SnakeDoctor
03-31-2009, 12:27 PM
Sony confirmed in the early hours Tuesday that it will be dropping its price by $30 for the Playstation 2 (http://videogames.yahoo.com/ps2/) to $99.99. The price drop was previously leaked by an insider at retailer Kmart, who spotted a price change in his system and tipped off gaming blog Joystiq (http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/29/rumor-ps2-dropping-to-100-around-april-5/) about the news.
<a href="http://videogames.yahoo.com/ps2/" target="_blank">http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/ga/buzz/feature/vg19/playstation-2.jpg Playstation 2 Under $100?
</a>Price cuts are always welcome, but it's not quite what hardcore gamers were hoping to hear. Consumers and industry analysts have been calling for a price cut on Sony's flagship Playstation 3 (http://videogames.yahoo.com/ps3/) system for months now: the PS3 is the most expensive games machine on the market by a hefty margin. But Sony put a stop to that speculation in a statement today, saying (http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/30/sony-has-no-plans-for-a-ps3-price-drop-calls-rumors-false/) "We do not have plans for a PS3 price drop, and any rumors to that effect are false and are the result of speculation."
So, is the nine-year-old PS2 a good deal at less than $100? Assuming you don't already have one, there's no question about it. Sure, it's no match for current-gen consoles like the Xbox 360 or PS3 (or even, more arguably, the Wii) but it has a software selection that's absolutely superb. If you're looking for a way to play great games on the cheap, and you're prepared to be a little behind the tech state-of-the-art, you can't do much better
<a href="http://videogames.yahoo.com/ps2/" target="_blank">http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/ga/buzz/feature/vg19/playstation-2.jpg Playstation 2 Under $100?
</a>Price cuts are always welcome, but it's not quite what hardcore gamers were hoping to hear. Consumers and industry analysts have been calling for a price cut on Sony's flagship Playstation 3 (http://videogames.yahoo.com/ps3/) system for months now: the PS3 is the most expensive games machine on the market by a hefty margin. But Sony put a stop to that speculation in a statement today, saying (http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/30/sony-has-no-plans-for-a-ps3-price-drop-calls-rumors-false/) "We do not have plans for a PS3 price drop, and any rumors to that effect are false and are the result of speculation."
So, is the nine-year-old PS2 a good deal at less than $100? Assuming you don't already have one, there's no question about it. Sure, it's no match for current-gen consoles like the Xbox 360 or PS3 (or even, more arguably, the Wii) but it has a software selection that's absolutely superb. If you're looking for a way to play great games on the cheap, and you're prepared to be a little behind the tech state-of-the-art, you can't do much better