PS2 hurting PS3?

As the 7 year old PS2 outsellsthe PS3 month after month, one may ask himself 'do the extraordinary sales of the PS2 take away from potential PS3 buyers'? Will Sony ever stop this trend?

Taker42: "I believe the phrase is "a victim of its own success". Great way to sum up what I tried to explain. :)

thats like saying sony is hurting sony. people who buy the ps2 will use it for a couple of years and may get a ps3 when the price gets lower. jessie5788

The price JUST got lower, and Sony is hurting Sony. Seeing as they are trying to gain a larger install base for their new gen console.

[QUOTE="jessie5788"]thats like saying sony is hurting sony. people who buy the ps2 will use it for a couple of years and may get a ps3 when the price gets lower. hellfire9988

The price JUST got lower, and Sony is hurting Sony. Seeing as they are trying to gain a larger install base for their new gen console.

[QUOTE="jessie5788"]thats like saying sony is hurting sony. people who buy the ps2 will use it for a couple of years and may get a ps3 when the price gets lower. hellfire9988

The price JUST got lower, and Sony is hurting Sony. Seeing as they are trying to gain a larger install base for their new gen console.

the ps3 is still the highest console out. so the price drop only helped a little. if it was 400 then you'll see some selling. but sony not going to stop milking the cow if its still producing milk. i think this will be the last year will see games come out for the ps2. it'll still sell. its just more money for sony.

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[QUOTE="jessie5788"]thats like saying sony is hurting sony. people who buy the ps2 will use it for a couple of years and may get a ps3 when the price gets lower. RedMarzBoy

The price JUST got lower, and Sony is hurting Sony. Seeing as they are trying to gain a larger install base for their new gen console.

Making money IS good for Sony, I'm saying that since they are competing in the new race, (and are losing BTW) wouldn't it be more beneficial for Sony to stop making the PS2 (not stop making games for it), and get the people who want a Playstation to choose 3 over 2...

The PS2 uses DVD you know. ;)

Most of the current PS2 sales are because of Guiter Hero, Singstar, and probably some other gimmicks.

Oh, and that sweet back catalog. The only thing hurting the Playstation 3 is a lot of things going wrong day in and day out.

actually ps2 owners are just potential ps3 owners.

playstation 1 sold 100 million
playstation 2 has sold 115 million and counting.


with current trends... well u get the point. sony isnt worried.

springz300

Yeah only when the PS3 gets down to $199. ;)

actually ps2 owners are just potential ps3 owners.springz300

They are potential Wii and Xbox360 owners too.

playstation 1 sold 100 million
playstation 2 has sold 115 million and counting.


with current trends... well u get the point. sony isnt worried.springz300

Playstation 2 is seriously hurting the install base of the Playstation 3. By the time Playstation 2 dies out, Playstation 3 will be too far behind the competition to be able to compete for third party.

actually ps2 owners are just potential ps3 owners.How dumb of me.... theyve been waiting and are still waiting all this timeon the PS3 to drop its price even further, while they watch the sheep and lemms have fun. It would make a nice love novel about loyalty towards something....lol

playstation 1 sold 100 million
playstation 2 has sold 115 million and counting.


with current trends... well u get the point. sony isnt worried. Yeah, they are not worried at all, they justdrop their price temporarly on their non-selling console to get rid of a discontinued SKU just to please their waiting cows.

springz300

That 100+ million userbase isn't all going to buy a PS3. Many have moved on to the Xbox 360 and some have bought a Wii. A serious core group that were PS2 last generation are partying on Microsoft's boat.TekkenMaster606

TRUE! a few guys on GS that I know just made the PS2-Xbox 360 transition, And just like the PS2 was 5 years ago, Xbox 360 is loaded with AA, and AAA titles.

How could it possibly be hurting the PS3? If someone is just now plunking down $130 or however much for a PS2, do you really think they were a potential customer for a $500 system?Teufelhuhn

I can't tell whether you're a cow, or a funny/sarcastic Hermit :x