History To Repeat Itself With PS3?

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.

summary:

[Anonymous Coward]

same games, better graphics, pay us again

Re:The Other side of the coin

[MaXiMiUS]

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

Re:Wrong?

[Control Group]

Er...I'm pretty sure Live is an online service, and I'm reasonably certain the 360 has it. At least I hope it does, becaause I'm paying $50/yr for it.

Re:Online service? Don't forget to get the update!

[Control Group]

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

History To Repeat Itself?

[Rik Sweeney]

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

Simple Answers to Slashdot Questions

[vought]

History To Repeat Itself With PS3?

No.

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

Re:The Other side of the coin

[fistfullast33l]

$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!

Who writes these, 12 year olds?

[Inoshiro]

" This one costed $300."

The past tense of cost is cost. You sound like a retard or an elementary school child when you write it in a "real" article. This is the first line, too! Do they not hire editors at 1up?

Playing DVDs on the PS2 is very nice!

[MS-06FZ]

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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