Hmm, hardware wise, the PS3 has a lot less problems than PS2. And the only flaw at this point is the price, and possibly, for some, BC and lack of "must have" titles.

Yeah, people seem to have forgotten this fairly quickly, but the PS2 had hardware issues on par with the RROD on the 360.  I had to purchase 3 PS2s myself.  The PS3 on the other hand is arguably the best piece of hardware from a reliability standpoint this generation. 

The Wii is probably pretty close too, but either way it doesn't have the major issues the PS2 did.  I think that's one of its greatest strengths.  I just wish they had kept backwards compatability, because a PS3 with backwards compatability was a reliable PS2!

well thats because sony shipped muc less then ninty did

Wow some people freaking out. The only problem I have is that the creator fails to mention the circumstances of why the sales are even remotely similar. As I said if it helps you sleep at night knowing you can do unfair comparisons to even put PS3 on PS2's level then be my guest.

PS2 had shortages, but had NO competitors for almost all 2001 + price was 299$ for whole year.
PS3 had NO shortages, but will have competitors for whole 2008 + price for now 399$-499$.
FAIR enough.
+ other 2 reasons in bold, which you can read in my previous post on this page.

CrazzyMan I post where I please. Last time I checked you aren't ioi nor any sort of mod. I have posted nothing in this thread that was derogatory of Sony. I simply pointed out the issues with your posting style. I could explain 100 times why 2+2=5 but it would matter because 2+2=4 not 5. Supporting a point of view with misconstrued, out of context, or just plain inaccurate facts negates the merit of the argument. If you want to continue to make a mockery of yourself like Pachter, be my guest. At least he gets paid to make a fool of himself.  

3rd week UPDATE:

PS2 January 21th - PS3 January 20th
USA - 60k <> USA - 48k
Japan - 26k <> Japan - 33k
Others - 50k <> Others - 62k
Total - 136k <> Total - 142k
No new releases. Week after Resistance 2 scans + week of new FFXIII/v scans. Uncharted made 1 mln. =)
PS2 vs PS3 = +55k.

Keep the thread alive Crazzyman. You're getting better and are making more sense by the day! As long as you/we steer away from insults and crazy claims, this could be a valuable and informative thread throughout the year!

Oh, I didn't. I had to call Sony and beg for them to repair it. They were cold at first "This repair would normally cost $100 plus shipping ..." but they backtracked ... "but we will waive that fee." The thing is ... there weren't Web sites like this, or consumerist.com or even digg.com in full effect. Yeah, Sony had the disk read error which was as bad as the RROD. Back then, though, the media didn't care about a video game console with problems. It's funny how folks are praising the same company that last time around had the unreliable console.

Great point, Naznatips! 

As far as i remember, Sony repaired those lens problem within 0,5-1 year since western launch.
x360 already for over 2 years STILL has RROD. And even new models have 10% of failure. All together, its still over 20%. Even after summer 2008, there is no guarantee, that M$ will rid of RROD problem with new model.