Surprise: PlayStation 2 drops to $99.99
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Another good point. The idiots at Sony are either too stupid to see or too arrogant to accept the fact that they are cannibalizing their own potential sales. Their attempt at gaming class warfare has failed miserably.
No shit. $100 for a last-gen console.
The only reason my PS2 even is still hooked up...
This is on PS2? I used to mod my Sega Saturn just to play the original. I had a Saturn for that reason alone. Fire Pro Wrestling is like crack, CRITICAL!
outsell ps3 and xbox in third world countries
Oh well Sony just sank their own ship. I'll be stalking Ebay then.
$14.99 brand new!
And if you ain't got a PS2 then use the PS2 emulator at http://www.pcsx2.net to run the game on PC.
You have issues then, for trying to jump on my back for a simple truth.
Not jumping on your back. Im sorry your to cheap to get your kids a PS3 that had BC. Screw that. I got one with it.
I got one, if you read my post.
I did not get them one ... girls, who aren't really gamers.
There's cheap and there's common sense.
I did not get them one ... girls, who aren't really gamers.
There's cheap and there's common sense.
They don't even make new Playstation 2 games no more.
E3 coming up,i bet Sony waiting till then..
If you were holding your breath for Microsoft's response to the PlayStation 2's recently announced $99 price point, it's now safe to exhale -- Microsoft vice-president of interactive entertainment business Chris Lewis recently issued a calm, cool and collected statement regarding the discount, stating, "The future lies in the growth of current generation consoles," a future in which he's confident the Xbox 360 will continue to trump the PS3.
Considering the original Xbox has been discontinued for nearly three years, Microsoft hasn't had a horse in the sixth-generation race for quite some time now. Still, it'll be interesting to see if the bargain-priced PS2 can take a bigger chunk out of current-gen console sales in light of the not-so-awesome state of the economy.
Great announcement. I'm still playing my back catalog of PS2 games. I might pick one up just in case my old one breaks down.
Wrong. They don't make PS2 games you want to play anymore.
Wrong. They don't make PS2 games you want to play anymore.
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A $99 PS2 may not sound groundbreaking to the hardcore gamer, but it certainly opens a lot of doors to the casual gaming market. Sony's last-gen console keeps on chugging, and it looks as though Sony is positioning the PS2 as its main competitor against Nintendo's almighty Wii. SCEA's John Koller spoke to GameDaily Biz about the new price, admitting that the Wii and PS2 will have "similar customers."
"Yes, we do think the $99 price point could steal some share [from Wii]," Koller said. "From a technological standpoint, the Wii is much closer to the PS2 than it is to the next-gen consoles. It's obviously not an HD box and the software development is on a par with where PS2 development is, so that's a much more realistic and similar demographic."
Although the Wii and PS2 are similar technologically, Nintendo has delivered a system that really caters to the mainstream casual masses. Without motion control and appropriate software support, a lower price point may not be able to steer people away from Nintendo's system. "Nintendo has done a fantastic job of capturing young and female [demographics]," Koller admits, and that's something Sony will have to work on if they'll want to keep the PS2 relevant in a Wii world.
Not everyone feels this way and it has nothing to do with money and more to do with the fact that kids break shit. My sister got her 7 year old a 360 for Christmas and it was done in Feburary. Fuck that.
A ps2 should be $60-70.00 at this point.
cosign
They been waiting to say something every year and its always BS.
That statement is laughable.
Sony is smoking crack pipes.
WHO IS THIS
