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PlayStation 2 Launched In Europe
Hougaard writes: "The PS2 release for Europe is today ... I went down to my local store to buy one. This is a store a lot like a CompUSA (sizewise). They will only get six from Sony???. The rumour has it, that Sony is only releasing 8000 PS2 for Denmark thruout 2000 :-(
But I was guy number five -- So hopefully ..." Can any European readers comment on the launch? Were lines stretched around the block like they were at some U.S. stores? Who's got one already?
I think that has something to do with the British weltanshuung -- soggy sandwiches, bland food, and lack of ice suppresses the soul, so you aren't given over to excesses of emotion. Which may have something to do with the lack of a truly great British porn star.
(I'm kidding! Just trying to stir you Brits up a bit... of course, my ancestors came over during the potato famine, so on second thought, screw you.)
(That's another joke, BTW. Jeez, lighten up...)
Potato chips are a by-yourself food.
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I had some luck, but I got mine today.
The shop of the local cable tv had a lot of PSX2, but nobody did think they would have had one, so there were some available until 2pm.
As a geeky anecdote, as me and a friend, both CS graduates, walked in, they guy in the shop asked directly: "One or two?". So, we really can't disguise ourselves.
Sadly they had no games/pads/memory cards to sell. I had to go to another shop located nearby, which had sold out all the PSX2, but had plenty of accessories.
Another friend tried to go to the same shop, about 2 hours later, but they said they had no more PSXs, but when he was leaving, a guy working for the shop approached him, giving him a card with a phone number, saying he could get one PSX2 by calling, but it would be a bit more expensive.
I guess he had bought some to resell them at a higher price.
Since I work at the university, I directly when to a room with a beamer and tried the console with Tekken Tag Tournament and ISS 2000. Tekken is visually stunning, but in the gameplay department still disappointing (like its predecessors). ISS 2000 has simpler graphics, but its the best soccer game on every platform, improving a bit on PSX ISS Pro Evolution.
On the demo disk, there is the Yabasic, I will test it: sadly I don't have an USB keyboard.
The SSX demo is also very impressive, the best game so far.
Still, I am very annoyed by the region lockout, both for DVDs and PSX 1 CDs. I have many region 1 DVDs and a lot of NTSC games I would like to play on my new console. I guess I will wait for a modchip, but I can hardly wait.
As with the original Playstation is bad PAL conversions. PAL has higher res and runs at 50hz, and despite the delay in the release all that has been done to most release games is to put borders round the screen and not compensate for the 60hz->50hz switch. As a result games like Tekken Tag are completely ruined - at least to anyone who has played a full speed version. Ridge Racer has been tweaked and is actually *faster* than the Japanese version (not played the US version so I've no idea about that). Unfortunately they seem to have neglected to speed up the computer-controlled cars, which sort of wrecks the game. :)
Can't fault Fantavision though, that game is truly amazing. As to whether or not the console is worth the 300GBP it's being sold for.. well I'll leave that up to others. Personally I'd be going for an import model though, if I had the cash. As it is, it's back to F355 on my Dreamcast..
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Isn't that two per person? That seems like plenty.