlikely to chat about games and be on an internet games forum. Unless anyone thinks otherwise?
> ooops! ps2 hahah
> i wasssss hmmm 14 when i got my Playstation
> back in 97'
we wore onions on
> our belts it was the fashion
> those days
Thank you Fonzie. There is someone who is a fairly typical PS owner. Now it is true that there are exceptions, and those exceptions are more likely to be present here. The reason for that is the exceptions were always game lovers. And for most of us here we had to be game lovers to be online chatting about games. A casual games player, ie one who plays a PS once or twice a week and buys every version of FIFA or Tomb Raider is unlikely to chat about games and be on an internet games forum. Unless anyone thinks otherwise?
Fish-e wrote:
> Seifer wrote:
> I got my PS when I was 10 for Christmas, and
ah when i was 10 i had a mega drive and snes....FM when you were 10 it was cool to have an abacus right?
> Seifer wrote:
> I got my PS when I was 10 for Christmas, and
ah when i was 10 i had a mega drive and snes....FM when you were 10 it was cool to have an abacus right?
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