PS2 the biggest thing since TV

[happydolphin]

torok said:

happydolphin said:
His point about DVD wasn't cutting edge, it was media functionality. DVDs were just more practical in every way than VHS.

So I gotta say no to that.

DVD was an increase in video and audio quality. And by that time, DVD players weren't common in Japan, so PS2 introduced the DVD for many people.

The most important part of your post is the second, because we know that the DVD wasn't particularly cutting edge, it was just incredibly more practical. And yeah, bringing that to the masses was largely thanks to the PS2, I agree.

The increase in video and audio quality was important, but not as important as people put emphasis on video and audio quality today (a bit crazily if I may say so).

The point he was making was that the PS2 was a neat console for its time, it brought media playback and all. I mentioned as a reply Netflix, but you're both right to say that media capability is now considered de facto, whereas in the PS2's time, it wasn't.

So I concede the point.