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"PSone dead???"

PSone was without doubt the console that brought
gaming to a mass audience but i think it's about time
PSone owners realised that the console is basically
dead. 5 years ago it was producing the best graphics
ever seen and it was a must buy for everyone. 5 years
in the computer world is a long time and for PSone to
have lasted this long is one hell of an achievement.
Lets face it - the hardware is now past it. If Sony
had kept the PSone as its main focus then it would
have been eaten up by the X-Box and the Gamecube -
Sony needed to bring out a console with much more
capabilities to be in with a chance.

It was done so in PS2 and some of the games coming out
on that machine are incredible. Compare GT2 and GT3's
graphics and you will see the huge improvements in the
hardware.

As for why the PSone titles are now slowly fading but
also getting worse and "childlike" is for two simple
reasons.
1) Games developers are excited by the new technology
PS2 brings and they want to exploit this technology
and why shouldn't they? They can make games for PSone
that don't give them possibilities to make almost real
graphics are they are limited to not much processing
power and speed. They are making better games than
they ever thought possible and who's complaining? Not
me.
2) PSone has had a mini version brought out which
essentially is aimed at young games players. It is
affordable for the parent to buy their kid and in
reality a PSone is fine for kids to use. That is why
the only games really coming out are Tweenies or Toy
Story and things like that. PSone had been turned into
a console for kids and PS2 is one for hardcore gamers
who supposedly have a lot of money.

Sony are concentrating on PS2 to make people buy it
and keep them in the market. PS2 is also a lot better
than PSone so the gaming world has seen a huge
improvement due to this shift of interest.

PSone owners - save up your money and enter the
marvellous world of PS2 - you have had 5 years of fun
and as the saying goes "All good things come to an
end".

the machine may die, but the games will never.they will live on in our PS2s.

The PS1 is not dead yet. Just because it isnt the best machine on the block anymore, it doesnt mean that the 30 odd million users in this country alone are going to stop playing it.

When the next gen consoles have the majority of gamers, the older machine will die, but it still has the userbase, and the games are still selling, so they will keep making games for it.

PSone may be quite old but it still has at least another years worth of quality gaming.

Pro Evo wrote:
> I actually go back to my PS1 games a lot, i always play ISS Pro Evo
> 2

I'm with you Pro Evo. I still play my old PSone games today. Graphics aren't everything, so if a game plays well, then I'll keep on playing it. Admittedly if a game looks likea dogs dinner then it would put me off it. And at the moment PS2 games don't feel a GREAT deal different from PSone games so going between the formats is quite easy. Most of this is down to the controller being the same apart from analog buttons, but I think when developers really get to grips with PS2's hardware, we'll see games that feel like nothing we've played before. I think someone's already said it but a system has been developed to see how much of the PS2's power is being used by the game (much like the Performance Analyser for PSone) and GT3 came through the test as "only skimming the surface of what PlayStation 2 is capable of." Thats amazing.

i didnt read that long post at the botton but just by reading the subject line i can say ps1 is not at all deat. there still making games for it. i cand wait at all for syphon filter 3

I actually go back to my PS1 games a lot, i always play ISS Pro Evo 2 and adventure games such as resi or soul reaver. These all have great gameplay so i dont mind about the graphics.

It could very well be a
> different story at the end of the year, but at the moment, the PSOne
> is still alive. It may not be kicking as much as it used to, but it
> is still alive.

i have a friend (no stupid remarks 'cause i have more than 10 friends so) who owns a PSOne and says he regrets buying it and is prepared to get ripped off to get rid of it

Ayane wrote:
> It is pretty easy to say that, but
> not everyone can afford a
> PS2 yet.

The PSOne is not dead -
> yet.
Fading, but not
> dead. There are still more games being
> released, and, the
> PSOne was still outselling PS2 a couple of months
> back.

i
> kinda think you'll be eating your own words at Chrismas

It could very well be a different story at the end of the year, but at the moment, the PSOne is still alive. It may not be kicking as much as it used to, but it is still alive.

It is pretty easy to say that, but
> not everyone can afford a PS2 yet.

The PSOne is not dead -
> yet.
Fading, but not dead. There are still more games being
> released, and, the PSOne was still outselling PS2 a couple of months
> back.

i kinda think you'll be eating your own words at Chrismas

Nomad_Soul wrote:
> How anyone can go back to playing PSone games after seeing PS2
> graphics is beyond me. The PSone is dead - it's time to move on.

It is pretty easy to say that, but not everyone can afford a PS2 yet.

The PSOne is not dead - yet.
Fading, but not dead. There are still more games being released, and, the PSOne was still outselling PS2 a couple of months back.