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CrazyMike

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"Sony now in the madhouse? PS2 until 2010?" , posted Sun 28 Mar 16:00

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=4665246§ion=news

As Dr. Evil would say, "Riiiiiiight...."

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Burning Ranger

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"Not as far fetched as it may seem..." , posted Sun 28 Mar 16:03

quote:
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=4665246§ion=news

As Dr. Evil would say, "Riiiiiiight...."

Advanced Cyborg E. Branger AKA Burning Ranger

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Burning Ranger

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"Not as far fetched as it may seem..." , posted Sun 28 Mar 16:16

Whoa... made a post without saying anything... sorry.

But if this is indeed Sony's rationale, it doesn't sound too off the wall. Can you imagine a machine that has capabilities that could exceed the PS2, X-box, or GC? I think Sony's rationale is that the PS2 is sufficient for the needs of today's developers and gamers. Think about how well the original PS did when the Dreamcast was released. Sony probably doesn't see the need, given its dominance in the US market. But then X-box is catching up, and Microsoft has the advantage that they have more captial than Sega did when they had a Dreamcast. X-box has been the only console to provide serious competition to the PS2. But then again, Sony is cocky, so they say they won't need to develop the PS2. But if Microsoft comes out with their 256 Bit system and gets a foothold, then Sony's in a lot of trouble...

Hope I didn't soundlike an idiot!

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Joe Randel
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"Re(1):Sony now in the madhouse? PS2 until 201" , posted Sun 28 Mar 16:34

I can believe it. Didn't the PlayStation last and insanely long time before it went the way of the Dodo?

Omar

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"$ony" , posted Sun 28 Mar 16:39

I totally belive the PS2 could have a life cicle that long. After all, the PSOne is still selling as units and some games are selling well for it, apparently.

And it was launched in, what, 1994?

Obviously a PS3 will be realeased soon, but that does not mean people will abandon the PS2 soo fast.

Dante
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"Re(1):Sony now in the madhouse? PS2 until 201" , posted Sun 28 Mar 16:41

What is more interesting is what they mention about the PSP.

PSOne is still selling and there is a market for used systems from the distant past... 2010 isn't an unbelievable projection.

talbaineric

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"Re(2):Sony now in the madhouse? PS2 until 201" , posted Sun 28 Mar 17:01

quote:
I can believe it. Didn't the PlayStation last and insanely long time before it went the way of the Dodo?

Believe it or not. The system is still going. Well,not really active as it once was. But they still make an occasional game for it now and then.

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Omar

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"$ony" , posted Sun 28 Mar 17:23

quote:

Believe it or not. The system is still going. Well,not really active as it once was. But they still make an occasional game for it now and then.

Yeah. I read in video fenky that EA alone sold a million PS1 games in 2003 and that the Madden, Fifa and Nascar franchises would continue to have ports for the 32 bit system.

EddyT

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"Re(1):$ony" , posted Sun 28 Mar 18:41

I would believe that PS2 can still sell until 2010, if it's marketed right. PSOne sales are not as big as PS2 now, but it's still fairly consistent due to the fact it's got a big library and it's priced fairly low. The fact that PS2 plays PSOne games helps keep PSOne games on the market.

It does have some competition with the GBA and Gamecube, though.

CrazyMike

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"Re(2):$ony" , posted Sun 28 Mar 21:35

Don't get me wrong, yes, the original PS1 did sell and does continue to sell, but largely it had little competition. While the Nintendo 64 was technically more powerful, it just was not strong enough to put a dent in Sony's armor, same with the Dreamcast. That is the only reason the PS1 lasted so long. But now that competition has heated up with Microsoft and Nintendo's Gamecube, it will be alot harder to dominate for so long.

Why do you think the Famicom lasted so long as well? Again, Nintendo had little competition to worry about at the time.

Ammadeau

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"Re(3):$ony" , posted Sun 28 Mar 21:40

Hadware development is too fast a pace now for this to be a reality. Developers have been quite vocal about the limitations of the PS2 for some time now. That's why Xbox gets Team Ninja games and the GameCube is getting some big name Capcom and Namco titles. Heck, the Dynasty Warriors series has needed better hardware from the start, but Koei is one to play it safe even if it means creating a game loaded with slowdown and popup.

Sony is going to continue to lose major titles unless they bridge the hardware gap, no matter how well the system sells to the masses. If it only has crappy games, people will start looking elsewhere.

Undead Fred

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"Re(3):Sony now in the madhouse? PS2 until 201" , posted Sun 28 Mar 21:46

Hey, this is good news. If they decide not to come out with a new console soon, that is great news to me. I wasn't looking forward to having to buy ANOTHER console to play the games I'll end up "needing" later.

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Kaepora

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"Re(4):Sony now in the madhouse? PS2 until 201" , posted Sun 28 Mar 21:54

No PS3 until 2010.
No PS3 hype-building until... last year?

Bah.

Omar

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"$ony" , posted Sun 28 Mar 22:09

quote:
But now that competition has heated up with Microsoft and Nintendo's Gamecube, it will be alot harder to dominate for so long.

I don't think so, you see, when then PS3 is released, wich should be soon-ish, so will be released the other consoles, leaving the 128 bit competition in the dust, with the console with a bigger library and biggest user base as the "survivor" of the 128 bit competition for a few more years, just like the PSOne.

When the next Nintendo console is released, I belive that just like the N64, the gamecube will be abandoned quickly and since it seems the new Xbox won't have backwards compatibility, I don't see MS or game developers giving it much extra time.

Ishmael

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"Re(1):Sony" , posted Mon 29 Mar 07:40

The PS2 lasting until 2010 sounds perfectly reasonable for all the comments already listed. Besides, even when the PS3 comes out it's not like everyone is going to immediately go out and buy it; it will take some time for the PS3 to set up a user base, a game library that people are interested in playing and other things that make for a successful console.