Sony To Launch Wii-Alternative This Holiday With White PS2...

[Gikoku]

Sony To Launch Wii-Alternative This Holiday With White PS2...

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If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. Or at least that appears to be the thinking (not to mention the timing) behind Sony's white PS2 as Nintendo's Wii continues to outsell the competition.

Sony announced on Wednesday plans for a limited edition "Ceramic White" PlayStation 2 bundled with SingStar Pop, two USB microphones, and a single white Dual-Shock controller. The bundle launches this November for $150.

Granted, Wii doesn't own the patent on the color white; that one belongs to Apple. And even though Wii similarities abound, the announcment shouldn't take anything away from the PS2. To date the system has sold an unprecedented 117 million worldwide, 44 million in North America alone. In fact, PS2 is still the second best selling console in the world some seven years after its initial release. -- Blake Snow

:ninja: Can you imagine the face on the kid who's been dreaming for a Wii this X-mas, and ends up getting this?

 

[Dark Drakan]

Re: Sony To Launch Wii-Alternative This Holiday With White PS2...

Why waste money and development time on yet ANOTHER PS2 remake and bundle? Its still selling well but this wont make it sell any more than usual. They could throw the Singstar bundle in for Xmas with a regular PS2 and sell the same without the irony of it looking like a Nintendo Wii.

 

[Angel]

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It looks....tacky...

 

[Dark Drakan]

Re: Sony To Launch Wii-Alternative This Holiday With White PS2...

Made me laugh how everything is black except the actual console and the controller. Id prefer my Silver one any day.

 

[Gikoku]

Re: Sony To Launch Wii-Alternative This Holiday With White PS2...

Why waste money and development time on yet ANOTHER PS2 remake and bundle? Its still selling well but this wont make it sell any more than usual. They could throw the Singstar bundle in for Xmas with a regular PS2 and sell the same without the irony of it looking like a Nintendo Wii.

Yeah, that's very true. Sony can't hang onto the PS2 forever, even though it is buying them more time for the PS3. They should be putting more of their investments into helping the PS3 alot more, rather than trying to extend the life of a system that should've died a long time ago with the Gamecube & Xbox.

 

[Dark Drakan]

Re: Sony To Launch Wii-Alternative This Holiday With White PS2...

Yeah, that's very true. Sony can't hang onto the PS2 forever, even though it is buying them more time for the PS3. They should be putting more of their investments into helping the PS3 alot more, rather than trying to extend the life of a system that should've died a long time ago with the Gamecube & Xbox.

Also with not many real PS3 blockbusters out before Xmas they will need something to make up the xmas sales. As Xbox 360 with Halo 3, Mass Effect, Bioshock, & Assassins Creed for starters will be a great Xmas buy. The Wii will obviously be a popular family choice and sell well but the PS3 at its price tag and lack of truly outstanding titles as of yet wont generate to much cash for them alone. Also they get profits from PS2's but lose cash on every PS3 sale so this could be a counter balance measure.

 

[Sephiroxas]

Re: Sony To Launch Wii-Alternative This Holiday With White PS2...

Oooh it's white.