a huge blow for gaming

royllsroyce · 31-12-2012, 12:29

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20875176

biggebruv · 31-12-2012, 12:35

Ah il live i did love my ps2 alot ALOT but tech is always moving forward

NorfolkBoy1 · 31-12-2012, 12:48

Not really a blow, just a landmark, but what a run it's had! For any piece of technology to have been in production for near-on 13 years is incredible. The fact that the system was supported with software for almost all of that time is even more remarkable.

Incidentally, all iterations combined, more Playstations have been sold than iPhones. It's an odd comparison I know but it's easy to forget just how influential the platform has been (especially when so many people like to throw proverbial s*** at it on the internet).

Incidentally, and apropos of nothing, my beermat-maths from a quick browse of Wikipedia has Nintendo on about 280m units of five home-consoles since the NES, compared to Playstation's 320m units of three consoles.

Titan9 · 31-12-2012, 12:54

PS2, a true gaming legend.

TheG-Man · 31-12-2012, 13:23

Godbye old friend

2Dshmuplover · 31-12-2012, 13:32

How is this a huge blow for gaming? This is the most common games machine on the face of the earth. Everyone and their nan has one.

NorfolkBoy1 · 31-12-2012, 13:37

^^^see what I mean? I can almost smell the contempt from across the county.

blitzben85 · 31-12-2012, 14:28

A huge blow for gaming is if consoles became illegal

I had some great times on the PS2 and remember when i picked up my first one. It was a GTA III console bundle and my dad had to come with me as they wouldn't sell the 18 rated game to me.

thomas2400 · 31-12-2012, 14:44

I still remember the days of taking over Vice City, taking out the God of War, saving the world in FFX (we'll almost saving the world) and so many other classic moments

In my opinion though PS3 has surpassed the PS2 in so many ways with games such as uncharted, the mass effect games, heavy rain and numerous other games that just wouldn't of been possible on PS2, so this feels more like finding out about a distant friend you haven't spoken to in years passing, for a moment you feel sadness and then you just move on

Matt D · 31-12-2012, 14:58

How is this a huge blow for gaming?

I didn't realise Sony still even made it, and I'm surprised it wasn't killed off long ago. We've had the PS3 for five years!

Fio Montoya · 31-12-2012, 15:32

The PS1 and 2 were fantastic. And the games developed for them were wonderful. The scope and imagination is not rivalled by today's curent crop, who have mostly decided that shoot 'em ups are the only way to go, so we have those and not much else. And each one goes on and on, with endless sequels and then of course prequels. The whole gaming industry has become so big budget now that I don't think developers can risk bringing out something new that might not create much return. So I really miss the earlier days.

MartinImber · 31-12-2012, 15:49

We have 7 Playstation games machines here, 6 in use (1 is a 2xYLOD don't dare to use it anymore after transfering to 320GB Slim)

2Dshmuplover · 31-12-2012, 16:13

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Originally Posted by NorfolkBoy1

^^^see what I mean? I can almost smell the contempt from across the county.

Heh, no contempt. I have some great memories of the PS2, in fact I love the little machine. Just pointing out the fact it's as common as muck and quite obviously not a huge blow for gaming.

Grouty · 31-12-2012, 16:50

Didn't know they were still making it tbh, thought they'd stopped eons ago

fastest finger · 31-12-2012, 16:55

Over reaction much? They've only ended production for Japan. It will still be made for, and sold in, other parts of the world.

For example, the PS2 only launched in Brazil in 2009 for a whopping $460. Selling new consoles in that sort of economy is unfeasible, so it is going to be sold in countries like that for some time yet.

seanf · 31-12-2012, 16:57

How can anyone think this is a huge blow for gaming?
Op you do know what year it is dont you?
I thought the ps 4 or xbox 720 was going to be delayed by several years or ea had bought out all games companies. Ps2 ending production is insignificant to gaming.

SimonB79 · 31-12-2012, 17:34

the only thing i remember about the ps2 was the diskdrive constantly conking out ... they were almost as unreliable as the xbox360.

(i must have had 3 or 4 of the bloody things)

chopoff · 31-12-2012, 18:41

Who doesn't love a huge blow ey!

Interesting point they make about the PS4 though. I do wonder if they shall be using the production space for the PS4!

dmuk · 31-12-2012, 19:18

Really don't see what the fuss was/is about, some great games but usually every console has it's great games.

Trsvis_Bickle · 01-01-2013, 04:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by SimonB79

the only thing i remember about the ps2 was the diskdrive constantly conking out ... they were almost as unreliable as the xbox360.

(i must have had 3 or 4 of the bloody things)

Really? I wasn't aware of that. I've had my PS2 for over 12 years and it's never broken down, despite heavy use. My daughter still buys games for it and plays them.

A great bit of kit. The same can't be said for my Xbox 360 which didn't last even a quarter of that time before needing major repairs.

SimonB79 · 01-01-2013, 09:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trsvis_Bickle

Really? I wasn't aware of that. I've had my PS2 for over 12 years and it's never broken down, despite heavy use. My daughter still buys games for it and plays them.

A great bit of kit. The same can't be said for my Xbox 360 which didn't last even a quarter of that time before needing major repairs.

Yep ... The PS2 was notorious for having a crap DVD drive ... It truly was the 360 of the day.

NorfolkBoy1 · 01-01-2013, 12:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by SimonB79

Yep ... The PS2 was notorious for having a crap DVD drive ... It truly was the 360 of the day.

That's going a bit far, some of the drives crapped out eventually but not to the extent Sony had to admit an inherent fault and extend all warranties.

-GONZO- · 01-01-2013, 12:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2Dshmuplover

How is this a huge blow for gaming? This is the most common games machine on the face of the earth. Everyone and their nan has one.

I never had one and its a pretty well known fact that Nans didn't have consoles until the Wii came along

mred2000 · 01-01-2013, 12:43

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Originally Posted by -GONZO-

...and its a pretty well known fact that Nans didn't have consoles until the Wii came along

Nope... Various Nans were filmed playing stuff like Lemmings and Sonic in the 90's on GamesMaster. Think it even made BBC news... Old Folk Play Video Games, Shock! Horror!

Aspartame · 01-01-2013, 12:54

Blow for gaming? No, this is progress.

Be honest, when was the last time anyone posting here actually played a game on their PS2?

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biggebruv Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Dublin,Ireland Services: NTheLL Digital Posts: 6,103	Ah il live i did love my ps2 alot ALOT but tech is always moving forward

31-12-2012, 12:48	#3
NorfolkBoy1 Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Norwich Services: PSN id: Richieboy. Posts: 3,539	Not really a blow, just a landmark, but what a run it's had! For any piece of technology to have been in production for near-on 13 years is incredible. The fact that the system was supported with software for almost all of that time is even more remarkable. Incidentally, all iterations combined, more Playstations have been sold than iPhones. It's an odd comparison I know but it's easy to forget just how influential the platform has been (especially when so many people like to throw proverbial s*** at it on the internet). Incidentally, and apropos of nothing, my beermat-maths from a quick browse of Wikipedia has Nintendo on about 280m units of five home-consoles since the NES, compared to Playstation's 320m units of three consoles.

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Titan9 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: East London Services: Sky+HD, PS3 Posts: 859	PS2, a true gaming legend.

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TheG-Man Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Z'ha'dum Services: what do you want? Posts: 715	Godbye old friend

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2Dshmuplover Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Norfolk UK Services: Wii, N64, 3DS, 360 Samsung A656, Sony Wega Posts: 5,878	How is this a huge blow for gaming? This is the most common games machine on the face of the earth. Everyone and their nan has one.

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NorfolkBoy1 Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Norwich Services: PSN id: Richieboy. Posts: 3,539	^^^see what I mean? I can almost smell the contempt from across the county.

31-12-2012, 14:28	#8
blitzben85 Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sheffield, South Yorkshire Services: XBOX 360, Giff Gaff, Sky+ & Sky Broadband Posts: 877	A huge blow for gaming is if consoles became illegal I had some great times on the PS2 and remember when i picked up my first one. It was a GTA III console bundle and my dad had to come with me as they wouldn't sell the 18 rated game to me.

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thomas2400 Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 1,651	I still remember the days of taking over Vice City, taking out the God of War, saving the world in FFX (we'll almost saving the world) and so many other classic moments In my opinion though PS3 has surpassed the PS2 in so many ways with games such as uncharted, the mass effect games, heavy rain and numerous other games that just wouldn't of been possible on PS2, so this feels more like finding out about a distant friend you haven't spoken to in years passing, for a moment you feel sadness and then you just move on

31-12-2012, 14:58	#10
Matt D Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Cambridge Services: Sky+HD, Sky Fibre Unlimited, Xbox 360, PS3 Posts: 9,422	How is this a huge blow for gaming? I didn't realise Sony still even made it, and I'm surprised it wasn't killed off long ago. We've had the PS3 for five years!

31-12-2012, 15:32	#11
Fio Montoya Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 6,265	The PS1 and 2 were fantastic. And the games developed for them were wonderful. The scope and imagination is not rivalled by today's curent crop, who have mostly decided that shoot 'em ups are the only way to go, so we have those and not much else. And each one goes on and on, with endless sequels and then of course prequels. The whole gaming industry has become so big budget now that I don't think developers can risk bringing out something new that might not create much return. So I really miss the earlier days.

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MartinImber Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Services: Sony KDL46W4500 and 2 was 3 PVRs PS3 Posts: 4,560	We have 7 Playstation games machines here, 6 in use (1 is a 2xYLOD don't dare to use it anymore after transfering to 320GB Slim)

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Grouty Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Ma Hoose Services: O2 BB, Freesat HD and Freeview HD Posts: 6,005	Didn't know they were still making it tbh, thought they'd stopped eons ago

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fastest finger Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Heart of England. Services: Sky3D,BT BB, Samsung 3DTV,Yamaha 5.1, PS3,PSVita,XBox360,DS,Wii, DHD, iPad3 Posts: 3,804	Over reaction much? They've only ended production for Japan. It will still be made for, and sold in, other parts of the world. For example, the PS2 only launched in Brazil in 2009 for a whopping $460. Selling new consoles in that sort of economy is unfeasible, so it is going to be sold in countries like that for some time yet.

31-12-2012, 16:57	#16
seanf Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 577	How can anyone think this is a huge blow for gaming? Op you do know what year it is dont you? I thought the ps 4 or xbox 720 was going to be delayed by several years or ea had bought out all games companies. Ps2 ending production is insignificant to gaming.

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SimonB79 Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Services: PS3, XBox360, WiiU, PSVita, 3DS etc Posts: 476	the only thing i remember about the ps2 was the diskdrive constantly conking out ... they were almost as unreliable as the xbox360. (i must have had 3 or 4 of the bloody things)

31-12-2012, 18:41	#18
chopoff Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2,199	Who doesn't love a huge blow ey! Interesting point they make about the PS4 though. I do wonder if they shall be using the production space for the PS4!

31-12-2012, 19:18	#19
dmuk Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,568	Really don't see what the fuss was/is about, some great games but usually every console has it's great games.

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Aspartame Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Greenock, Scotland Services: Sky+ HD, BT Total Broadband, pie. Posts: 8,973	Blow for gaming? No, this is progress. Be honest, when was the last time anyone posting here actually played a game on their PS2?

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