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In Japan, PlayStation 2 Ends a 12-Year Run

Posted by timothy on from the old-enough-for-comics dept.

The PlayStation 3 may have overshadowed it technically, but the PlayStation 2 has seniority. Now, the PS2 is being retired in Japan after nearly 13 years. That doesn't mean the games have stopped: "To this day, developers have continued to release games on the platform due to its enduring popularity, with the last title in Japan, Final Fantasy XI: Seekers of Adoulin, due out in March this year."

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  1. The Ignorance...It Burns by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Boggle.

    "It didn't matter that it had underpowered hardware that was known for pain a pain in the arse to develop for"

    LOL! What delusional and rambling fanboy post would be complete without that tired old Dreamcast era bullshit being parroted.

    "As it is, when the PS3 launched, it was too expensive"

    The PS3 while 200 dollars more expensive than the Xbxo 360 outsold it easily in its first year and has continued to do so every single it has been on the market.

    "Sony's ability to lock down what were, at the time, some of the biggest and most important franchises in the world to its console; Final Fantasy, Gran Turismo and Metal Gear Solid"

    Are you fucking serious? Gran Turismo is a Sony first party title. The Metal Gear Solid franchise was never a Sony exclusive franchise. And after the disastrous Square and Enix pairing Sony had absolutely no need or desire to waste effort or money on exclusives from them. And looking back at the garbage Square Enix has put out this gen it is obvious Sony made a wise choice.

    "These days, of course, all of the really big name franchises are cross-platform"

    Are you really this fucking delusional???

    This gen has been absolutely DOMINATED by first party exclusive titles. Nintendo's first party titles like Wii Sports and others have crushed any and all multiplatform titles by a gigantic margin. While Sony's first party developer line up has grown significantly this gen and dwarfed Microsoft's multiplatform dominated lineup.

    "Forza (the 360's superior reflection of Gran Turismo) "

    LOL, just LOL...

  2. Re:Titan of its generation (and replaced too early by loufoque · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    The Xbox 360 has clearly been dominating this generation, just like the PS2 did.