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CaptainExplosion said:
Norion said:

How is a console that sold over 1.5 billion software units a "glorified cheap DVD player"? The only way this comment makes any sense is if the PS2's attach rate was relatively low but it isn't low at all. It's higher than most consoles at nearly 10.

I'm saying it only sold so well not because of the quality of it's software but because it doubled as a more affordable DVD player.

I mean the comment you replied to made it clear this was a big factor in just one place for just its first year. The DVD player aspect made way less of a difference after that since the cheapest DVD players quickly became a lot cheaper than the PS2 so it wasn't long till the PS2 was an expensive DVD player considering by 2003 it was possible to get one for less than $50. Also the 2nd paragraph went into how good its software line-up was in its first year in the west due to the staggered launch.