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Why did you buy the PS2?
Why did you decide not to?
I bought one because I’ve had the original for a number of years and still come back to it time and time again.
I’ve had a N64 and grew bored with it (apart from Goldeneye), and have always gravitated towards the little grey box.
When I heard about PS2, I thought “cool, that’ll rock” and waited.
And waited.
And waited.
New leaked out, little pics surfaced on the net and were removed within a day.
All I knew is I wanted one.
And it gathered momentum and became bigger and bigger.
Then the launch day.
Most of you pre-ordered and collected; I couldn’t be bothered with any of that and decided to get one in the New Year.
Except one day I saw them on sale in a supermarket, minimal queue and no fuss.
I bought one and spent the day at work staring at the blue box under my desk.
Phoned a mate, he came over and we unwrapped it, set it up and played the demo disc 1st, to see what this myth had in store for us.
It was like 2001: A Space Odyssey.
We sat at the foot of the black monolith and made excitable noises.
And then I got peeved at the lack of titles, moaned and groaned because I had the same 3 games for 3 months.
Only now, we’re spoiled for choice, they are coming out every Friday and decent titles are appearing regularly.
I bought Z.O.E for the MGS2 demo to be honest, but I’ve since discovered that the main game itself is durn good fun.
Which can only be a bonus.
So what made you buy one?
Are you happy with it?
I did, and I am.
Even when it died on me, SCEE replaced it swiftly enough to not really matter.
And we have decent, available titles to choose from.
It has taken a while, but the PS2 is starting to shape-up and make me, personally, glad that I bought one.
There was a time I panicked and played DVDs, but not any more.
I knew, as soon as they announced it, that I would buy one.
I have the PS1 and have not been let down by it.
The same stands true for PS2.
I don’t want a Gamecube because I remember the hype of N64, which left me cold and wondering why I paid £250 for this thing?
X-Box might be interesting, we’ll see.
For now, I glance at my PS2 and a little smile of fondness appears on a formerly cynical visage.
PS2, here to stay.
Sure there were hiccups, delays and detractors, that is always the way.
I'm sure people stood next to Henry Ford and shook their heads with "Henry, it's amusing but it'll never catch on" as his Model T puttered down the road.
We're beyond that now, so let's raise a glass to the future.
Why did you decide not to?
I bought one because I’ve had the original for a number of years and still come back to it time and time again.
I’ve had a N64 and grew bored with it (apart from Goldeneye), and have always gravitated towards the little grey box.
When I heard about PS2, I thought “cool, that’ll rock” and waited.
And waited.
And waited.
New leaked out, little pics surfaced on the net and were removed within a day.
All I knew is I wanted one.
And it gathered momentum and became bigger and bigger.
Then the launch day.
Most of you pre-ordered and collected; I couldn’t be bothered with any of that and decided to get one in the New Year.
Except one day I saw them on sale in a supermarket, minimal queue and no fuss.
I bought one and spent the day at work staring at the blue box under my desk.
Phoned a mate, he came over and we unwrapped it, set it up and played the demo disc 1st, to see what this myth had in store for us.
It was like 2001: A Space Odyssey.
We sat at the foot of the black monolith and made excitable noises.
And then I got peeved at the lack of titles, moaned and groaned because I had the same 3 games for 3 months.
Only now, we’re spoiled for choice, they are coming out every Friday and decent titles are appearing regularly.
I bought Z.O.E for the MGS2 demo to be honest, but I’ve since discovered that the main game itself is durn good fun.
Which can only be a bonus.
So what made you buy one?
Are you happy with it?
I did, and I am.
Even when it died on me, SCEE replaced it swiftly enough to not really matter.
And we have decent, available titles to choose from.
It has taken a while, but the PS2 is starting to shape-up and make me, personally, glad that I bought one.
There was a time I panicked and played DVDs, but not any more.
I knew, as soon as they announced it, that I would buy one.
I have the PS1 and have not been let down by it.
The same stands true for PS2.
I don’t want a Gamecube because I remember the hype of N64, which left me cold and wondering why I paid £250 for this thing?
X-Box might be interesting, we’ll see.
For now, I glance at my PS2 and a little smile of fondness appears on a formerly cynical visage.
PS2, here to stay.
Sure there were hiccups, delays and detractors, that is always the way.
I'm sure people stood next to Henry Ford and shook their heads with "Henry, it's amusing but it'll never catch on" as his Model T puttered down the road.
We're beyond that now, so let's raise a glass to the future.
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Well Done Goatboy!
Tony, if you can't send it to him cause of foot and mouth or he happens to be slaughtered in the next day or three can I have his prize?!
Get beck to me....okay?!
The Game
Tony, if you can't send it to him cause of foot and mouth or he happens to be slaughtered in the next day or three can I have his prize?!
Get beck to me....okay?!
The Game
It's been out god how long.....
Deep down, I feel sorry for sega!
They really tryed hard on the Dreamcast, but they are just not a rich company which is a shame. I hope they can look at the Dreamcast and see the first 128 console with online gaming and superb games instead of looking at it and thinking "why?"
They really tryed hard on the Dreamcast, but they are just not a rich company which is a shame. I hope they can look at the Dreamcast and see the first 128 console with online gaming and superb games instead of looking at it and thinking "why?"
M16, why is it sad? You've already bought your DC i assume. There are already loads of great games availalbe, and still more in the pipeline.
I feel sorry for those that wont be able to get hold of a DC, cos they will sell SO quick when the price comes down to 50 squid.
I feel sorry for those that wont be able to get hold of a DC, cos they will sell SO quick when the price comes down to 50 squid.
I gave sega another chance after the Saturn, but they made me waste my money on the Dreamcast...i was soo anoyed when i heard it in the news, i got home from school and saw an article on the web saying, Dreamcast RIP.
Sadest day in my life *sob sob*
Sadest day in my life *sob sob*
So goatboy...
You complain of spending £250 on an N64 which was overhyped?
That's fair enough...
But now you spend £300+ on a PS2 that has been more overhyped and claim that there's a difference?
Clearly the PS2's glamour has clouded your memory.
By the time the N64 was old as the PS2 is now, it had Goldeneye, Mario 64, Mario Kart (the PS2 hasn't produced that sort of quality yet apart from the possibility of MGS2) and plenty of above average titles to play on as well.
Yes, I know that I'm being biased for the N64 and against the PS2 but I'm not far from being right.
Still, if you like your PS2 than that's fine. I'll buy the Gamecube in a years time smug in the knowledge that I've made the right choice...
... so I hope...
You complain of spending £250 on an N64 which was overhyped?
That's fair enough...
But now you spend £300+ on a PS2 that has been more overhyped and claim that there's a difference?
Clearly the PS2's glamour has clouded your memory.
By the time the N64 was old as the PS2 is now, it had Goldeneye, Mario 64, Mario Kart (the PS2 hasn't produced that sort of quality yet apart from the possibility of MGS2) and plenty of above average titles to play on as well.
Yes, I know that I'm being biased for the N64 and against the PS2 but I'm not far from being right.
Still, if you like your PS2 than that's fine. I'll buy the Gamecube in a years time smug in the knowledge that I've made the right choice...
... so I hope...
Why I didn't buy a PS2... Humm...
Cost, mainly.
Then there was the problem of, in my opinion, not enough titles to justify the cost.
Added to the fact I have no PSX games to play on it in the meantime.
Plus the pre-booking mess up at launch.
And then the Gamecube and the X-Box looking more and more promising everyday...
Humm.
But mainly cost.
Cost, mainly.
Then there was the problem of, in my opinion, not enough titles to justify the cost.
Added to the fact I have no PSX games to play on it in the meantime.
Plus the pre-booking mess up at launch.
And then the Gamecube and the X-Box looking more and more promising everyday...
Humm.
But mainly cost.
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