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Shatts said:

Fight-the-Streets said:

I think one other reason why the PS2 was so successful is that it was the first console generation where graphics looked impressive even to those who laughed at games so far and declared them as kids' stuff. For the first time, console games looked graphically on par with arcade games with impressive special effects and clear voice output. Therefore, many adult former non-gamers bought a PS2 just because they were impressed by the graphics and the games actually looked like adult entertainment. Of course, the Dreamcast was the first of this graphically impressive generation but non-gamers didn't noticed this console.

I mean that too, but a lot of people bought the PS2 back then for the dvd player alone. 

Another factor is that back then PC gaming was awkwardly painful and PC ports were often horrible. Therefore, most PC gamers had an absolute need for a console, the PS2 was an obvious choice.