Malik
(9/17/04) Sony
Aims to Imitate PSone Life Cycle With PStwo According
to rumors stated on
MSNBC.com, Sony will shortly announce the release of a smaller
version of the PS2, dubbed the PStwo. This smaller system will go on
sale, in theory, on October 26. This new version of the PS2 will
sell for the same $150 price, but will be about 30% smaller in
actual size. This
same tactic was used in the Playstation life cycle when the PSone
was released as a slimmer and more...ummmm...stylish looking machine
that handled all the same tasks as the original PS1. This boosted
overall sales by a small amount of the PS1, and Sony is hoping to
cram more of it's PS2 into the public by using a similar
tactic...let's just hope that the PStwo is not prone to the same
DREs and other similar errors caused by the poor components of the
original PS2. At
the same time, it is being thought that Rockstar/TakeTwo will delay
the release of GTA:SA for a week to coincide with the release of the
PStwo. If this is the case, it would be one of the few times that a
major blockbuster is delayed in this crazy season of too many good
games at once. A delay in a game's release right now could be rather
tragic when it's put into the big picture of too many good games at
once. Also, this is one of the first times in recent geek history
that Rockstar would actually have one of their games
delayed...especially a GTA game, which, in the past, have always met
their release dates. Hopefully this is just a rumor, since I know
this move of delaying such a highly anticipated game is not going to
win over any fans for TakeTwo. Malik
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