Never Owned A Playstation 2?...

[Cerium]

It seems everyone I have spoken too on this site has owned a PS2 at least at some point in their life. Even most of my real life mates has a PS2 or use to own one. So im just curious if im the ONLY person on the site that has never owned one in my life!! I had a Gamecube and original Xbox before moving on to Xbox 360 and Wii.

Does this make me weird?!:p

[Ladykiller]

Does this make me weird?!:p

No it doesn't.

Though I do have a ps2, I know quite a lot that don't.

[DeathSpawn11]

never had one, but I kinda will once I get the PS3
backwards compatibility FTW!

[HalfSwiss]

never had one, but I kinda will once I get the PS3
backwards compatibility FTW!
Only 80 GB can play PS2 games, I believe. I could normally play PS2 on my PS3, and then played on someone elses PS3 to try out a new PS2 game I just got and it didn't work on it. I think 80 GB PS3's are out of stock now, though. They're never in stores anymore...

[Cerium]

never had one, but I kinda will once I get the PS3
backwards compatibility FTW!


Lucky you! The European PS3 doesn't have backwards compatibility. The 60GB version had half-compatibility with some games only but Sony have stopped selling that version in UK :(

[Venom1]

Does this make me weird?!:p

Yes, yes it does :p jk

[HalfSwiss]

Lucky you! The European PS3 doesn't have backwards compatibility. The 60GB version had half-compatibility with some games only but Sony have stopped selling that version in UK :(
Get PS3 either way. It rocks. Don't forget to pick up GTA IV for it as well unless you already have the 360 version!

[DeathSpawn11]

Only 80 GB can play PS2 games, I believe. I could normally play PS2 on my PS3, and then played on someone elses PS3 to try out a new PS2 game I just got and it didn't work on it. I think 80 GB PS3's are out of stock now, though. They're never in stores anymore...

I know, I'm getting the 80GB lol
we're getting it from a friend

[HalfSwiss]

I know, I'm getting the 80GB lol
we're getting it from a friend
Ah, good thing. The 80 GB is certaintly worth it since it has the ability to play PS2 games and has more space.

[Cerium]

Get PS3 either way. It rocks. Don't forget to pick up GTA IV for it as well unless you already have the 360 version!

The PS3 does not interest me in any way possible. I already have GTA4 for 360, I have quite a big DVD collection and im not interested in paying £15-£20 for blu-ray and also im not a Metal Gear Solid or Final Fantasy fan so what reason do I need to have a PS3?:rolleyes: The 360 and Wii will keep me entertained till the next generation I reckon...

[Vengeance]

well, PS3 or not, the PS2 was definitely the greatest console of the last generation. The Gamecube and Xbox PALED in comparison. Yeah, the online play was nothing like Xbox Live, and it could only have 2 controllers on one console unless you had a multitap, but it had so many awesome games it's not even funny.


The PS3 does not interest me in any way possible. I already have GTA4 for 360, I have quite a big DVD collection and im not interested in paying £15-£20 for blu-ray and also im not a Metal Gear Solid or Final Fantasy fan so what reason do I need to have a PS3? The 360 and Wii will keep me entertained till the next generation I reckon...

erm... Free online play? Resistance 1/2? Warhawk? Uncharted? Killzone 2? Little Big Planet? Ratchet & Clank? Haze? Infamous? Motorstorm 1/2 Playstation Home? *voice trails off into distance*

[xIAMHUNTERx]

The PS2 was a monster. I'm never getting rid of mine, it probably has the best games library of any console ever.

[Ladykiller]

The PS2 was a monster. I'm never getting rid of mine, it probably has the best games library of any console ever.

Agreed.

@Steven: ps3 backwards compatibility isn't so great. It's tolerable, but ps2 games playing on the ps3 looks worse than if they play on a ps2. Some games like FFXII still look great on the ps3, but you could definitely tell the difference with games like ratchet: deadlocked among others.

[alldreamsfalldown]

No PS2? Weirdo. The PS2 was/is the best console ever!!! So many awesome games.

[Cerium]

erm... Free online play? Resistance 1/2? Warhawk? Uncharted? Killzone 2? Little Big Planet? Ratchet & Clank? Haze? Infamous? Motorstorm 1/2 Playstation Home? *voice trails off into distance*

Apart from LittleBigPlanet, I wouldnt buy any of those games. Xbox Live is £40 a year which works out something like £3.33 per month. I would much rather pay £3.33 a month to get excellent online service than pay nothing and get a (from what i've heard) distinctly average online experience.
Actually thinking about it, LittleBigPlanet does sound like the type of game to get boring after a few hours or so... Hmmmm no PS3 exclusives really appeal to me I guess.

[Vengeance]

God of War
God of War II
Ratchet & Clank
Ratchet & Clank 2
Ratchet & Clank 3
Ratchet Gladiator
Jak & Daxter
Jak II
Jak 3
Jak X
Grand Theft Auto III
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Devil May Cry
Devil May Cry 3
Final Fantasy X
Final Fantasy XII
Metal Gear Solid 2
Metal Gear Solid 3
Gran Turismo 3
Gran Turismo 4
Resident Evil 4
Guitar Hero
Guitar Hero II
Guitar Hero III
Okami
Dragon Quest VIII
Ico
Shadow of the Colossus
Prince of Persia 1
Prince of Persia 2
Prince of Persia 3
Sly Raccoon
Sly 2
Sly 3
Persona 3
Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Hearts II
Bully
Virtua Fighter 4
Soul Calibur II
Soul Calibur III

there's so many more it's ridiculous. This is like, 1/5 of the amount of amazing games on the system, exclusive or not. The majority of those were exclusives though.


Apart from LittleBigPlanet, I wouldnt buy any of those games. Xbox Live is £40 a year which works out something like £3.33 per month. I would much rather pay £3.33 a month to get excellent online service than pay nothing and get a (from what i've heard) distinctly average online experience.
Actually thinking about it, LittleBigPlanet does sound like the type of game to get boring after a few hours or so... Hmmmm no PS3 exclusives really appeal to me I guess.

Average? have you ever played a Playstation 3 online? Hello? Resistance supports up to FORTY players. Warhawk is absolutely INSANE. And LBP would probably only get boring after like what, 3 years? You know that you can create your very own levels and send them to other people online, and you can play their levels? You know that all of this can be done in co-op for up to four players? And "excellent online experience", isn't saying much when a lot of the hugely played 360 multiplayer games have been ported to the PC or were on the PS3 aswell. Yeah, it's all about "kodfor" these days. And you didn't really explain why you wouldn't want any of the others. If you'd happily play a shooter like Halo 3 or Bioshock I don't see why you wouldn't play Resistance or Killzone for that matter. Your post WREAKS of bias.

EDIT: if someone quotes this entire post, i will kill you with my bare hands.

[Techne]

I never owned one either. I had a gamecube and xbox too and I now have a 360 and wii too. haha.
I had a ps1 though, and only never bought a ps2 to because my neighbors had one and i borrowed it whenever i wanted to play it.

[E_G]

Can some of you not have a console war?

[Cerium]

Vengeance, I dont like the PS3 games you mentioned, get over it.
You cant seriously be blasting me for not liking the same games you like?
And I cant believe you even tried comparing Bioshock to Resistance (average FPS) or Killzone.

[E_G]

Vekta is not going to be very happy.

[Cerium]

Vekta is not going to be very happy.

No change from usual then.....
I wish I could be free to like which games I want without people attacking me or calling me bias!! I like Halo and Bioshock, I find Resistance and Killzone very generic shooters! Sue me:p

[oxol]

I have only owned nintendo consoles, but I'm planning to buy one if I can get a cheep one becouse of GTA and kingdom hearts and a fev other games.

[E_G]

No change from usual then.....

A while back Reed did say something like you should not get into fights. Take more heed with what you say about other people.

[Vengeance]

Resistance, generic? please. Resistance is FAR from it. What makes Halo less generic than Resistance? If anything, Halo is MORE of it. I'm not bashing you because you like Halo or Bioshock. I love those games too. I compared Halo to them because I know you play that, well it was on your gamer tag thing at least (in your old sig). In fact i'm not bashing you at all. I said you were being biased because that's what you were doing, saying things like PS3's online capabilites are "average" and epic works of art like Fall of Man. It's people like you who make owning a 360 embarassing.

[Cerium]

It's people like you who make owning a 360 embarassing.

Why? Because I have an opinion which you dont agree with?
Get over it, GOD!!

[Vengeance]

no, it's because you mindlessly bash another console's flaws without really knowing what you're bashing. Well, not completely BASHING, but you don't seem to be admitting that the PS3 is an excellent console, and can only use second-hand opinions, things you've heard from friends or on the internet. If "you don't like those games" then I take it you've played them all? Doubt it.

[IceFox]

. If "you don't like those games" then I take it you've played them all? Doubt it.

Same can be said about you and Wii shovelware.

[xIAMHUNTERx]

Same can be said about you and Wii shovelware.

And every online game, ever.

[Vengeance]

shovelware? I take it you're referring to all those DDI games? Well no, I haven't played them, if those are what you were talking about. But these games have gotten scores so low they are worthy competitors for "Worst Game of All Time" on ranking sites such as gamerankings and gameratio. In fact, on the latter, Anubis II was rated the second worst game ever, after Big Rigs.

But since he hasn't actually PLAYED the Playstation 3 online, he's only HEARD from outside sources that it's "average" that obviously means he's never played the amazing Warhawk, or Resistance's fantastic multiplayer. I would struggle very much to argue over which console is better if I've only properly played one of them.

@Ryan: Well yeah, I don't have Xbox Live. But that's not to say I've never played it. My friend owns both an Xbox 360 and an Playstation 3, both connected to the internet. I've played Warhawk, Resistance, Halo 3, Call of Duty 4, Team Fortress II and some others. I also have Nintendo Wi-Fi for the Wii and DS, and of course some online games for PC, although I don't play them anymore. But contrary to what you may all believe, I have indeed played a lot of games online.

[IceFox]

shovelware? I take it you're referring to all those DDI games? Well no, I haven't played them, if those are what you were talking about. But these games have gotten scores so low they are worthy competitors for "Worst Game of All Time" on ranking sites such as gamerankings and gameratio. In fact, on the latter, Anubis II was rated the second worst game ever, after Big Rigs.

But since he hasn't actually PLAYED the Playstation 3 online, he's only HEARD from outside sources that it's "average" that obviously means he's never played the amazing Warhawk, or Resistance's fantastic multiplayer. I would struggle very much to argue over which console is better if I've only properly played one of them.

Uhm...okay. Your post is so clearly hypocritical. You attack him for not playing the games and going by what other say....and yet you use what others say to say all these other games suck? Tell me you see the hypocrisy here, because I feel like I'm taking crazy pills.

[Vengeance]

What I meant to say is that his assumtion about the PS3's online play is based on what he's heard from other people. I have yet to hear ANYTHING about the PS3 being crappy online, in fact what I've heard from professional gaming sites that it's quite the opposite. I don't need to play those Popcorn Arcade games to know that they suck donkey. I couldn't care what he does and doesn't play, but his opinion is basically not even his own. For all we know, what he heard about the PS3's online capabilites may have just been something he overheard at school.

[IceFox]

What I meant to say is that his assumtion about the PS3's online play is based on what he's heard from other people. I have yet to hear ANYTHING about the PS3 being crappy online, in fact what I've heard from professional gaming sites that it's quite the opposite. I don't need to play those Popcorn Arcade games to know that they suck donkey. I couldn't care what he does and doesn't play, but his opinion is basically not even his own. For all we know, what he heard about the PS3's online capabilites may have just been something he overheard at school.

He called it average and if you looked, a damn lot of people agree with that.

[Cerium]

I left school several years ago Greg, and actually I have played Resistance online round a friends house. I've also played Motorstorm (not online). I found Resistance to be just another average FPS. Im not saying its a bad game, but it just doesn't do anything that really appeals to me unlike, Bioshock for example. I admit I found Motorstorm quite fun, I would even go as far to say I enjoyed playing it especially considering im not a big fan of racing games. The point I was trying to make about the whole online thing is that Xbox Live is far superior to the online service Sony has. And I dont just mean playing games online, I mean stuff like its easier to view friends profiles, send messages whilst playing games, have voice/cam conversations with one another, buying stuff from the Marketplace is very quick, easy and simple to use.... and just general stuff like that. I never said the PS3 was crappy online so dont twist my words.
All I am saying is Xbox Live > Playstation Network.
and thats not just my opinion, I know ALOT of people that would agree with me on that.

[Venom1]

Ahhh so much reading but im not trying to get into this but i say 360 is better than ps3, and dont say i probly have only played 360 because i play my ps2 way more than i play 360 (damn brother)

[ELCrazy]

I never had a PS2, but I didn't really care, to be honest. I've never tried any Resident Evil, Silent Hill, Legend of Zelda, Final Fantasy game. Ever.

[xIAMHUNTERx]

I never had a PS2, but I didn't really care, to be honest. I've never tried any Resident Evil, Silent Hill, Legend of Zelda, Final Fantasy game. Ever.

Well, you're in luck then, because Zelda is a Nintendo franchise. :p

[Vengeance]

But Daniel... the PS2 has God of War...

[Ladykiller]

But Daniel... the PS2 has God of War...

Which reminds me...

I still have to play God of War 2.