Playstation 2 Outsells both Xbox and Gamecube

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Playstation 2 Outsells both Xbox and Gamecube

Posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday December 19, 2001 @02:06AM from the cant-say-i'm-surprised dept.

Laurens writes "Despite various claims of both Microsoft and Nintendo, this article by the Los Angeles Times has the first independant salesfigures on all 3 next-gen consoles. And it seems the good ol' PS2 sold best this holiday season." I'm an hour into FFX and don't foresee turning my PS2 off much this week. Can't talk now. Must see Lord of the Rings, and then play more FFX. Is this a great time to be alive, or what?

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MS Quote by MeerCat · 2001-12-19 02:12 · Score: 5, Funny

Microsoft spokesman David Hufford said, "Xbox has caught fire since launch."

Not exactly the best thought-out sound-bite to be offered to the press....

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1. Re:MS Quote by DrVxD · 2001-12-19 02:20 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  But it'll be fixed in the next release...
  
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2. Re:MS Quote by psxndc · 2001-12-19 03:01 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Bah. I'll wait for Service Pack 3. _That's_ when they'll have all the buugs worked out. ;-)
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Final Fantasy by Etriaph · 2001-12-19 02:16 · Score: 4, Funny

The sales of the PS2 should probably thank Squaresoft for Final Fantasy X. There are video games I play, and those that I follow. Anything Final Fantasy is played by me, within 3 weeks of it's release. I will buy a console if it has Squaresoft making FF games for it.
There's also The Legend of Zelda. Most people probably don't follow this as much as I do, but I bought the N64 for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. I'm thankful they released a second one for the system (even though the sounds the villagers make in the game are horrible) so it was more than worth my money. The only other game I own for it is Episode I Racer which came with the console.
Why are they selling so many? Final Fantasy owns you that's why. :)

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Call for better trolls by Big+Dogs+Cock · 2001-12-19 02:34 · Score: 0, Funny

Over the last few weeks, I have noticed a significant increase in quantity and decrease in quality of troll posts. Current troll posts are:

Repetitive. We've had Taco Snotting, Let Me Get This Straight, page lengthening/widening etc. sooo many times now.
Personally abusive. Many of these troll posts are about the supposed sexual proclivites of people who the trolls have never met. Get over it. These people are giving you a forum to troll for free - and how do you repay them?
Boring. A proper troll should engage the readers attention for the whole post and then encourage them to make an ill-considered, hysterical response.

On the plus side, great advance have been made in the field of making goatse.cx links look innocuous - or indeed interesting.

Get yourselves together guys. A skillful troll is a wonder to behold. Please, either try harder or fuck off.

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Good for you, Taco... by bjtuna · 2001-12-19 05:23 · Score: 5, Funny

Must see Lord of the Rings, and then play more FFX. Is this a great time to be alive, or what?

Y'know Taco, some of us WORK or STUDY all day.

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