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"PS2 is past it - it's official !!"

So there I was in Debenhams yesterday walking past the EB in store franchise bit when I overhead this woman ask the sales assistant what console would be best be buy for little Johnies birthday. Being a bit of a nosey parker I feigned interest in the dreamcast games next to the counter so I could listen in !!

The rather interesting reply was that the one to go for was the X-box as it is the most powerful. What about the Playstation 2 she asked - well that's past it now really was the educated reply. The X-box is well ahead of it now and the Gamecube will be out in a few weeks and that has much better games.

Well now you know everyone - you might as well face up to it and start trading in those PS2's.

Why the hell do EB employ these clowns ????

>The Game Cube will be anhilated by both the PS2 and X-BOX as all it has done >is copy all the good games from both consoles BADLY!

I don't agree with that statement because

A) X-Box has Re-released most of the PS 2 games again and ive played
the game cube in some high street stores and it is similar in graphics and gameplay to what the PS 2 & X-Box offers

B) Nintendo are known for their profound development of Platformers (better than Sony or Microsoft)

It will be interesting in the 'console wars' industry in the next few years.
but I dont think you can say some is going to be a'anihilated' even before it has been released.

I am trading mine for an X-BOX, but before you start jumping down my throats I am not a trator and I do not condem the PS2, the PS2 is a great console, but I feel my needs lie in more powerful areas, the X-BOX has shown after playing that it can infact deliver these needs but the PS2 is still one of my favourite consoles. I agree, she has no right to say that although it was her oppinion although she had no facts, no release dates, no proof apart from the fact of power! I did a thread on this about a week ago and it prooves that a few figures can change peoples minds.

In my oppinion the X-BOX does have the better release callendar, but the PS2's is also fantastic but does not interest me as much.

The Game Cube will be anhilated by both the PS2 and X-BOX as all it has done is copy all the good games from both consoles BADLY!

If I could I would keep my PS2 but I can not afford to buy the X-BOX and keep my PS2, but the console is a great challenger to the X-BOX even though it is not my choice.

Thankyou for reading!

EB, like everyone else will be trying their best to push unwanted stock. The Xbox has been massively disappointing, while the PS2 still manages to sell bucket loads without much support from high street retailers. It's more interesting to note that staff in the likes of Game and EB aren't drilled as to what they can and can't tell customers. Most of the people in these shops throw a slaes pitch at a level of their own expertise and opinion, as they don't know very much they then procede to try to make themselves look very intelligent to unsuspecting parents who are talking to "THE EXPERTS" and then end up buying any old guff for little Johnny.

EB most likely said that because they want more money cause of the price difference between X-box and the playstation 2

Thanks for that Morgan - I feel much happier now ! :D

Look, it all comes down to revenues and commissions.

If mr.EB-boy has been targeted with shifting 'x' (pun) consoles in a month, and he qualifies for some bonus - then what do you think he will recommend ?

What is more likely is that his manager has been tasked with increasing XBOX revenue - and that has been communicated downwards.

Worry not - PS2 is here for a while yet. Look at the sales.
I read in a completely non-games magazine the other day that Nintendo have confirmed 25,000 presales in the first week for GC. They anticipate doubling this. 50,000... errr. That's not much.

Think back (those of use who got a release day machine) There were 180,000(?) PS2s and you could not get one for love nor money !
How about the XBox ? You could buy one on day one , anywhere.
Yes , there were plenty available - but I suspect that it was also linked to demand....

Anyway - I digress. Point is that PS2 is perfectly safe - the sales exceed any other console currently out there, so if mr.EB-boy wants to make a couple of quid on selling an Xbox - then who cares ?

M.

He was certainly short and he did have glasses on ... Hmmm !!

Maybe it was Bill Gates in Disguise...

I never liked EB anyway. Overpriced and it never has the games you want, plus the EB I know in town is tiny and bloody hard to move around when its full. If its full.

Ok
1) EB are a bunch of idiots
2) EB are a bunch of iditots who havent played eithee of the consoles despite working in a game store - dio i rest my case?