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"What was it that made you buy a PS2?"

Ok so what reasen(s) do you have for buying a PS2 instead of another console?

Was it the games?
If so, name some that interested you...

Were you originaly a PSone owner?

Was it because all other consoles suck?

Why?

GT3 was the main reason. That and the prospect of Pro Evolution Soccer coming out later in the year. ISS pro evolution was the only reason I owned a PSone and proved a major factor in me getting a PS2.

DVD playback also was a pull factor. Didnt have a DVD player so buying a PS2 killed two birds with one stone.

Again, had the PS1 since it was released and loved all the games that i had bought for it, and so the PS2 seemed the perfect choice for a new console. Mainly it was the fact that there was Pro Evo coming out on it that got me to get it (even though i had to wait a year for it) but there were many games i was looking forward to getting for it, MGS2 was another big reason. Mainly though the whole games it offered to me were what i wanted to play and so i went for it.

DVD was another reason, i wanted one abd couldnt really afford to buy one at the prices at the time, so what better than to get a PS2 and DVD in one unit.

Also my PS1 was looking a little nackered so it needed replacing, thankufully PS2 was backwards compatable so i didnt need a new one.

Had a PSx from launch day so decided that as it was time to upgrade the little grey box a nice shiney black beast was needed.

New the launch day release of the games wasn't going to be spectacular (just look at the PSx) but knew that in the long run some brilliant games would be released once the programmers got into using the architecture in the best way.

I still think it's a great machine and I know that there are still going to be some amazing games that are going to be released in the next couple of years.

Oh, backward compatability was another good point, plus DVD's but I've not really put either to the test.

Sony did such a good job with the PSone, so of corse the PS2 was my first choice when it came to picking the right next-gen console. I haven't yet been dissapointed with the quality of this console and I don't think I will.

DVD player, MGS2, PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER, GTA3.

the fact that i could use it as a dvd player...
the games mainly and it's potential

dunno, felt like a good idea at the time, or i may have been drunk??? not quite sure. j/k

Jimmy the trowel and Don Pedro McMonkey (local mobsters) made me buy my PS2.

At £300 it was a bit harsh at the time, but then Sammy no fingers leant me Tonty Hawks skaty bored 3 and things weren't so bad.

Then I got MGS2 as a gift for whacking the boss of a rival gang and everything came up Tarrant!


In short, crime pays. Get sinning. It's easter afterall!

It was because I liked all the games that PS2's have and I didn't just want to go round to my mates houses to play them.

I still want a GC too though, then I'll see who's better.

id say that my main reason was for the wrestling games that would be coming out for it like smackdown 3 and legends of wrestling