No they shouldn't kill the ps2. They should cut the price of this console. In europe, I think it must be around 150 euros with one or two games, that's way too expensive. Now what they have to do, it's a bundle with a ps2 and two amazing games such as god of war 2 and FFXII for only 80€, that would boost the ps2, and would be great for "poor" buyers (students, children, ...).

Moreover, don't think that killing the ps2 will increase ps3 sales, they don't play in the same league!

You're right, with these ports to Wii the PS2 is like this nagging disease from last gen that keeps smacking Wii in the face. 

@Manuelf  I think that might be  the first time somebody "fixed" one of my posts. I'm honored.  My post was correct to begin with, but still, thanks for the sentiment.

Wheres your source for 2005?

Here are my sources for 2006

http://kotaku.com/gaming/sony/sony-ends-playstation-production-162957.php

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6146549.html

Sony stops making original PS

With the PS3 launch looming, Japanese electronics giant shuts down production of the console that brought it to the industry in the first place.

People who DONT have ps2s will mostly be the ones buying ps2s, so to stop selling the console wouldn't necessarily create new PS3 sales from the ps2 fanbase.  A price drop would be a big driver.  This holidays we'll see a huge spike/shift anyway.

PS2 owners are a massive group like the baby boomers, and they're gonna retire over the next couple years: to the PS3. 

Still, PS2 makes a lot of money still, so there's no reason to stop it.  Note: if Sony cared so much about PS3 passing PS2 eventually, they could do something about it by stopping PS2 sales.  They aren't that childish, though.  It's about $$$ and the game division is historically very much in the black except during transition years. 

How would not selling new PS2's effect the 120 million who ALREADY HAVE PS2's???

 Mario booooiiiiiisssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The PS2 is still cakin'. It can't stop, it won't stop, it doesn't even know how to stop... hehehe

Too bad its DVD drive does.  ^_^

Honestly though, I don't see dropping the PS2 product line as beneficial to Sony.

Ps2 sales don't hurt the Ps3 since they removed the emotion engine. It's also a good stream of revenues that can help absorb the losses from the PS3 more easily. It also encourages the developers to give the ps2 a port for multiplatform games which also benefits Sony through royalties. That's why I believe Sony must not kill the PS2.

Yeah... PS2 sales are nothing but good for Sony. They aren't stealing sales directly from the PS3, and the PS2's existence does a lot to hinder the competition. Since people who don't necessarily care about gaming have an option that's half the cost of a Wii and 1/3 the cost of a 360, they will probably pick that up. Some people honestly don't mind being a generation behind, which is why the Wii isn't suffering much despite it not being significantly more powerful than last gen's systems.