The PS2 Five Years Later

1up.com is running a feature on the now on-the-way-out PlayStation 2, exploring the hardware, the regional launches, and the hype. From the article: "Gamers were given a chance to see the machine in action for themselves almost exactly a year after its unveiling. Tens of thousands of Japanese gamers lined up across the country the evening of March 3, 2000, hoping for a chance to get their hands on the system. In just 48 hours, nearly 1 million PS2s were sold to giddy consumers, making it 10 times as successful as its predecessor. Its initial price was ¥39,800, roughly $360-slightly expensive, but actually a little cheaper than the price the original PlayStation launched at."

Comments

Cost Effective?

[Anonymous Coward]

Goodness, has it been that long? I guess if one pays that much up front, if it can still sustain new titles after five years, then the overall price is fairly negligble. Consider $360 over five years is only 72 dollars, about six dollars a month for entertainment. As much as I like my PC, that's not a bad deal for gaming. I spent around 800 to build my own and that will last me four of five years at best.

Re:Original PS2s

[HiredMan]

He doesn't have a /. account, and I can't blame him for not wanting to be bothered to come here and say what I already have.

If he's too stupid to return a defective piece of hardware that he paid almost $400 for a working unit PLEASE do not encourage him to come here to post. We have WAY more of those than we can already find a use for...

=tkk

PS If the plural of anecdote is not evidence then the singular REALLY isn't...