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"Is it just me or..... Does anyone like the PS2 anymore?"

I'm a PS2 owner and to be honest I rarely play it much any more, I just find most of the games boring and the same now, I rarely find good novelty games on this console. The only reason I keep it is because of Pro Evolution Soccer and I haven't played that for a while either. I mean I love all the Grand Theft Auto games too, but there have been too few really fun games that I can play for hours with other people. The only game that ever really offered this was Timesplitters, it was really fun like the mario games are to the Gamecube. I had Silent Hill 2 and the Metal Gear Solid game on the Playstation but they didn't seem to grip as much as the Resident Evil series on the DC and GC. I don't know it just seemed to me that i'd much rather play my dreamcast even now over the PS2 with games such as Metropolis Street Racer, Shenmue, Virtua Tennis, Crazy Taxi, Resident Evil: Code Veronica, Soul Calibur e.t.c. With the PS2 i haven't found any games that really have grabbed me by the balls. Also there are so many games that have been released on the PS2 just to cash in on commercialism such the olsen twin games and games based on films like the sum of all fears also there are a ridiculous amount of EA games on the PS. Whereas I feel the Gamecube, X-box and Dreamcast although it hasn't been nearly as successful as PS2 has four control ports and a lot of novel games. I can understand people not agreeing with me, it's just that I really can't see why the Playstation has been so much more successful over these other consoles. I think come the next generation I will definetly not buy a PS3, it will be between the other 2.

Im so desperate to buy a PS2 game but I cant because I know whatever I buy probably wont be my type of game, and i'll stop playing it after a while.

I might get a PSP because there are a couple of decent games coming out soon for it, but the Xbox 360 is coming out this yea too so the PSP will probably start getting dusty when the new Xbox is released.

My love for PS2 died a long time ago. The only reason I post in this forum anymore is because of the PSP.

Fair enough, it's pretty much PS2 games in your palm, but that's the beauty of it. I'd rather have games of that caliber on the move than anything Nintendo can currently offer.

fair enough point. I don't think I will rush to buy a next generation console I will wait a bit to see what games come out and what the price drops to.

Well, it's mainly due to the fact that the best games get released on it, naming a cool ps2 exclusive from the top of my head would be devil may cry 3.

It's a really cool game, but even I haven't been on my ps2 as much lately. The last game I finished on it was the stunning Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith.

I have always preferred the ps2 over the others, but I own them all. I have the most games for my ps2, but on my gamecube and xbox, I have about 10 decent games on each.

I think it's just due to the fact that sony are a great asset to the gaming business, and always have the lead in the console industry.

Xbox could be likely to take over though, but I'm sticking to my ps2, and with the next gen consoles coming out, I might just wait for the price drops, as the release price for the xbox 360 is 400 quid alone. I hate to think how much the ps3 will cost, but they both look decent.

Anyway, that's my view on the matter. There are just too many playstation fans out there, and if there was no competition between gaming companies, then we would probably be stuck with un-original, boring, linear titles, so I think there will always be a fair share of fans between the 3 main consoles; PS2, Xbox, and gamecube. It's just the way it goes.

Price will have a lot to do with my choice. Both new consoles will be ood. Mainly depends on value for money

My point is that the majority of those games are the same.

ASTERIX II wrote:
> I really can't see why the
> Playstation has been so much more successful over these other
> consoles. I think come the next generation I will definetly not buy a
> PS3, it will be between the other 2.

It's become the most successful due to it having the widest range of games, and also the most universal selection of games.

I'm a PS2 owner and to be honest I rarely play it much any more, I just find most of the games boring and the same now, I rarely find good novelty games on this console. The only reason I keep it is because of Pro Evolution Soccer and I haven't played that for a while either. I mean I love all the Grand Theft Auto games too, but there have been too few really fun games that I can play for hours with other people. The only game that ever really offered this was Timesplitters, it was really fun like the mario games are to the Gamecube. I had Silent Hill 2 and the Metal Gear Solid game on the Playstation but they didn't seem to grip as much as the Resident Evil series on the DC and GC. I don't know it just seemed to me that i'd much rather play my dreamcast even now over the PS2 with games such as Metropolis Street Racer, Shenmue, Virtua Tennis, Crazy Taxi, Resident Evil: Code Veronica, Soul Calibur e.t.c. With the PS2 i haven't found any games that really have grabbed me by the balls. Also there are so many games that have been released on the PS2 just to cash in on commercialism such the olsen twin games and games based on films like the sum of all fears also there are a ridiculous amount of EA games on the PS. Whereas I feel the Gamecube, X-box and Dreamcast although it hasn't been nearly as successful as PS2 has four control ports and a lot of novel games. I can understand people not agreeing with me, it's just that I really can't see why the Playstation has been so much more successful over these other consoles. I think come the next generation I will definetly not buy a PS3, it will be between the other 2.