Could someone explain it to me ? (Ps2 sales)

[archer9234]

veritaz said:

archer9234 said:

veritaz said:

 wouldn't that mean software sales should have been lower then? People buying it for a DVD player doesn't explain almost 1.7 billion games sold. 

 

Another factor is the XB and GC were not taking game sales away from the PS2. Microsoft in those days didn't money hat huge games. And Nintendo was in the dump. Plus, no DLC, no online store. Everything was physical only. Out of all my friends in high school (30 people that gamed), I was the sole person who didn't own a PS2. Not to mention how many times the system broke. The fat models were really badly made. I know one firend who had to buy 3 fats till it stopped breaking.

Everything you're saying is just leading back to dvd not being a major factor, but the games were. That's the only logical explanation for so much game sales. 

I'm trying to justify both. Huge console sales by the DVD playback. Plus, boosted by it breaking a lot. Huge software sales: because of the lack of compition from baby microsoft. screwed up Nintendo, and Sega dying off one year before. Made the PS2 the perfect storm system.