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Playstation 2 Outsells both Xbox and Gamecube

Posted by CmdrTaco on 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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  1. Ps2 plays ps1 games/DVD so many users just upgrade by acomj · · Score: 5, Informative

    The PS2 has the advantage that it plays ps1 games and DVD's.

    Also if you have a ps1 what unit are you going to get? PS1 games don't look great but many are more fun than there ps2 conterparts and they are cheap.

    Also more and more and better games are starting to appear for the PS2 MGS2, FF etc...

    Plus the fact the sony appears to be able to churn them out quicker than demand doesn't hurt. That cube seems hard to find.

  2. Re:It's not really surprising... by killmenow · · Score: 5, Informative

    Backwards compatibility has its advantages
    My sister bought a PS2 for her sons for two reasons alone (In order of importance):

    1) It will still play all their existing PS1 games (a large catalog)
    2) It plays DVDs out of the box.

    The fact that it plays PS1 games is a HUGE factor in its success, IMHO. My other sister (who's kids have an N64) are not getting a new console this year because of the investment required to build up a new library of games. With the PS2, you get the best of both worlds: ability to start building up your new game library, while preserving your existing one.