they look nothing alike. they didn't even use the same logo, just the old wordmark beneath a completely new logo, while the old PS logo was only on the side, shrunken down and monochrome.
meanwhile the Switch 2 uses the same packaging color, the exact same icon and prominent wordmark, with the big change being a 2 added.
not to mention the core system also looking very similar, while the PS2 looked completely different to the PS1.
you underestimate the stupidity and ignorance of the average consumer I think.
I have seen someone in a gamestop ask the clerk what the difference between GTA4 and GTA5 is and why GTA4 was cheaper. wording it as if he thought one is just the revision of the other, like some yearly sports game or a new Windows version.
the guy behind the counter didn't know what to say

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