PS2 still a contender in the console wars

by Scott Jon Siegel { Oct 16th 2007 at 1:56PM }

Believe it or not, the seven-year-old Playstation 2 is still alive and kicking, vying for consumer dollars this holiday season alongside the Wii, Xbox 360, and big brother PS3. COO of Crave Entertainment Rob Dyer told GamesIndustry.biz that the holiday market consists of four consoles and two portables, predicting that his company will profit most from software sold for the PS2, Wii, and handhelds this season.

Indeed, the PS2 continues to be supported by stellar software, from sports titles like Madden 2008, to fantasy titles like Odin Sphere and Persona 3, to big-budget phenomena like the upcoming Guitar Hero III. With software sales predictions listing PS2 as a close fourth this past month, it looks like maybe the head of Sega wasn't so crazy after all.

Tags: ps2, sony

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

opifex @ Oct 16th 2007 1:59PM

that photoshop sucks

Spakkenkhrist @ Oct 16th 2007 2:07PM

You make me hate the internet.

Korova @ Oct 16th 2007 2:31PM

so did the acting in the movie

Scott Jon Siegel @ Oct 16th 2007 2:44PM

Thanks, I did it myself! :p

Word of the street(IDF-Digital Ruler). @ Oct 16th 2007 2:08PM

No wonder PS2 games are dirt cheap,Shadow of the colossus for just 10 bucks,God of war for 15$,MK:D for 20$,Resident evil 4 platinum for 30$,Final Fanatsy X-2 for 20$ the sad thing is that I bought GTA:SA instead,yeah I regret that big time.

Jon @ Oct 16th 2007 2:13PM

That is the wonderful thing about the PS2. Because many people are trading in their PS2 games for next-gen there are many quality used PS2 games on the market.

ruibing @ Oct 16th 2007 4:16PM

For the best RPGs on consoles, we still to go to the PS2 list of games. They have releases of Shadow Hearts, FF, Disgaea, Dragon Quest, Suikoden, Xenosaga, and more. They look good, play well, and are cheap (even if on eBay).

xXFenixKnight13Xx @ Oct 16th 2007 2:13PM

Ok..........my PS2 has a THICK layer of dust on it, am I alone on this one??

T3H WICKERMAN (FDF) @ Oct 16th 2007 2:16PM

Im not the only one with a "thick layer". sorry.

Word of the street(IDF-Digital Ruler). @ Oct 16th 2007 2:17PM

I blame the XB360 Halo 3 in Legendary takes a lot of time and I'm playing Viva piñata again.The next week I pick the Orange Box and someday I might finish Oblivion.

Also the Ds and the new PSP,I have been playing Phantom Hourglass and Tag force 2 all morning.

3cubed minus 3squared plus1 @ Oct 16th 2007 2:37PM

My PS2 is sitting inside a shoe box.
It had a good run and I might take it out when FFXII goes down on price.

blooh (CDF - Nipple Ring) @ Oct 16th 2007 5:09PM

save your money, ff12 wasn't that good. i even got it for free

Tahiri @ Oct 17th 2007 4:00AM

My PS2 was replaced by a PS3. Haven't used the PS2 in a year. Though my PS3 gets used daily

NATO_Duke @ Oct 16th 2007 2:15PM

That a boy PS2 - you show those young whipper-snapper consoles how its done!

plyx @ Oct 16th 2007 2:17PM

And everyone wonders why Sony's been dragging it's feet with the PS3.

Timo710 @ Oct 16th 2007 2:17PM

Well... I actually am one of those gamecube-owners who thought he got fucked.... The PS2 had a way better run and is still running. I mean, People with a PS2 have still a lot of good game they didn't even have the time to play.

borland502 (SDF - Macross Ring) @ Oct 16th 2007 2:44PM

"People with a PS2 have still a lot of good game they didn't even have the time to play."

Don't I know it. There is still a backlog of more than seven games that I want to play on the thing. I'm in the middle of Rouge Galaxy right now.

FidliousWong @ Oct 16th 2007 2:21PM

I'm still buying PS2 games on a regular basis. Hell, I got a domestic and japanese console and both get love regularly.

Word of the street(IDF-Digital Ruler). @ Oct 16th 2007 3:05PM

You need to play Zombies Vs Ambulance,just classic

Zach @ Oct 16th 2007 2:27PM

They'll make the most money off of Wii software? Apparently they haven't seen the software attach rate numbers.

BananaBoat @ Oct 16th 2007 2:27PM

For the sake of the PS3 going forward, it might be time to stop production of the PS2. It seems like people are buying PS2's instead of PS3's, for the sake of a TON more games on the market, and for the much lower bargain-basement price. If Sony isn't it's own worst enemy, then it's probably damn near close to the top.

Psaakyrn @ Oct 16th 2007 11:03PM

Won't work well unless Sony makes the 40GB PS3 properly compatable.

Kamall @ Oct 16th 2007 2:29PM

See, this is what they meant by a 10 year cycle for the PS3, they'll have another system out way before that, but the PS3 will still be supported long after that hopefully, unlike the Xbox, Microsoft, cough cough.

Plaid Ninja @ Oct 16th 2007 2:29PM

If that's really the case then no software company should be bitching about the ability to make good games for the Wii. If a company can make a great game for the PS2 they should be able to for the Wii. Oh well.

Still, this just goes to show how bad of an idea it is to remove backwards compatibility from the PS3.

ThornedVenom @ Oct 16th 2007 2:30PM

It's been said before, but I'll say it again: the PS2 is the REAL Sony console with a 10-year life cycle. ;)

WiNG @ Oct 16th 2007 2:45PM

You guys forgot to mention 5 consoles this season:

DREAMCAST

mfed3 @ Oct 16th 2007 3:14PM

yes because ps2 is for poor people. doesnt count anymore tho its just for old throwaway shit games. and dont tell me "but god of war.." no, it blows. button mashing trash.

FOXHOUND @ Oct 16th 2007 3:55PM

-1

Phranctoast @ Oct 16th 2007 4:54PM

And a new twisted metal is coming out in December!

Blast Processing Megadrive @ Oct 16th 2007 3:34PM

I love this picture. It's pretty amusing.

I wonder how long until PS2 officially "dies." It still sells pretty well after all these years, and has a great library of games. Some of which are still on retailer shelves, even!

Agent4187 @ Oct 16th 2007 3:40PM

God, I hate Crave. They must have one of the worst track records in the industry, and I seriously could care less about what anybody from that company would say about gameing.

ch82 @ Oct 16th 2007 3:58PM

My ps2 gets a lot more play then the wii.
RPGS take forever to beat. I've got wild arms, persona and even grandia sitting on the shelf still wrapped waiting to play. Second hand game are pretty cheap but EB game still wants to charge 50 bucks for a used copy of Altier Iris (because it is "rare")

I hate the term "Hardcore Gamer" @ Oct 16th 2007 4:33PM

This could have been the Dreamcast. The orignal Xbox could have lasted a little longer too and the Gamecube.

IMO

I hate the term "Hardcore Gamer" @ Oct 16th 2007 4:34PM

I mean "original"

fester @ Oct 16th 2007 4:53PM

Just in case nobody has noticed; the PS2 is also morphing hit games from the PSP as well-Syphon Filter DARK MIRROR for one [n-i-i-i-ce game!]. If they can keep it the same without loading crapshit gimmickry on it-it'll outlive dino dung [er, twice].

NintendoFanbot @ Oct 16th 2007 6:12PM

PS2 IS NOT ROCKY

PS2 IS NOT ROCKY

PS2 IS NOT ROCKY

Wii is Rocky.

Everyone keeps saying "It can't win!".

Rubang B (NDF - Heart) @ Oct 16th 2007 10:13PM

Yeah, since when was PS2 the underdog? PS2 sold more than any other console ever. It is the cruel tyrant trying to pass the crown down to the PS3 while the Wii swooped out of the sky and stole the whole kingdom.

Tahiri @ Oct 17th 2007 3:52AM

Oh STFU fanboy. It's just a picture

Ethan @ Oct 16th 2007 6:16PM

Isn't this because Crave makes the kind of shitty games that only sell on ps2?

I'll be interested to see what happens come Christmas, though. I can't hazard a guess, but I'll be interested to see how and why the top is reached, and of course this Christmas is critical.

waynski1457 @ Oct 16th 2007 6:18PM

i always feel bad for never getting one a ps2, but i never liked the system. thats mostly because it was always the system that all the "non-gamers" had (and i went to an urban school where everyone had one, so that was a turn off). and now that i have a wii (had it since launch) 360 and theyre getting that press, im feeling icky. on the plus side, i do want a ps3.