Anyone buying Playstation 2? Tell me so that I may hate you.

In My Humble Opinion
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KKBattousai, at that web site, they now pay you $1000 if you don’t get your psx2!
Its pretty weird now:
http://www.iderive.com/electronics/category.jhtml;$sessionid$PRKRYBIAAAAMAFANEBIBF2QUBUQFAIV0?CATID=818

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Mojo - Thanks, but first I’d have to find three other players. But seriously, if I ever scrape up enough for a third controller, I’ll definitely give NBA 2K1 a try.

I just want to say that, in all my life, I’ve never seen the kind of hype that the PS2’s getting for any other system. No, not even the original NES. It’s just unbelievable (over here, some shoppers stayed up until midnight just to buy their pre-ordered PS2s from Software Etc.). And this for a system that doesn’t have a Gameshark (trust me, if you’re as serious about gaming as I am you must have one), a joystick, or even memory cards. Among the people I’ve talked to about the system, the overwhelming consensus is that it’s overrated and has a lousy selection of games.

My advice remains unchanged - wait. Wait for the price to go down (anything over $300 is a ripoff), for a good selection of games to arrive, and for the perhiperals to arrive. Don’t be taken by the gullible media again.

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“gullible media again”

Seems to me the reason there is a shortage is all those psx2’s being resold. Sunday, there are more than 17,500 ‘playstation 2’ auctions on ebay. Somehow you would think that if it was so great a system, no one would sell it.

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If you promise not to tell, buy.com is creating a PSX2 package deal. It’s not for sale yet, but wowzie!:

The Bundle Includes

                 PlayStation 2 System
                 Retro Shock PS2 Controller
                 DVD/CD Controller
                 Madden NFL 2001
                 Fantavision
                 Men In Black DVD (Limited Edition)

So don’t tell or we won’t get it when it comes out.