PS2 90000 (even slimmer) spotted in-store (US)

[quote name='Casiotech']
The good ps2 games aren't cheap. [/QUOTE]

Are you shitting me? Aside from some random stuff like MvC2, most stuff on PS2 that is over a year old is under twenty bucks. Last week I found a mint copy of Klonoa 2 for 7.99. Final Fantasy XII is on clearance at my Target for $10 along with God of War. The MGS Essentials set is $30, same with the GTA Trilogy. Tons of CAGs bought Rogue Galaxy for $20 at Wal-Mart earlier this year. Most of the SNK releases are $10-$15 at Best Buy. The list goes on and on.

If ever there was a time to be buying PS2 games, this is it. The system and games are still easy to find yet stores are trying to slowly cut down their PS2 sections. Furthermore, publishers are lowering the prices on their new PS2 releases. Witness Lego Batman releasing at $30 for the PS2.
 
Why did 360 games even enter this discussion? Like Halo said, this is the time to shore up your PS2 catalogs. I can't wait for EB to start clearancing them out like they did with every generation.
 
[quote name='Halo05']Are you shitting me? Aside from some random stuff like MvC2, most stuff on PS2 that is over a year old is under twenty bucks. Last week I found a mint copy of Klonoa 2 for 7.99. Final Fantasy XII is on clearance at my Target for $10 along with God of War. The MGS Essentials set is $30, same with the GTA Trilogy. Tons of CAGs bought Rogue Galaxy for $20 at Wal-Mart earlier this year. Most of the SNK releases are $10-$15 at Best Buy. The list goes on and on.

If ever there was a time to be buying PS2 games, this is it. The system and games are still easy to find yet stores are trying to slowly cut down their PS2 sections. Furthermore, publishers are lowering the prices on their new PS2 releases. Witness Lego Batman releasing at $30 for the PS2.[/quote]

I should say the 'rare' ones are cheap but if you want to compare the prices of used ps2 vs. xbox1, they're not cheap by any means.

lego batman was released for $30 because if they priced it higher, it would become players choice in no time. THere are like 5 other systems to buy it for so they price it accordingly. Hey, maybe it's a psp port, which would explain things. Just like 'ratchet size matters'.
 
The 90000 series is very glossy on the top. I feel that it gives the system more character, when compared side by side to the 70000 slim. I picked it up at my local Walmart, as Target didn't have any, and out of the 4 local Gamestop's near me, only one of them acknoledged that the system existed, and they only had it in Satin Silver.
I would have preferred a Ceramic White 90000, but I'm afraid the U.S. is only getting the Charcoal Black and Satin Silver, as the Lego Batman bundle has been confirmed to have the Charcoal Black unit.
Surprisingly enough, this system does not produce a whole lot of heat, as it was barely even warm after about 4 hours of gameplay last night. This is quite shocking, considering the power brick is now internal.
 
[quote name='Monsta Mack']I might grab an extra one of they hit $100 or $50 PSOne Level, whenever my fat PS2 decides to fail.
See, if the 360 was $100 I wouldn't mind the failure rates cause we could always easily buy another one. But the PS2 is a god send for the low prices It's going for now. However, It shouldn't be more then $100 at this point.

Also, while the 360 is hitting $200 thats still $70 more then the PS2 plus it doesn't even come close to the gaming libary and cheap used prices of PS2 games. Yeah It's not next gen, but I'd recommend the PS2 to a new gamer over the 360 anyday.[/QUOTE]

Don't forget to subtract the insanely overpriced memory cards for the PS2. The arcade comes with one.

Can't argue about the library but the price difference is ridiculous.
 
[quote name='VioletArrows']I bought it in mid-May, I think. Well before E3.[/quote]
Then you didn't buy a 90000 series. To this day, the stores have been phasing out the 79000 series. I had to search high and low for a 90000. If you live in the U.S., then what you got was a 79000. They did not arrive in the states until about a little more than two weeks ago.
 
I know I bought a 79000. It pisses me off that I bought it after reading that there were no plans to release it in the US, only to have it announced less than 3 months later.
 
[quote name='eau']The top is glossy but the drive lid is matt?[/quote]
yeah, as I mentioned earlier, I would have much rather preferred a Ceramic White, but it's whatever.
From what I understand, the 79000 series is just as reliable as the 90000, but the former PS2 models could have compatability issues with PS1/PS2 games alike, as well as overheating issues. When the 79000 series came out July07, alot of that stuff was supposedly fixed.
 
When you press the lid open button, does the lid open completely automatically? Or does it just pop open a little and you have to manually lift it the rest of the way?
 
[quote name='motherboop']
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:bomb: :roll:Why the fuck would they go PS3-esque in the case design and put a non matte finish on one side of the friggin' console? That makes no fuckin' sense at all, since the PS3's case is too shiny and easy to notice any kind of scratches or imperfections on. Even with the softest cloth, I have a bunch of scratches on the finish of my PS3. You don't notice them from far away, but up close the damn case looks ugly with the marks from me dusting it once a week.

As for PS2 games not looking ok on an HDtv, my one buddy has played his sister's PStwo on their HDtv and from what I've seen, the games look ok to me.

For people needing a spare PStwo slim though, allow me to whore out my TL, where I'm offering up a PStwo(sealed, new) with 3 extra controllers(1 sealed, 2 used but working great) and a sealed multitap for $100 plus shipping.

Sorry, just had to mention that I have that bad boy sitting in my closet collecting dust since I got the PS3. :lol:;)
 
[quote name='IAmTheCheapestGamer']:bomb: :roll:Why the fuck would they go PS3-esque in the case design and put a non matte finish on one side of the friggin' console? That makes no fuckin' sense at all, since the PS3's case is too shiny and easy to notice any kind of scratches or imperfections on. Even with the softest cloth, I have a bunch of scratches on the finish of my PS3. You don't notice them from far away, but up close the damn case looks ugly with the marks from me dusting it once a week.

As for PS2 games not looking ok on an HDtv, my one buddy has played his sister's PStwo on their HDtv and from what I've seen, the games look ok to me.[/quote]

1. Because they can and it looks different from the other PS2s.

2. Some PS2 games look great on an HDTV. God of War, Shadow of the Colossus and most 2-D fighting games look awesome when hooked up by component. The majority of the library, however, looks like ass all warmed up. The older PS2 titles are the worst. HDTV was never a consideration when making the games and they were already filled with jaggies that just look worse when upscaled to 480p.
 
I still prefer the fat model PS2's myself, since they just seemed more sturdy. The slim models just seem like if you bump it the wrong way, it'll break. That's probably why I have my slim PStwo still sealed from last fall.
 
[quote name='Zing']When you press the lid open button, does the lid open completely automatically? Or does it just pop open a little and you have to manually lift it the rest of the way?[/quote]


it pops open a little & you have to manually lift it the rest of the way

is this how the older ps2's open?
 
[quote name='oemor']it pops open a little & you have to manually lift it the rest of the way

is this how the older ps2's open?[/quote]

Yeah, the original slims do the same thing. It's too bad they couldn't have a spring hinge in there to open it but it's not like it's that much effort.
 
[quote name='oemor']it pops open a little & you have to manually lift it the rest of the way

is this how the older ps2's open?[/quote]

If you mean the older slim models, then yes. But if you mean the old 'fat' models, then no. The fat models had a disc tray which came out via an eject button.
 
On the 90000 series, the door opens up 75% when laying flat on a table, and you have to lift it the rest of the way. If it's standing on it's side, it opens all of the way without fail.

ALSO, I should mention that the 90000 series has a smoothing option, like the PS3. You can set it by going to the system configuration screen. I don't remember there ever being such an option on the older models.
 
All PS2 models have a Smoothing and Fast Load option for the PS1 drivers. You just hit the triangle button when you're in the driver menu, highlighting Playstation Drivers.
 
Ahh, good call. I had a funny feeling that it was probably in the older models as well, since Sony probably would have marketed it as having new features if not.
 
Like everyone else has said a million times, a PS2 with upscaling would be the shit.

Maybe. Now that I think about it, I don't really have room on my nice TV for another system but for some people, it'd be awesome.
 
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