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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".
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".
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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.
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".
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".
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