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Cthulhu on 03 April 2009

Please dont start a PS2 vs Wii war here.

The Wii is more powerful than the PS2

The PS2 has a huge and way better library than the Wii

@thread

I believe that Sony want the younger buyers, i guess they are trying to create a new blood of sony supporters. Its the truth that PS3 with this price can not compete for the market share. So its a good move for sony to revive PS2. Cheaper than all, bigger library than all, big new games coming for it. So why not try to take some potential wii buyers?



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vaio on 03 April 2009
786_ali said:
Roma said:

786_ali said:
YesWiiCan said:
Eh, no. The Wii is so much more powerful and has a better library than the PS2. I thin kit will hurt Ps3 and Xbox 360 sale more than Wii sales.

 

Wii is barely more powerful. The PS2 has a better library than all others. How will it hurt the HD conosles? The PS2 is more similar to the Wii than to the PS3/360

 

Wait you forgot to post a pic of a poorly made Wii game to compare it with the greatest looking game on PS2. how ells are you going to prove the “barely” statement?

lol even the GC is more powerful than the PS2 and the Wii is GC times 2 but maybe you did not know that?

 

so all this time, you nintendo fanboys say that graphics don't matter - it's the games that matter. Now you are claiming superiority over a console because your console is 70 Mhz faster. You are a hypocrite, if it is the games that matter then your point is moot as there is no games library better than the ps2's

 

 

 How can it be 70mhz stronger then the PS2 when the Gamecube was way more powerful then that over the PS 2 and the Wii is more powerful then Gamecube?

Manufacturer Sony Computer Entertainment
Product family PlayStation
Type Video game console
Generation Sixth generation era (128-bit era)
Retail availability JP March 4, 2000
NA October 26, 2000[1]
EU November 24, 2000
AUS November 30, 2000
Units sold 140 million (as of July 20, 2008)[2]
Media DVD, CD
CPU 64-bit[3][4] "Emotion Engine" clocked at 294.912 MHz (launch), 299 MHz (newer models)


Manufacturer Nintendo
Type Video game console
Generation Sixth generation
Release date JP September 14, 2001 (2001-09-14)
NA November 18, 2001 (2001-11-18)
EU May 3, 2002 (2002-05-03)
AUS May 17, 2002 (2002-05-17)
Units sold Worldwide: 21.74 million
Japan: 4.04 million
Americas: 12.94 million
Other: 4.77 million[1]
Media Nintendo GameCube Game Disc
CPU PowerPC Gekko, 485 MHz


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Omega_Phazon_Pirate. on 03 April 2009

I know I'll be flamed for saying this, but imo the Wii > PS2. Agree, disagree it's still just an opinion despite what all you fanboys say >.>.

That being said DS library >>> PS2 library :P
imo of course.

Let the flaming of me begin :D



                           

puffy on 03 April 2009

Wii is roughly 4 times as powerful as a PS2..

Graphics do matter, but the most important thing for a game is to have good gameplay or, more simply, to be fun..

So whether it's using a D-Pad and 2 buttons as in Pokemon Blue or using pointer controls in Metroid Prime or The Conduit or simple motion based controls like in Wii Sports or Grand Slam Tennis or a combination as in MadWorld and Super Mario Galaxy.. The fact is it's not graphics or controls that are the main thing.

It's the games!

At the moment, the PS2 doesn't have much hope at touching Wii as the main market that the Wii is going for are interested in the software such as Mario Kart, Wii Fit and Wii Sports that wouldn't be as fun on other platforms. The easy nature of using the Wii as opposed to the PS2 (TV style controller) etc..

Also before anyone says that it won't work because the GameCube couldn't get an audience below the $99 price range, have a think about why that may be.. It's because the GameCube didn't have the games that the consumer wanted - PS2 and to a lesser extent, XBOX had them.

Now Wii has the mainstream games and PS2 does not..



 

Khuutra on 03 April 2009
Soriku said:
PS2 library > *ANY* library

I'm going to look at your PS2 collection for a second h-

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Nick on 03 April 2009
Bullet100000 said:
YesWiiCan said:
Eh, no. The Wii is so much more powerful and has a better library than the PS2. I thin kit will hurt Ps3 and Xbox 360 sale more than Wii sales.

A better Lilbrary? Are you Serious??

Some of PS2 Games:

1.MGS2

2.MGS3

3.GT3

4.GT4

5.GOW1

6.GOW2

7.FFX

8.FFXII

9.GTA

Need I go on???

 

 

Not that I'm arguing the point you are trying to make, but I'm probably not alone in the fact that I don't really like any of the games you listed...  Not that they are bad games or anything, but it's still just personal taste and not everyone's taste is going to match yours.

 



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iron_megalith on 03 April 2009
YesWiiCan said:
Eh, no. The Wii is so much more powerful and has a better library than the PS2. I thin kit will hurt Ps3 and Xbox 360 sale more than Wii sales.

 

Dude.. You seriously need more Oxygen. Your brain is not functioning well.



puffy on 03 April 2009

If you want to make this a Wii vs. PS2 thread then I think you're looking at the wrong games...

PS2

1. Singstar

2. Buzz

3. Eyetoy

4. DDR

Wii

1. Wii Sports

2. Wii Play

3. Wii Fit

4. Mario Kart Wii

They are the true drivers for the demographics that Sony would be aiming for.



 

Batman...WTF? on 03 April 2009

I don't see it. But I've been wrong before.



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badgenome on 03 April 2009
Khuutra said:
Soriku said:
PS2 library > *ANY* library

I'm going to look at your PS2 collection for a second h-

...

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You can't be surprised by that, surely.