Grading the Sixth and Seventh Console Generations

GameDaily has up an article grading the current and next-gen consoles on their past and (apparently) future performance. Ratings come with an explanation, which is good because some of them seem just a bid dodgey. Only a B+ for the PS2? Really? From the article: "Considering the competition, the PS2's $129.99 price tag seems downright diminutive. The slim PS2 comes sans fan (meaning potential overheating for long-winded players) but the compact design makes it a must-have for anyone with limited space in the entertainment center. The DualShock 2 is arguably one of the best game controllers of all time and extras can be snapped up for a mere $20 for head-to-head or online multiplayer action." The Aeropause blog has a follow up on the ratings, giving you another perspective on the same consoles.

Fluff Piece.

[Crasty]

You can't grade something that hasn't been released. The Dreamcast was an awesome system before game support for it tanked. How would you have graded it before, and after?

Wow, talk about weak articles.

[kinglink]

B+ for the Ps2, A for 360, A- for Wii, B+ for PS3, A for DS, B for PSP, C for Gamecube, D for Xbox????

It seems like as long as it's next gen you get a B+ and if it's this gen if it's sony you get a B+?

This isn't "Grading" This is "which should I buy for christmas" and the answer they give? any of them. Seriously this isn't a fluff piece, this is enuff piece. A article that is written with just "enuff" to count as an article. No one fails on it, no one wins. It's just "buy what ever you were going to buy in the first place". Personally I'd probably have graded it as follows, remember this is for a new system.

B for PS2, A- for 360, B for Wii, D for PS3, F for Gamecube, D for Xbox, B for DS, B for PSP (only because it plays music)

Re:Both Final Fantasy and XIII run on PS2

[Anonymous Coward]

Um - Final Fantasy XIII (13) is for PS3 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_fantasy_xiii). The link you have is for an entirely different game called XIII (Thirteen). FF13 Was originally slated for PS2 but Square later announced that it would be released on the Playstation 3.