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Flame · **Reply #50 on:** August 19, 2009, 08:41:41 PM

And then eat it?

Police Girl · **Reply #51 on:** August 19, 2009, 08:56:47 PM

This redesign thing, is it really necessary? Sony has a bad habit with unnessacary redesigns...

PS1 to PSone, I don't see the point. They made the console smaller, but it wasn't necessary.

PS2 to PS2 Slim, This was the only one I actually liked. It makes playing modified games easier.

PS3 To PS3 "Cardboard", all they did this time was make the console uglier and somewhat smaller. Its not like its making gameplay any better.

PSP to PSP Slim, Another pointless change. Making something smaller to help it fit in your pocket will also make it easier to break.

PSP Slim to PSP Go, PSP Cell Phone without the phone. Thats all I'm going to say.

STM · **Reply #52 on:** August 19, 2009, 09:06:01 PM

I still need to find me one of the fliptop systems that aren't the newest models. I don't know if those are as susceptible to modding as the older fliptops, so I'd rather not risk it.

Solar · **Reply #53 on:** August 19, 2009, 09:32:22 PM

Quote from: Kallen on August 19, 2009, 08:56:47 PM

Its not like its making gameplay any better.

No, but it makes them cheaper.

Karai · **Reply #54 on:** August 19, 2009, 09:53:27 PM

Hey, it also means new redesigns of funstation and polystation

HyperSonicEXE · **Reply #55 on:** August 20, 2009, 12:29:59 AM

It doesn't add BC, it didn't make it a flat-top for console stacking, it didn't even improve the guts of the system. Either Sony knows exactly how to sell redesigned consoles, or they don't know ****.

And that'll all depend on consumer response.
*crosses fingers for light sales*

[spoiler]And before I hear any [sonic slicer]ing about the DS to DSLite, the DSLite had a much better screen and a different grip.[/spoiler]

Skaarg · **Reply #56 on:** August 20, 2009, 03:42:21 AM

Aldo, I will semi-bite that one. Sure the DS lite was alright since it had a better screen, but it had terrible hinges that easily break. The DSi though was almost completely pointless. They cut off GBA compatibility and will lead to forcing people to upgrade since there will only be DSi games soon that don't work on the DS.

Also Kallen the PSP Slim wasn't completely pointless it added twice the memory to improve load times and web browsing. How many people do you see using the DS browser because of it's memory restrictions. =P

HokutoNoBen · **Reply #57 on:** August 20, 2009, 04:02:07 AM

I don't know why people are still acting like cutting out the GBA functionality of the DSi is that big of a deal. Or at least, like it was that big of a surprise.

I mean, have people forgotten when the latter GBA generations took away GB/GBC functionality? Or hell, taking it back even further, remember when GBC came out, and eventually, "GBC-only" games were released for that system, "forcing people to upgrade"? How is that any different from what's going on now, really?

In both cases it was something to be expected. Companies do these types of things to either a) do more to streamline the portable, as a whole and/or b) to make money by forcing people to upgrade if they want to "stay in the game". Truly, the old saying of how "there's nothing new under the sun" stills holds true, because it's the same [parasitic bomb], just different day and age.

What happened with the DSi, is basically, more of the same. And likewise with the various Sony upgrades over the years. They only did more to copy the example that Nintendo and Sega did years ago, after all!

Align · **Reply #58 on:** August 20, 2009, 12:46:22 PM

VixyNyan · **Reply #59 on:** August 22, 2009, 12:52:27 PM

So many reactions...

Kieran · **Reply #60 on:** August 22, 2009, 07:48:42 PM

You know, I actually like the new model better than the original. It looks more like a natural progression of the PS2's design, which I was a fan of.

Acid · **Reply #61 on:** August 22, 2009, 07:51:26 PM

Quote from: Kieran on August 22, 2009, 07:48:42 PM

You know, I actually like the new model better than the original. It looks more like a natural progression of the PS2's design, which I was a fan of.

That makes around 29 positive opinions on the new design, against 295,145,487 negative opinions.

Kieran · **Reply #62 on:** August 22, 2009, 07:52:10 PM

*shrugs*

Acid · **Reply #63 on:** August 22, 2009, 07:53:16 PM

I'm one of the 29 btw.

VixyNyan · **Reply #64 on:** August 22, 2009, 07:57:41 PM

Me too. ^^
Even if there's no hardware BC, it's still lets you play any PS3 game, since it's region-free.
I want to play a lot of exclusive RPGs and fighting games.

Protoman Blues · **Reply #65 on:** August 22, 2009, 08:03:51 PM

The look has slightly grown on me, but I still think both systems are pretty ugly. I do prefer the PS3 Slim's nicer cover as opposed to the dust magnet Gloss on my two PS3's.

Jericho · **Reply #66 on:** August 22, 2009, 08:20:16 PM

I don't think I've posted it here, but I actually do like the redesigned PS3's look. The only thing I'm miffed at is BC, but I can deal with new PS2s being so cheap lately.

Unless anyone wants to make me a deal on a BC PS3.

Archer · **Reply #67 on:** August 22, 2009, 08:25:34 PM

People should be looking at the game the console is playing, not the console itself.

Police Girl · **Reply #68 on:** August 22, 2009, 08:27:12 PM

The new design is starting to grow on me, I don't really need to care about BC anyway... I have a PS2 with no limits.

Kieran · **Reply #69 on:** August 23, 2009, 05:22:43 PM

Yeah, my PS2 is slightly modified so I can play burned games and imports on it anyway, so I don't really need PS3 backwards compatibility. Admittedly, it would've been -nice-...

STM · **Reply #70 on:** August 23, 2009, 06:17:42 PM

I'll tell you all this right now, PS2 playback at least on a software emulated PS3 isn't too great. Things look a little weird and some games lag a little or refuse to work at all. Now mind you there's a pretty decent amount of support on the game, but I've ran into odd glitches with newer titles. Re:CoM for one cannot be played unless you download a savefile that's after the first tutorial. I had a fun encounter with enemies where Sora was outside the active battle arena and had to rely on spamming thundaga. Also cards stopped dropping after battles.

Sub Tank · **Reply #71 on:** August 23, 2009, 06:36:49 PM

Screw this thing.

I want a Fatstation. The biggest console ever.

Psycho Yuffie · **Reply #72 on:** August 24, 2009, 07:21:42 PM

Sorry, but they can re-design it, decrease the price, but so long as none of the games interest me, I won't be buying.

Gaia · Quote from: Gaia on May 07, 2010, 12:30:32 AM

Quote from: Nodoka on August 24, 2009, 07:21:42 PM

Sorry, but they can re-design it, decrease the price, but so long as none of the games interest me, I won't be buying.

I'm sure there would be a game coming out that would make you reconsider~

But in reality, lets see how far this goes. PS2 Slim did well not because of it's game library, but of it's portability too. Yep, slim enough for use with a hotel TV.

Satoryu · **Reply #74 on:** August 24, 2009, 07:28:43 PM

i'm in the same boat as Nodoka. every game i give a damn about on PS3 is also on 360.

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