History To Repeat Itself With PS3?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Friday November 10, 2006 @09:06AM 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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Simple Answers to Slashdot Questions by vought · 2006-11-10 09:29 · Score: 5, Funny

History To Repeat Itself With PS3?

No.

This has been another episode of Simple Answers to Slashdot Questions.
Playing DVDs on the PS2 is very nice! by MS-06FZ · 2006-11-10 10:22 · 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-

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