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PlayStation 2 Timeline, From Launch to Present

Posted by simoniker on from the riding-the-sony-pony dept.

Decaffeinated Jedi writes "GameSpy has posted a timeline charting the history Sony's PlayStation 2, the third part in a series previously covered on Slashdot that includes similar retrospectives for the Xbox and for GameCube. The timeline traces the PlayStation 2's history from its initial boom, through its period as 'a repository for bad sports games, giant robot games, and other disappointing releases,' and up to the console's revitalization by such games as Gran Turismo 3, Metal Gear Solid 2, Devil May Cry, and Grand Theft Auto III." How has the PlayStation 2 measured up to your expectations?

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  1. Expectations? by MMaestro · · Score: 0, Troll
    The PS2 lived up to my expectations. That is poorly.

    The hardware is a shoddy piece of crap which was sacrificed to make it backward compatable, which most likely saved it from totally crashing in the first year. Its line of third party developers put out crappy game after crappy game in the beginning since so much time and money was necessary to making a game that could run the PS2. The PS2 was supposed to cut down on load times (which everyone has been bitching about since the PS1 came out) but didn't. The heavy use and reliance on FMVs in games was also beginning to piss off gamers (*cough*MGS2*cough*) since the novelty wore off.

    All in all, a complete failure compared to the PS1. Sony can't/couldn't get away from the things that plagued the PS1 this time. Long load times, weak hardware, defective hardware, and poor graphics (FFX and FFX-2 don't count considering the amount of FMVs and time it took to make) were issues never solved. In fact, the PS2 is most like a update rather than an upgrade.

  2. Re:XBox rules!! by M3wThr33 · · Score: 0, Troll

    They're made in Mexico.