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DerNebel on 19 June 2014
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padib said:
DerNebel said:
padib said:

No, the games that made the PS2 great might still be on PS3/4 but they are not selling anything like they were before Sly R&C and Co.

Those are not the games that made the PS2 big.

Let's look at the numbers instead of posting our opinions:

Pos Game Platform Year Genre Publisher North America Europe Japan Rest of World Global
1 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas PS2 2004 Action Take-Two Interactive 9.43 0.40 0.41 10.57 20.81
2 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City PS2 2002 Action Take-Two Interactive 8.41 5.49 0.47 1.78 16.15
3 Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec PS2 2001 Racing Sony Computer Entertainment 6.85 5.09 1.87 1.16 14.98
4 Grand Theft Auto III PS2 2001 Action Take-Two Interactive 6.99 4.51 0.30 1.30 13.10
5 Gran Turismo 4 PS2 2004 Racing Sony Computer Entertainment 3.01 0.01 1.10 7.53 11.66
6 Final Fantasy X PS2 2001 Role-Playing Sony Computer Entertainment 2.91 2.07 2.73 0.33 8.05
7 Need for Speed Underground PS2 2003 Racing Electronic Arts 3.27 2.83 0.08 1.02 7.20
8 Need for Speed Underground 2 PS2 2004 Racing Electronic Arts 2.71 3.02 0.08 1.09 6.90
9 Medal of Honor: Frontline PS2 2002 Shooter Electronic Arts 2.93 2.75 0.17 0.99 6.83
10 Kingdom Hearts PS2 2002 Role-Playing Sony Computer Entertainment 3.64 1.20 1.49 0.07 6.40
11 Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty PS2 2001 Action Konami Digital Entertainment 2.45 2.01 0.87 0.72 6.05
12 Final Fantasy XII PS2 2006 Role-Playing Square Enix 1.88 0.00 2.33 1.74 5.95
13 Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex PS2 2001 Platform Universal Interactive 2.07 2.29 0.24 0.82 5.42
14 Final Fantasy X-2 PS2 2003 Role-Playing Electronic Arts 1.92 1.08 2.11 0.17 5.29
15 Madden NFL 2004 PS2 N/A Sports Electronic Arts 4.26 0.26 0.01 0.71 5.23
16 Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King PS2 2004 Role-Playing Square Enix 0.65 0.75 3.61 0.20 5.21
17 Medal of Honor: Rising Sun PS2 2003 Shooter Electronic Arts 1.98 2.23 0.13 0.80 5.13
18 Guitar Hero II PS2 2006 Misc RedOctane 3.81 0.63 0.00 0.68 5.12
19 Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock PS2 2007 Misc Activision 3.49 0.01 0.01 1.48 4.98
20 Madden NFL 06 PS2 2005 Sports Electronic Arts 3.98 0.26 0.01 0.66 4.91
21 The Simpsons: Hit & Run PS2 2003 Racing Vivendi Games 1.73 2.19 0.00 0.79 4.70
22 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers PS2 2002 Action Electronic Arts 1.94 1.95 0.08 0.70 4.67
23 Madden NFL 2005 PS2 2004 Sports Electronic Arts 4.18 0.26 0.01 0.08 4.53
24 Madden NFL 07 PS2 2006 Sports Electronic Arts 3.63 0.24 0.01 0.61 4.49
25 Spider-Man: The Movie PS2 2002 Action Activision 2.71 1.51 0.03 0.23 4.48

Sure, I cede that GTA was an explosive series on the PS2. However, it's 1 franchise. All the others are

Gran Turismo -> A driving simulator (non-violent)
FFX -> a JRPG
Need for Speed -> A driving arcade (non-violent)
Medal of honor -> 1 point for you
Kingdom Hearts -> A disney JRPG
Metal Gear -> Not desired for its violence but its depth (half point for you)
FF
Crash
Madden
Dragon Quest
Guitar Hero
Simpsons
Spider Man

Lots of JRPG, Music, Arcade and Family games.

You ready for the PS3 list? LOL

When did I ever say anything about violence? The point is that the games from back then still exist if there is still an audience for them and those that don't have an audience anymore disappeared and got replaced by others. Gta, GT, FF, MGS and more than likely KH are still huge or at least very big and others like Cod, AC or Fifa came and/or got huge in the last years. Both Sony and MS will achieve variety on their systems and will have more then enough different games to cater to the majority of the gaming community.

If there is one of the big 3 that is driven in a corner regarding their audience then it's Nintendo, cause their audience consists of one group right now: the Nintendo fans.