Why does ps2 still sell for $100?

I can't figure it out. The console is 10 years old but I guess people still buy it. Maybe its the new trend that very successful consoles won't drop past $100?

Or maybe they won't drop past $100 if its really successful but from the previous gen? I only make that suggestion becuz I can't see ps2 selling for $100 when ps4 is released. By that time ps3 should be hovering around $100 mark or so.

I can't figure it out. The console is 10 years old but I guess people still buy it. Maybe its the new trend that very successful consoles won't drop past $100?

Or maybe they won't drop past $100 if its really successful but from the previous gen? I only make that suggestion becuz I can't see ps2 selling for $100 when ps4 is released. By that time ps3 should be hovering around $100 mark or so.

Sonwhy

Probably cost 10$ to make lol.

Because Sony is greedy

People still want PS2 heck the PS1 was out for 10 years too and people still bought games for it. What would you rather have your kids break a 59.99 dollar game or an ebay special ps2 game for like 2.99? It's all about whats cheapest for this poor economy and I guess people still play Def Jam fight for NY and GTA series on Ps2 or God of War series.

Wait, Sony charging a high price for a system? That doesn't sound familiar.

Because people are willing to pay that much for it? Considering what you get for a PS2, $100 is a very fair asking price.Skittles_McGee

True. The same applies for the price of the current gen consoles and the games themselves.

I think 100 dollars is a fair price for ps2 heck it plays dvds so thats one thing better than a wii! Plus, it's cheaper than wii and has better graphics! Thats a no brainer. If I had 100 dollars and couldn't afford all these other fancy next gen systems I would buy a PS2 @ 100 dollars.

Wait, Sony charging a high price for a system? That doesn't sound familiar.

whisperingmute

I think 100 dollars is a fair price for ps2 heck it plays dvds so thats one thing better than a wii! Plus, it's cheaper than wii and has better graphics! Thats a no brainer. If I had 100 dollars and couldn't afford all these other fancy next gen systems I would buy a PS2 @ 100 dollars.

gcfreak898

I'm sure it does...:roll:

Because it's the PlayStation 2. The system is loaded with amazing games and people are willing to spend $100 for all of those amazing games,which sell for incredibly cheap prices now(you can get 4-5 fantastic games for the price of new 7th gen games).

On ebay you can get an xbox 360 refurbrished for under or around $100 so I don't see why people still pay that much for ps2. Its a rip off.

On ebay you can get an xbox 360 refurbrished for under or around $100 so I don't see why people still pay that much for ps2. Its a rip off.

Sonwhy

Because the PS2 has an incredibly library with far more top quality titles than the 360. And many don't like Microsoft.

On ebay you can get an xbox 360 refurbrished for under or around $100 so I don't see why people still pay that much for ps2. Its a rip off.

Sonwhy

Because people are still willing to pay 100$ for it?

[QUOTE="whisperingmute"]

Wait, Sony charging a high price for a system? That doesn't sound familiar.

RogueShodown

Pay $60 for what?

And extremely stupid to say it's overprice or even high priced if you do? You can't be completely serious.

The PS2 has been out for what? It's been almost ten years since the PS2 launched in 2000... so basically $100 for a ten year old console. Yeah, $100 sounds completely reasonable don't you think? The system really should be set at $50 which is a fairly decent price for the "average" consumer. Still, I wouldn't even pay $50 knowing very well I can get one significantly cheaper otherwise.

On ebay you can get an xbox 360 refurbrished for under or around $100 so I don't see why people still pay that much for ps2. Its a rip off.

Sonwhy

The Ps2 is brand new not refurbished now if we would have mentioned refurbished in the begining than maybe I'd let you get away with that one.:P

cause its still selling ALOT more than it should be

I bought a PS2 for the first time last year 2009 for $70 with an extra mem card and 22 games for $200 total price (console + games). After owning a PS3 (and a PS1) I skipped the PS2 gen was only a pc gamer then. But I had to get all the cla$$ic games that were the originals to a lot of games this gen, and the great jrpgs!

PS2 is a killer console and definatly worth it if you don't have a BC ps3.

I bought a PS2 for the first time last year 2009 for $70 with an extra mem card and 22 games for $200 total price (console + games). After owning a PS3 (and a PS1) I skipped the PS2 gen was only a pc gamer then. But I had to get all the cla$$ic games that were the originals to a lot of games this gen, and the great jrpgs!

PS2 is a killer console and definatly worth it if you don't have a BC ps3.

Midnightshade29

Preach it brother! Testify!

I bought a PS2 for the first time last year 2009 for $70 with an extra mem card and 22 games for $200 total price (console + games). After owning a PS3 (and a PS1) I skipped the PS2 gen was only a pc gamer then. But I had to get all the cla$$ic games that were the originals to a lot of games this gen, and the great jrpgs!

PS2 is a killer console and definatly worth it if you don't have a BC ps3.

Midnightshade29

Exactly right. I got a PS2 for Christmas since my PS3 isn't B/C. Worth every penny.

Maybe because it's the best-selling console of all time, and arguably the best console of all time? And it plays DVDs?

$100 is cheap. Even if you pit it against the Wii, you have $100 left over to buy games, extra controller, and all that is really cheap.

Maybe because it's the best-selling console of all time, and arguably the best console of all time? And it plays DVDs?

$100 is cheap. Even if you pit it against the Wii, you have $100 left over to buy games, extra controller, and all that is really cheap.

AndyAlfredo

I don't care what economic status you're at, $100 is not cheap my friend. Especially for a 10 year old console. And it plays DVDs? For someone who flaunts that $100 is cheap, why in the world you use a PS2 as a DVD player. The PS2 produces one of the worst sound qualities for DVDs and it's not even funny. I tried watching the Matrix and I could barely hear out of the speakers even with the volume all the way up. You can get a way better DVD player for $20 new.

I just wish they weren't built like crap. My nephews are on their 4th one. Granted, they play it alot, but still.

[QUOTE="AndyAlfredo"]

Maybe because it's the best-selling console of all time, and arguably the best console of all time? And it plays DVDs?

$100 is cheap. Even if you pit it against the Wii, you have $100 left over to buy games, extra controller, and all that is really cheap.

whisperingmute

I don't care what economic status you're at, $100 is not cheap my friend. Especially for a 10 year old console. And it plays DVDs? For someone who flaunts that $100 is cheap, why in the world you use a PS2 as a DVD player. The PS2 produces one of the worst sound qualities for DVDs and it's not even funny. I tried watching the Matrix and I could barely hear out of the speakers even with the volume all the way up. You can get a way better DVD player for $20 new.

I had no problem watching jackass on ps2 with my little tiny tiny 15 inch computer lcd moniter turned up. You must have bad av cables or a bad tv.

[QUOTE="AndyAlfredo"]

Maybe because it's the best-selling console of all time, and arguably the best console of all time? And it plays DVDs?

$100 is cheap. Even if you pit it against the Wii, you have $100 left over to buy games, extra controller, and all that is really cheap.

whisperingmute

I don't care what economic status you're at, $100 is not cheap my friend. Especially for a 10 year old console. And it plays DVDs? For someone who flaunts that $100 is cheap, why in the world you use a PS2 as a DVD player. The PS2 produces one of the worst sound qualities for DVDs and it's not even funny. I tried watching the Matrix and I could barely hear out of the speakers even with the volume all the way up. You can get a way better DVD player for $20 new.

Cheap in comparison to other gaming systems. As for gaming systems, $100 is very cheap. Pop off another $20 for a good couple games and you have it made. Yeah, I'm young, I don't have to pay bills or anything so I have no idea about what cheap is, or I don't know how much $100 is really worth, I don't understand how it is to have to conserve every bit of your money (I've heard it all) but I do know that $120 is not that much if you want a console.

I'm sure the a New PS2 would cost a lot more if sony would stop making them. So Ps2 having a $100 price is not bad. I'm sure sony is making some money from the ps2, but not a whole lot. I'm sure you can get a used PS2 for a much lower price, but $100 for a new PS2 is not bad at all.

[QUOTE="whisperingmute"]

[QUOTE="AndyAlfredo"]

Maybe because it's the best-selling console of all time, and arguably the best console of all time? And it plays DVDs?

$100 is cheap. Even if you pit it against the Wii, you have $100 left over to buy games, extra controller, and all that is really cheap.

gcfreak898

I don't care what economic status you're at, $100 is not cheap my friend. Especially for a 10 year old console. And it plays DVDs? For someone who flaunts that $100 is cheap, why in the world you use a PS2 as a DVD player. The PS2 produces one of the worst sound qualities for DVDs and it's not even funny. I tried watching the Matrix and I could barely hear out of the speakers even with the volume all the way up. You can get a way better DVD player for $20 new.

I had no problem watching jackass on ps2 with my little tiny tiny 15 inch computer lcd moniter turned up. You must have bad av cables or a bad tv.

It wasn't the television. If it was bad AV cables or bad tv, than why would I have no problems maybe video games just fine or watching some other DVDs. If you look it up, the PS2 isn't that great at producing sound quality for TVs. It's mostly fine for the majority of the titles, but there a few like the Matrix I just could barely hear it.

Sales show there are enough people still willing to pay 100 for the console, why bother lowering the price? If sales really drop then expect a price drop along with it.

[QUOTE="RogueShodown"]

[QUOTE="whisperingmute"]

Wait, Sony charging a high price for a system? That doesn't sound familiar.

whisperingmute

Pay $60 for what?

And extremely stupid to say it's overprice or even high priced if you do? You can't be completely serious.

The PS2 has been out for what? It's been almost ten years since the PS2 launched in 2000... so basically $100 for a ten year old console. Yeah, $100 sounds completely reasonable don't you think? The system really should be set at $50 which is a fairly decent price for the "average" consumer. Still, I wouldn't even pay $50 knowing very well I can get one significantly cheaper otherwise.

If we're talking about a used ps2, you can find them pretty easily from $25-$50, which is more than reasonable.

[QUOTE="whisperingmute"]

[QUOTE="AndyAlfredo"]

Maybe because it's the best-selling console of all time, and arguably the best console of all time? And it plays DVDs?

$100 is cheap. Even if you pit it against the Wii, you have $100 left over to buy games, extra controller, and all that is really cheap.

AndyAlfredo

I don't care what economic status you're at, $100 is not cheap my friend. Especially for a 10 year old console. And it plays DVDs? For someone who flaunts that $100 is cheap, why in the world you use a PS2 as a DVD player. The PS2 produces one of the worst sound qualities for DVDs and it's not even funny. I tried watching the Matrix and I could barely hear out of the speakers even with the volume all the way up. You can get a way better DVD player for $20 new.

Cheap in comparison to other gaming systems. As for gaming systems, $100 is very cheap. Pop off another $20 for a good couple games and you have it made. Yeah, I'm young, I don't have to pay bills or anything so I have no idea about what cheap is, or I don't know how much $100 is really worth, I don't understand how it is to have to conserve every bit of your money (I've heard it all) but I do know that $120 is not that much if you want a console.

Cheap and expensive varies between people. I remember when I was younger when I didn't have to worry about food, bills, car, etc. and all I did was buy the newest game or save up for the next big console. I'm just trying to apply logic that the PS2 has been around for 10 years. Usually when an item has been around for so long, prices go down. Usually for competition. But now that Xbox and Gamecube have stopped mass production, Sony doesn't really have any competitors for people to play games from that sort of "era". They can put up that $100 price tag and there's no one there to compete. I think even the original Playstation dropped down to the $50 price tag faster than the PS2 will ever reach there.

Look, I'm not trying to attack you personally because of age or whatever. But, $100 for a ten year console is just not something I'm willing to do. I'm much more willing to spend $200 for an Xbox 360 because of the amount of time it's been out and that it's still current gen for the console and for the most part still a fairly new console in the market.

[QUOTE="AndyAlfredo"]

[QUOTE="whisperingmute"]

I don't care what economic status you're at, $100 is not cheap my friend. Especially for a 10 year old console. And it plays DVDs? For someone who flaunts that $100 is cheap, why in the world you use a PS2 as a DVD player. The PS2 produces one of the worst sound qualities for DVDs and it's not even funny. I tried watching the Matrix and I could barely hear out of the speakers even with the volume all the way up. You can get a way better DVD player for $20 new.

whisperingmute

Cheap in comparison to other gaming systems. As for gaming systems, $100 is very cheap. Pop off another $20 for a good couple games and you have it made. Yeah, I'm young, I don't have to pay bills or anything so I have no idea about what cheap is, or I don't know how much $100 is really worth, I don't understand how it is to have to conserve every bit of your money (I've heard it all) but I do know that $120 is not that much if you want a console.

Cheap and expensive varies between people. I remember when I was younger when I didn't have to worry about food, bills, car, etc. and all I did was buy the newest game or save up for the next big console. I'm just trying to apply logic that the PS2 has been around for 10 years. Usually when an item has been around for so long, prices go down. Usually for competition. But now that Xbox and Gamecube have stopped mass production, Sony doesn't really have any competitors for people to play games from that sort of "era". They can put up that $100 price tag and there's no one there to compete. I think even the original Playstation dropped down to the $50 price tag faster than the PS2 will ever reach there.

Look, I'm not trying to attack you personally because of age or whatever. But, $100 for a ten year console is just not something I'm willing to do. I'm much more willing to spend $200 for an Xbox 360 because of the amount of time it's been out and that it's still current gen for the console and for the most part still a fairly new console in the market.

Because $ony needs the money

I'd rather buy a PS2 for $100 than a Wii for $200.

im sure if people ever stop buying the damn thing, Sony might consider another price drop:)

honestly I think that if sony lowered the price to much, it would hurt the PS3, there are plenty of people who will by a 299 PS3 if there is a 100 dollars PS2, but if the PS2 was 50 dollars or even 70, they might just settle for that.

Maybe because they are built so well and there is no backwards compatibility on the PS3? I just bought my 4th PS2 this Christmas just so my daughter could play her Kingdom Hearts series and a couple of other games she "couldn't live without", and we can't play on our non BC PS3. What a giant hunk of junk the PS2 slim is.

PS2 Slim built by the same people who design the Mission Impossible self destructing tape mechanism. "This PS2 will self destruct in 5 months".

I can't figure it out. The console is 10 years old but I guess people still buy it.

Sonwhy

I'd say you figure things out pretty quickly.

[QUOTE="Sonwhy"]

On ebay you can get an xbox 360 refurbrished for under or around $100 so I don't see why people still pay that much for ps2. Its a rip off.

Skittles_McGee

It sales for 100 for the same reason some sega satrun games sale for over $100 dollars online.

BTW:

the reason I quoted you was to ask about your rediclious sig stating what I said there somehow destroyed my credibility? What exactly are you trying to say with that?

[QUOTE="Skittles_McGee"][QUOTE="Sonwhy"]

On ebay you can get an xbox 360 refurbrished for under or around $100 so I don't see why people still pay that much for ps2. Its a rip off.

playharderfool

It sales for 100 for the same reason some sega satrun games sale for over $100 dollars online.

BTW:

the reason I quoted you was to ask about your rediclious sig stating what I said there somehow destroyed my credibility? What exactly are you trying to say with that?

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[QUOTE="AndyAlfredo"]

Maybe because it's the best-selling console of all time, and arguably the best console of all time? And it plays DVDs?

$100 is cheap. Even if you pit it against the Wii, you have $100 left over to buy games, extra controller, and all that is really cheap.

playharderfool

I don't care what economic status you're at, $100 is not cheap my friend. Especially for a 10 year old console. And it plays DVDs? For someone who flaunts that $100 is cheap, why in the world you use a PS2 as a DVD player. The PS2 produces one of the worst sound qualities for DVDs and it's not even funny. I tried watching the Matrix and I could barely hear out of the speakers even with the volume all the way up. You can get a way better DVD player for $20 new.

:? lemmings say paying $50 a year for xbox live is nothing more than pocket change...and PS2 is actually a tangible, possible object. when you pay $50 forXBL you don't get anything tangible in return, your money is just gone forever lol.

In that respect paying $100 for a PS2 seems like a good deal.

economics

[QUOTE="playharderfool"]

[QUOTE="whisperingmute"]

I don't care what economic status you're at, $100 is not cheap my friend. Especially for a 10 year old console. And it plays DVDs? For someone who flaunts that $100 is cheap, why in the world you use a PS2 as a DVD player. The PS2 produces one of the worst sound qualities for DVDs and it's not even funny. I tried watching the Matrix and I could barely hear out of the speakers even with the volume all the way up. You can get a way better DVD player for $20 new.

Archang3l_666

:? lemmings say paying $50 a year for xbox live is nothing more than pocket change...and PS2 is actually a tangible, possible object. when you pay $50 forXBL you don't get anything tangible in return, your money is just gone forever lol.

In that respect paying $100 for a PS2 seems like a good deal.