Comment Re:Call him Monkey Boy all you want (Score 1) 616
The PS2 did have the valuable advantage of a large stable of PS1 games that it could play. The XBox was starting out of the gate and had a long way to catch up. The PS2 also had a large existing fanbase that would automatically upgrade from their PS1. It's more likely those advantages superseded any inherent difficulty in programming its games.
And don't forget, gamers don't care how hard it is to develop games, they just want to play them.