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History To Repeat Itself With PS3?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the kutaragi-hopes-so dept.

Dr. Eggman writes to mention a 1up article looking at the way things were when the PS2 launched vs. next week's PlayStation 3 launch. The question: can history repeat itself? From the article: "PS2: Released one year after the lower priced Dreamcast, lauded for its great games, ease of development, and superior online service. PS3: Releasing one year after the lower priced Xbox 360, lauded for its great games, ease of development, and superior online service. PS2: Competition from Nintendo: A smaller, cheaper 'family friendly' console with a 'focus on gameplay.' PS3: Competition from Nintendo: A smaller, cheaper 'family friendly' console with a 'focus on gameplay.'" The article also looks at how things have changed for Sony since the last time around.

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  1. summary: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny


    same games, better graphics, pay us again

  2. Re:The Other side of the coin by MaXiMiUS · · Score: 3, Funny

    That's the exact same article, and I think you mean the PS3 won't be able to repeat the success of the PS2.

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  3. Re:Online service? Don't forget to get the update! by Control+Group · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now that's what I call bootstrapping: you'll be able to get online only after you get online to download the patch.

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  4. History To Repeat Itself? by Rik+Sweeney · · Score: 4, Funny

    So basically it'll boil down to:

    1. The naysayers will say that it'll suck
    2. It'll sell beyond expectations
    3. The naysayers deny the first statement and claim they knew all along

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  5. Simple Answers to Slashdot Questions by vought · · Score: 5, Funny

    History To Repeat Itself With PS3?

    No.

    This has been another episode of Simple Answers to Slashdot Questions.

  6. Re:The Other side of the coin by fistfullast33l · · Score: 3, Funny

    $600 doesn't leave much room for any games

    Of course, Sony not having many launch titles (Oblivion, I'm looking at you) means you don't need any games for your $600 videogame system!

  7. Playing DVDs on the PS2 is very nice! by MS-06FZ · · Score: 5, Funny

    I agree! It's very convenient to be able to use my PS2 to play my DVDs, I don't need to have another machine hooked up or worry about video swit-

    DISC READ ERROR

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