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Re: PS2

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From: Sleepy Hollow
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 00:00
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who says i played for five mintues
try about an hour plus testing dvds



Pete LeBlond <gt2239b@prism.gatech.edu> wrote in message
news:8skqaa$m27$1@news-int.gatech.edu...
> Where did you get to play the PS2? What did you get to play for 5 mins at
a
> convention or something? I hardly think you can honestly rate a whole
system
> from that experience or from playing an import which is not exactly like
the
> US vers. The fact that this is so new and there isn't a very impressive
> library of software for it yet really means that no one is in a position
to
> declare the PS2 a bust yet. What are your actual quams with the PS2
anyway,
> besides  boooooo. I think you are just some lame dreamcast fan boys who
have
> nothing better to do than bash Sony. Sega sux. The PS has more proc power,
> way better controls, and will very soon have more games than sega has
> subscribers to SegaNet or whatever that is called...what a joke it is. So
> why don't you just sit back and laugh at us as we try in vain to find a
PS2
> on the shelves becuase they are so damn awesome. Sega couldn't even give
> away the dreamcast. Remember, they tried, you could get a $200 rebate on a
> $200 DC if you signed up with their network AND STILL they can't move the
> units. Sony won't be able to meet the damand for the PS2 for months......
>
> "Sleepy Hollow" <gte984s@prism.gatech.edu> wrote in message
> news:8sjha3$25m$1@news-int.gatech.edu...
> > the dreamcast is a great system
> > and i've played the ps2 as well - booooo
> >
> > Matthew Jordan <argonaut@resnet.gatech.edu> wrote in message
> > news:39ED4720.328BF70@resnet.gatech.edu...
> > > Sleepy Hollow wrote:
> > > >
> > > > you don't want to buy it hows that
> > >
> > > Obviously he does...I say let America buy assloads of PS2s, realize
they
> > > suck, and watch Sony eat it. I on the other hand, will enjoy the new
> > > Zelda game, and wait until the price isn't 2x the price of a Dreamcast
> > > (which is  a damn fine system, IMO).
> > >
> > > Not Sony bashing, but I've played a PS2. And boy, was that experience
> > > lacking.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Matthew Jordan              | Only two things are infinite, the
universe
> > >  argonaut@resnet.gatech.edu | and human stupidity, and I'm not sure
> > >  gte955m@prism.gatech.edu   | about the former.     -Albert Einstein
> >
> >
>
>
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From: "Sleepy Hollow" <gte984s@prism.gatech.edu>
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Date: 2000/10/18
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