I know that a lot of people like the PS2 but I think it needs to pack its things and get out of here. Why?

Well, the PS2 is the best selling game console of all time with about(Estamated) 138 Million sold! That is insane but it still has to go.

The PS2 came out in 2000 and it is now December 2009 and in 2010 will become 10 years old. The PS2 is still selling new at a price of about $100. The PS3 which came out in 2006 has had no luck in the past with reaching PS2 sales. With the new PS3 slim out and the recent price cut to $300 has gave the PS3 more hope. The PS3 stands at about 27 Million in last place of the gen and not even close to what PS2 was at during this time. In my opinion the PS2 hasn't helped and is only slowing the PS3 down. With the $100 PS2 still on the market why would many even want to get a PS3? Not only is the PS2 still around but it is also still geting games and is being well supported. With the recent numbers the PS3 has been getting I can't help but think has PS3 done all its can? With Black Friday numbers of 440K-550K I think the PS3 is ready to take on this gen and the older brother is just getting in the way. In my opinion with the PS2 out of the way the PS3 could pass the 360 way faster then anyone thinks it can. If you think about it Sony has been around for a while and won both gens in the past by far. Could those 138 Million people switch to the wii and 360? The answer is no. Many Sony fans(Probably over 20 Million) have yet to switch over to a PS3 or other console this gen. why? It is simple the PS2 is still being supported and people feel that they are still able to get new games so why bother. I think that Sony should discontinue the PS2 before summer 2010. Not only discontinue it but also not support it anymore.

What do you think? Should Sony ditch the PS2 in order to bring in new PS3 owners?

I don't think it is holding the PS3 back in any way. As long as Sony are making a profit from it, it should and will be on the market.

lol dumb thread... it needs to go when peoople stop buying it... sony are still officially launching them in places that never had the option too.

They'll phase out the ps2 out when it stops selling. It's currently selling about 60k a week, amazing for such an old system.

No.

As you pointed out it is still being well supported. With an install base of 138million it is a very popular brand, Sony would risk alienating people from the Sony Playstation brand if it was to drop the PS2.

I don't see it as any kind of hindrance to the PS3; I see it as supporting the PS3 by still allowing access to the Playstation brand to a wider audience. It's not like the PS2 is a direct competitor to the PS3 as they don't receive the same games, the PS3 has online functionality, they have a wide price disparity, they are not the same generation and the PS2 lacks dozens of features available in the PS3.

If people wanted a current gen console they would buy a current gen console. If people want a PS3, they wouldn't buy a PS2.

It's still selling, so no.

PS2 sales = profit

PS3 sales = loss

generations will come and go and you will see the ps2 still selling...that ain't no 10 year system more like 100 :/

Not kidding, but I saw someone buy 7 PS2's at Best Buy last week. I was like wtf... it was all they had also.

Also, there are some people out there in poverty wanting to buy a new console. They most likely haven't gotten a console and PS2 is the cheapest one they can afford, especially the games.

And also, people would want a DVD player + game console if they haven't had it yet.

I predict that buy this time next year,Sony will discontinue the ps2. The ps2 has had a good run!!!!!!