Raw footage of PS2 launch night in Australia - 30 November 2000
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EverydayBeast
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Instant_Classic
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Moments like the PS2 launch will be hard to replicate, ever again.
Kumomeme
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peronmls
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Well back then they had a bit more exclusives for GameCube. Not so much today. Now people only care about Mario and co. You are kind of half right.
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awwr999999
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Moving from a PS5 to a PS2 there are two things that stick out - load times and the absence of DualSense feedback.
When Sony makes a DualSense PS2 it will be better than the original PS2 and the launch will be a bigger deal than that of the original PS2.
consoul
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PS3 was the last real console launch experience, where there were people camping out and queuing up in the hope of getting one. Simultaneous worldwide launches with online pre-ordering just ain't the same.
I camped overnight on the streets of Shinjuku with hundreds of other people for the PS3. It was a real community event. Saw Phil Harrison and Ken Kutaragi walking by the queue in darkness. Scored my day one phatty before it was available in other countries. Priceless.
I camped overnight on the streets of Shinjuku with hundreds of other people for the PS3. It was a real community event. Saw Phil Harrison and Ken Kutaragi walking by the queue in darkness. Scored my day one phatty before it was available in other countries. Priceless.
MacReady13
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Honestly I blame your parents for not loving you as child
RoadHazard
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We really need a "wat" reaction.
Judge Magister
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awwr999999
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Any alternative scenario involves Switch taking the PS2's title for world's best selling console.
Nobody at Sony wants that.
SkylineRKR
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Yeah this was a great time. The PS2 thunder was kind of stolen by Dreamcast the year prior, as the console initially didn't look like much of an improvement over that. But it was still good. Many complained about the launch back then, PS2 had no games.
Well, TTT, RRV, SSX, Timesplitters, DoA2, R2R, Dynasty Warriors 2... maybe it was average by the standards from that era but it blows the PS5 launch to hell lol.
Well, TTT, RRV, SSX, Timesplitters, DoA2, R2R, Dynasty Warriors 2... maybe it was average by the standards from that era but it blows the PS5 launch to hell lol.
johnnyKage5
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46 minutes of it rofl you think I'm going to watch that?
* sits there and watches it*
* sits there and watches it*
johnnyKage5
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My first big purchase was a ps2 but I got one after the first big price drop. It was $699 I think. Didn't have the time to play it. PS3 was different I played the crap out of it. I'd consider buying a new one too. Because I still have a heap of games for it.
SenkiDala
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I still have my day one PS2 ! It's still working (which is rare). I remember getting is along with SSX, I hesitated a lot between this and Ridge Racer V since I'm a fan but SSX was a lot of fun so I regret nothing !
The launch in France was wild, people had to wait months to get one.
The launch in France was wild, people had to wait months to get one.
Tiago Rodrigues
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One thing about the PS2 that will always be amazing is that box:
After taking the world by storm with the first PS, they release their second console wrapped on on this blue box and a huge logo. All that was needed and still my favorite.
After taking the world by storm with the first PS, they release their second console wrapped on on this blue box and a huge logo. All that was needed and still my favorite.
AngelMuffin
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Ah, the beginning of the "console scalper era" that still exists to this day. I remember these were selling for over $1K in U.S. post launch. The only major console since the NES that I didn't buy at launch, which was fine because I really loved my Dreamcast & the PS2 launch lineup was pretty lackluster.
Horseganador
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I think it was never clearer with a console that was going to crush the competition than with PS2, the hype was real.
Matsuchezz
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You got that right it's fucking pathetic. The Mario party games are so gay and cringe. I didn't know that there was a Mario party game named jamboree.
If that is not gay and woke that's why the newer generations are so gay.
Kagoshima_Luke
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I was caught up in the hype like everyone else, but what surprised me is that I had way more fun with the Dreamcast.
ResurrectedContrarian
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struck by seeing a store clerk dressed properly in slacks and a button-down shirt and with a proper employee haircut... I forget how most stores were still somewhat dignified in 2000, far cry from today
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SkylineRKR
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One thing about the PS2 that will always be amazing is that box:
After taking the world by storm with the first PS, they release their second console wrapped on on this blue box and a huge logo. All that was needed and still my favorite.
I own this box still. Along with a PS2 fat inside. I think the disc drive isn't up to snuff anymore but I don't hook it up anyway.
Putonahappyface
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I'm genuinely going to miss the days of purching a console from a shop at a midnight launch.
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