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*This is not intended to start a console war*
The PS2 has now sold over 30m units, while the GC and XBox are on about 5m (give or take a few depending on which figures you read). So there are a lot more PS2 owners out there than GC or XBox owners. But on this forum, there appears to be a lot more GC and XBox owners (or at least people who support those consoles) compared with PS2. Don’t hit the screen - as i said i am not trying to start a console battle here. So on this forum, the ratio looks to be reversed compared with number of actual owners out there. If 30m units from Sony was represented, then the forum would be full of PS2 people to the point the others wouldn’t get a look in. But it’s not just this forum. I have seen the same thing in other web sites.
My theory is that, while PS2 does shift more in terms of numbers sold, only a handful are what i call “active” (ie, they use the internet and look into forums, etc). With Nintendo and Microsoft, i think a much greater number of the owners are “active”. So while the PS2 wins in numbers, the GC and XBox have many more enthusiastic owners that like to stick up for their console’s. In other words many PS2 owners just don’t bother.
The PS2 has now sold over 30m units, while the GC and XBox are on about 5m (give or take a few depending on which figures you read). So there are a lot more PS2 owners out there than GC or XBox owners. But on this forum, there appears to be a lot more GC and XBox owners (or at least people who support those consoles) compared with PS2. Don’t hit the screen - as i said i am not trying to start a console battle here. So on this forum, the ratio looks to be reversed compared with number of actual owners out there. If 30m units from Sony was represented, then the forum would be full of PS2 people to the point the others wouldn’t get a look in. But it’s not just this forum. I have seen the same thing in other web sites.
My theory is that, while PS2 does shift more in terms of numbers sold, only a handful are what i call “active” (ie, they use the internet and look into forums, etc). With Nintendo and Microsoft, i think a much greater number of the owners are “active”. So while the PS2 wins in numbers, the GC and XBox have many more enthusiastic owners that like to stick up for their console’s. In other words many PS2 owners just don’t bother.
) just closing the brackets I forgot ;)
Some advice techno freak
1)Don't question regulars they know more than fan boys
2)Stop talking about stuff as someone said you have no idea about.
3)Stop copying entire posts! you can just copy a bit when you are quoting but you were'nt really quoting you were replying you could have just said in reply to techno freak otherwise you'll be known as fanboy (Even though i already think you are.
1)Don't question regulars they know more than fan boys
2)Stop talking about stuff as someone said you have no idea about.
3)Stop copying entire posts! you can just copy a bit when you are quoting but you were'nt really quoting you were replying you could have just said in reply to techno freak otherwise you'll be known as fanboy (Even though i already think you are.
Insane Bartender wrote:
> I know nobody personally who both owns a PS2 and still buys games for
> it. I take a look at PS2 games charts and I think "sigh",
> I'm not surprised PS2 owners don't buy games anymore, there is very
> little to really get excited about. They have *good* games, but no
> great ones.
>
> However, the PS2 will survive simply because of the huge size of the
> player base, even though many people only use it as a DVD player,
> wishing they instead owned a decent one...
That's a real funny comment that just goes to prove what c**p you talk. Why is it then the All formats game charts are always full of PS2 games if people are not buying them, then no-one has bought GC and Xbox games.
> I know nobody personally who both owns a PS2 and still buys games for
> it. I take a look at PS2 games charts and I think "sigh",
> I'm not surprised PS2 owners don't buy games anymore, there is very
> little to really get excited about. They have *good* games, but no
> great ones.
>
> However, the PS2 will survive simply because of the huge size of the
> player base, even though many people only use it as a DVD player,
> wishing they instead owned a decent one...
That's a real funny comment that just goes to prove what c**p you talk. Why is it then the All formats game charts are always full of PS2 games if people are not buying them, then no-one has bought GC and Xbox games.
Insane Bartender wrote:
> I know nobody personally who both owns a PS2 and still buys games for
> it. I take a look at PS2 games charts and I think "sigh",
> I'm not surprised PS2 owners don't buy games anymore, there is very
> little to really get excited about. They have *good* games, but no
> great ones.
>
> However, the PS2 will survive simply because of the huge size of the
> player base, even though many people only use it as a DVD player,
> wishing they instead owned a decent one...
It is true that the games market is a bit dry right now, but this also goes for GC and XBox. Lets not forget, that both of them are "almost" new so there should be a lot of "new" software for them. Once we get the other side of the holidays, things should pick up again and we will be better able to say for certain.
> I know nobody personally who both owns a PS2 and still buys games for
> it. I take a look at PS2 games charts and I think "sigh",
> I'm not surprised PS2 owners don't buy games anymore, there is very
> little to really get excited about. They have *good* games, but no
> great ones.
>
> However, the PS2 will survive simply because of the huge size of the
> player base, even though many people only use it as a DVD player,
> wishing they instead owned a decent one...
It is true that the games market is a bit dry right now, but this also goes for GC and XBox. Lets not forget, that both of them are "almost" new so there should be a lot of "new" software for them. Once we get the other side of the holidays, things should pick up again and we will be better able to say for certain.
I know nobody personally who both owns a PS2 and still buys games for it. I take a look at PS2 games charts and I think "sigh", I'm not surprised PS2 owners don't buy games anymore, there is very little to really get excited about. They have *good* games, but no great ones.
However, the PS2 will survive simply because of the huge size of the player base, even though many people only use it as a DVD player, wishing they instead owned a decent one...
However, the PS2 will survive simply because of the huge size of the player base, even though many people only use it as a DVD player, wishing they instead owned a decent one...
*This is not intended to start a console war*
The PS2 has now sold over 30m units, while the GC and XBox are on about 5m (give or take a few depending on which figures you read). So there are a lot more PS2 owners out there than GC or XBox owners. But on this forum, there appears to be a lot more GC and XBox owners (or at least people who support those consoles) compared with PS2. Don’t hit the screen - as i said i am not trying to start a console battle here. So on this forum, the ratio looks to be reversed compared with number of actual owners out there. If 30m units from Sony was represented, then the forum would be full of PS2 people to the point the others wouldn’t get a look in. But it’s not just this forum. I have seen the same thing in other web sites.
My theory is that, while PS2 does shift more in terms of numbers sold, only a handful are what i call “active” (ie, they use the internet and look into forums, etc). With Nintendo and Microsoft, i think a much greater number of the owners are “active”. So while the PS2 wins in numbers, the GC and XBox have many more enthusiastic owners that like to stick up for their console’s. In other words many PS2 owners just don’t bother.
The PS2 has now sold over 30m units, while the GC and XBox are on about 5m (give or take a few depending on which figures you read). So there are a lot more PS2 owners out there than GC or XBox owners. But on this forum, there appears to be a lot more GC and XBox owners (or at least people who support those consoles) compared with PS2. Don’t hit the screen - as i said i am not trying to start a console battle here. So on this forum, the ratio looks to be reversed compared with number of actual owners out there. If 30m units from Sony was represented, then the forum would be full of PS2 people to the point the others wouldn’t get a look in. But it’s not just this forum. I have seen the same thing in other web sites.
My theory is that, while PS2 does shift more in terms of numbers sold, only a handful are what i call “active” (ie, they use the internet and look into forums, etc). With Nintendo and Microsoft, i think a much greater number of the owners are “active”. So while the PS2 wins in numbers, the GC and XBox have many more enthusiastic owners that like to stick up for their console’s. In other words many PS2 owners just don’t bother.