Your unpopular/controversial gaming opinions

[theRepublic]

h2ohno said:

theRepublic said:

I have a similar theory about the Playstation 2.  Obviously, they sold a ton of both hardware and software.  I just think the hardware totals are pumped up a bit by people rebuying the console a second time.  So many people had problems with the Disc Read Error or some just wanted to upgrade to the slim model.  It is anecdotal, but a lot of people I know ended up buying at least two versions of the PS2.

How much is it pumped up?  No idea.  Maybe 10 or 20% higher than the actuall install base was?  Maybe more?  I just think there were a lot more re-purchases for the PS2 than either the original Xbox or Gamecube.

Most really successful consoles probably had a lot of double dippers.  Gameboy to Gamboy Color.  GBA to GBA SP.  DS to DSLite and DSi.  The same is probably true for all Playstation models exept the Vita, and for the Xbox 360.

Yeah, I think it is an even bigger problem for handhelds.  Those seem to get tons of revisions, and it is much more likely for there to be more than one in a single household.

If I had to guess, I think it is the PS2 that has the most re-purchases for any home console though.