Thread: Gamers:Playstation 2,still a good buy???

I have to admit for the price,it looks pretty enticing.
Alot of the classic PS2 games,I haven't played yet,
like God of War which is a steal at $19.99 Other
classics,I missed out on,Devil may cry..Metal Gear
Solid,and even Grand Theft Auto.
Right now the PS3 is a little too pricey.What do
you all think?..still alot of bang for the buck??

I don't see why you would want to spend money on such an outdated piece of hardware. Sure, it's fun, but unless you pay less than 10$, just save up the money and go for either the price-dropped 360 or save some money for a PS3.

Who cares if it is outdated? There are still lots of people that play systems even older than that. The PS2 did have a lot of great games and if you haven't played a lot of them why not buy a PS2 and the games? What's the cheap version of the 360 cost? Imagine how many games you could get if you spent the same amount on a ps2.

I have both a PS2 and an Xbox 360, and I still play on my PS2 almost more than my XB360.

All the games you mentioned are in my opinion the best games on PS2. And they've got pretty good graphics considering the hardware. Well, atleast when it comes to DMC 3, MGS 3 and God of War.

San Andreas alone should give you many hours of fun if you're into the GTA games. So yeah, I would go for it

My point wasn't that something outdated can't be fun, but that spending money on it is roughly equivalent to throwing it out the window. It's like buying a new Windows XP for a new computer: What's the point?

Also, GTA4 will piss all over SA.

All in all, this thread is completely pointless. The question isn't specific enough. "Still a good buy?". It's the exact system as when it came out so why would it be any worse? It's not like a fruit that gets old and wrinkly when you forget about it. Of course the PS2 is a decent console, but everything's outdated and the graphics suck. If you're on a very tight budget or if you are a collector of consoles, buy the thing. If you want to play more complex and fun recent games, buy something new instead.

Sorry I wasn't specific enough,I meant is it still a good buy?
in reference to are they going to phase out the system
soon,and will new games still be available for it,I am on a
limited budget.

IMO the PS2 the best overall console we had yet. Relatively cheap, Slim model is awsome, a plethora of games. This is coming from someone with a PS3.

I just purchased a PS2 Slimline Silver edition thanks to eveyone's
encouraging responses.The first two games I bought were 'Black',..
and 'God of War',and I'm quite happy with It!---Maybe they won't
phase out all newer games just yet..I noticed 'Iron man' will be out
for the system soon,if that's any indication.

God of War oh man, that is a kickass game. You mentioning it just brings back memories. Some other games i would recomend would be Ico and Shadow of The Colossus. I miss my ps2

Get God of War 2! It's amazing. You can't go wrong with Resident Evil 4 either.

Just a note, many 'Movie' games are the worst games you can buy.

Except for Spiderman...which is pretty cool.

Good choice on buying the console btw. =p

Heck yeah, it's still good! I recommend it over the ps3 for three reasons, one, the ps3 costs a lot! Two, the ps3 still doesn't have alot of games. And three, the ps2 still rocks and it's not liek theres and reason for people not to like it anymore. It has good grapphics and games. And you cazn watch DVDs on it! o.o