PlayStation 2, the long-awaited next-generation video game console from Sony Corp., will be released in U.S. stores Thursday. By Thursday night, there should be a half-million happy owners of the $299 system. But there also will be 500,000 very unhappy shoppers who pre-ordered a PlayStation 2 and have just discovered they will have to wait […]
The Sony PlayStation was unleashed on the video-gaming community on Sept. 9, 1995. How would this new system perform? Would gamers, as well as developers, accept a gaming unit from a company previously best known for televisions, CD players and other hi-fi equipment?The answer was a resounding yes!In only a couple of years, Sony went […]
PlayStation again, Sam.The North American launch of Sony’s PlayStation 2 on Thursday is the most anticipated release of a video game system since “Pong” took over American TV sets in the mid-’70s. Thousands of video game addicts who ordered their systems 10 months ago will kick off the frenzy at one minute after midnight on […]
So what’s the big deal surrounding this week’s release of Sony’s PlayStation 2?After all, it’s just a video game, right? Apparently not, say experts familiar with the system.”The difference this time is that it’s being released with a DVD player at the perfect Christmas for DVDs,” said Frank O’Connor, editor in chief of Daily Radar, […]
Game players and retailers may be frustrated by the expected shortages of Sony’s upcoming PlayStation 2 console, but Sega will likely enjoy the wait. Although Sony’s original PlayStation has trounced Sega’s Dreamcast game console in sales all year, Sega is staging a comeback. Sega sales have more than doubled ahead of the PlayStation 2’s Oct. […]