Sony Celebrates 10 Years Of The PS2
Just a wee bit of personal history first: 10 years ago today, I was standing in EB with my PS2 t-shirt, handing out hardware to anxious gamers who had pre-ordered and fending off those who hadn't. One guy even offered me $500 if I'd grab one of those pre-ordered systems in the back and give it to him. Ah, good times.
It's just hard to believe that was 10 years ago. SCEA celebrates a decade of the PlayStation 2; it launched for the first time in this country on October 26, 2000. Offering consumers an unprecedented entertainment blend of DVD and CD technology, online connectivity and even the first motion-sensing via EyeToy, it was quite the phenomenon at the time. The console is still being sold worldwide: as of now, "one in every three U.S. households own a PlayStation 2 system and 146 million people around the world can attest to its incomparable entertainment value." Those are two insane stats. But lest we forget, it had arguably the most extensive and critically acclaimed library in history, ranging from Metal Gear Solid to Gran Turismo to Final Fantasy.
More than half a billion PS2 software units have been sold in the past decade and there are now over 2,000 games available. Currently priced at $99, it's still a tremendous value for the whole family. And to help celebrate the anniversary, Sony will release the Limited Edition Disney-Pixar Toy Story 3: The Video Game PS2 bundle, which will be available nationwide on October 31. You get the goodies for free, as this will hold the aforementioned standard retail price of $99. Said Jesse Divnich, vice president of capital research & communications, EEDAR:
"The PlayStation 2 was the first true home entertainment platform, enabling consumers to consolidate their entertainment desires into one console. Since 2000, the video game industry has expanded in size and demographic diversity as the trend towards consolidating entertainment options within a single platform continues, a vision that was originally initiated by the PlayStation 2 over 10 years ago."
Perhaps it's safe to say that Atari was the pioneer of the '70s, Nintendo the pioneer of the '80s, and Sony the pioneer of the '90s. What began with the original PlayStation in 1995 has become something pretty special, hasn't it?
Tags: ps2, playstation 2, ps2 sales, ps2 anniversary
10/26/2010 3:02:34 PM Ben Dutka
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BikerSaint
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 @ 7:31:46 PM
For me, the PS2 is still the shitzle!!!
I still play PS2 titles almost as much as I do on my PS3 & 360.
I've now got 2 PS2's (black fattie & white slim Sing-Song bundle. And I also hope to get this new Toy Story PS2 bundle too, along with adding a silver PS2 too.
Plus, as of this morning, I've now got 328 game titles in my PS2 collection alone, & I'm continually trying to buy 2 to 4 more titles for it every week.
Just last night at GS, I picked up "Final Fight: Streetwise"($4), "In The Groove($2)" & also thought I had "Vampire Night"($4) too.
But once I got home, I realized the GS guy mistakenly put a "FF VII: Dirge of Cerberus" disc in my Vampires case instead.
But it all worked out in my favor anyway, cause they couldn't find the Vampire disc, so he gave me that FFVII:DOC(a $15 game), for the same $4 that I originally paid for Vampire Night.
Plus......since he didn't have the game disc for Vampires, he even threw in that case, manual, and art cover too.(I always save art covers, manuals, & cases for future purchase of games that might not have them included or ripped up.
plus I resell those that are doubles for a few bucks to gamers who are missing their art covers or manuals.
Anyway, except for a small handfull of titles(ICO, Fatale Frame1,2,&3,ETC, and last released games), most PS2 games are super cheap now.
So in the end, no matter when Sony actually stops supporting the PS2, I will continue to support my PS2 collection for years & years. Hell, I might not be able to get every title out into my own PS2 collection, but I WILL complete at least 1/2 to 2/3 of the whole PS2 games library, and all this being done while staying within a shoe-string budget for them.
Zorigo
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 @ 7:21:28 AM
Jawknee
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 @ 3:22:22 PM
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ace_boon_coon
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 @ 3:50:16 PM
FlyingKickPunch
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 @ 3:58:15 PM
Anyway, I got sidetracked. Long live Playstation!
Jawknee
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 @ 3:59:08 PM
EDIT: FeelsLikePants, i bought two Gamecube's as well. I still own my Silver one. Gave my Indigo one to a friend for Xmas. I just couldn't get enough of Resident Evil, Resident Evil Zero, Metroid Prime 1 and 2, TLZ: The Wind Waker etc. Oh and Resident Evil 4.
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ace_boon_coon
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 @ 4:03:44 PM
Jawknee
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 @ 4:22:34 PM
johnld
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 @ 4:47:33 PM
Jawknee
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 @ 4:49:06 PM
ace_boon_coon
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 @ 5:32:23 PM
Killa Tequilla
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 @ 3:32:56 PM
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Highlander
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 @ 4:40:20 PM
LimitedVertigo
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 @ 3:53:33 PM
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shadowscorpio
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 @ 5:21:28 PM
DjEezzy
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 @ 4:08:50 PM
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SolidFantasy
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 @ 5:08:11 PM
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shadowscorpio
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 @ 5:24:58 PM
SolidFantasy
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 @ 7:48:21 PM
Deleted User
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 @ 5:52:05 PM
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TEG3SH
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 @ 6:01:54 PM
ace_boon_coon
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 @ 6:19:49 PM
Victor321
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 @ 7:18:22 PM
Final Fantasy X, God of War, Metal Gear Solid 3, ATV Offroad Fury, Tekken Tag Tournament, Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3, FES, AND 4, Shadow of the Colossus and ICO, Ratchet and Clank and Jak and Daxter, and so much more exclusives?
Not to mention amazing multi-plats, like Resident Evil 4 and Killer 7?
Yah, you missed those and more, nuff said =P!
Victor321
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 @ 7:26:34 PM
BikerSaint
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 @ 7:52:47 PM
You missed playing in a 2000+ PS2 games library.
You missed playing some of the best exclusives ever made.
You missed partaking history as one of those who made the PS2 the best selling console on Planet Earth.
Man, I think you might of missed out on a solid 10 years of everything.
Just saying....
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TEG3SH
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 @ 6:00:27 PM
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Shams
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 @ 8:23:36 PM
Also, with online gaming being the new craze, gaming habits are different, and many people are having continuous gaming sessions which was not such the case before (though i'm not implying that you had such habits).
Regarding, the Bluray drive, that is actually more reliable than DVD as it operates at less RPM, and the disc drive is less likely to break since it lacks the open closing tray, which means it has one less part to break. However, if a lens gets dirty, thats a problem with both technologies.
TheCrazyMerc
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 @ 6:12:09 PM
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SixSpeedKing
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 @ 6:29:57 PM
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Anyway I got some great memories of playing all day and all night on that PS2. Too bad I can't still do that. Damn growing up and having to work and, you know, do other things.
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StangMan80
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 @ 6:47:51 PM
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Victor321
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 @ 7:13:23 PM
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My own PS2 will 7 years old four days after today (a.k.a. my Birthday!!!), and like many others here, still works like new.
I remember it fondly....10 years old, walking home from elementary school and Grade 4, going into house via house keys, seeing a really dark house, calling out "Mommy, Daddy???" after promising me they would be home all day today, all to hear "HAPPY BIRTHDAY VICTOR!!!" with a brand new PS2 under the T.V., with Ratchet and Clank and Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando, Jak and Daxter, DragonBall Z: Budokai 2, ATV Offroad Fury, Dynasty Warriors 3: Extreme Legends, and so much more that I can't remember now, not to mention my cousin, who was practically a gaming legend to me at the time, showing me the ropes on how to REALLY use the console..
Happy Birthday Playstation 2, may your legacy continue to live on not just this decade, but forever :*)
StangMan80
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 @ 8:54:19 PM
Victor321
Friday, October 29, 2010 @ 12:21:31 AM
BigBoss4ever
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 @ 8:06:49 PM
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BikerSaint
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 @ 8:07:54 PM
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Just because Sony's not in the top sales spot with their PS3 units sold JUST YET, Sony still "IS" the pioneer of this decade, and will continue to be for future decades too.
Nintendo's Wii is STILL so low tech, they aren't a pioneer of anything, but some simple motion remote.
And M$ is just a thief in the night who's trying to conquer the world. They would rather ride everyone's else's coattails by trying to throw gigantic hernia-causing bundled money-bricks at them, than become an innovator themselves.
That's my take on it.
Last edited by BikerSaint on 10/26/2010 8:11:50 PM
Victor321
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 @ 4:02:14 PM
I love Sony, and you love Sony. We both know that. But what we need to also know is that Sony, despite great accomplishments (still providing unique, critically acclaimed games that just reek of quality is a good example), has made great mistakes too (a good example here is Sony's arrogant attitude during the early years of the PS3's life), although they are recovering (at least in '09, because this year, I say they are back to "PS2-Level" status, so to speak, meaning that we don't see anything from Sony or the PS3 that remotely resembled anything catastrophic or downright horrible in the first 2-3 years of the PS3's product life.
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hehateme
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 @ 8:11:07 PM
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BikerSaint
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 @ 8:23:13 PM
Oh, OK, looks like I misunderstood you.
I was thinking it as just being from a "hardware only" stand-point, as where you were probably thinking it more along the lines from the "overall company" aspect.
So from that viewpoint, you are also right.
So we should declare a tie(but if not, then how about a "best out of 17 rematch", using only sawed-off pickle forks)
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Victor321
Friday, October 29, 2010 @ 12:25:07 AM
Qubex
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 @ 10:46:10 PM
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Some of these games are very difficult to come by, but it would interesting to have that in the collection anyway.
Q!
"play.experience.enjoy"
Temjin001
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 @ 10:51:56 PM
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BTW, I was first in line =D
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AcHiLLiA
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 @ 12:41:12 AM
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spiderboi
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 @ 12:44:20 AM
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First game I ever had was Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. Man, was the an epic game. The only thing I didn't like was how it bombarded you with numerous story elements towards the end and I didn't get to absorb it all (thanks MGS4 for making me understand). Then Zone of the Enders. Glorious days....
bearbobby
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 @ 9:27:00 AM
Lawless SXE
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 @ 2:02:48 AM
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Speaking of, my sister was thinking of picking one up a couple of weeks ago for her kids, but when she saw the price she was wondering what was going on. I told her that it is a ten year old device and she goes... 'Nah, I guess I'll just wait for a new one then.' At that point I pointed her towards a PS3 and she said, 'That's too expensive.' Then she was thinking of buying a Wii for WiiFit and I told her if she did that I was going to slap her.
Just a fun little excursion for ya... These non-gamers I tells ya, they got no clue. Oh and while I'm just randomly throwing things about, and considering this has ties to the PSLegacy, a link: http://au.gear.ign.com/articles/113/1130709p1.html
What do you think?
Peace.
___________
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 @ 2:10:54 AM
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time sure does fly by!
cant even remember what my first ps2 game was.........
never forget my first PS1 game, was Hercules than 2 days later the original spyro still to this day one of the best games!
oh what i would give to see insomniac go back to the purple dragon!
so, what would a dragon do with treasure?
Lawless SXE
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 @ 2:20:20 AM
StangMan80
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 @ 8:56:06 PM
EightThirty
Saturday, October 30, 2010 @ 8:24:08 PM
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