Even with my previous message defending the XBox, I agree that the PS2 has
some great games. It's worth noting however that Prince of Persia is
available for all 3 consoles.

IMO all three are good. And buying all three is still generally cheaper than
building a gaming PC.

-Kevin

> I don't know about that - I still think the best games are coming out for
> the PS2.
>
> It might look marginally better. but not so much so to overcome good
> gameplay (nothing looks so good that we'll put up with crappy gameplay).
> Even now PS2 has a lot of hidden power in it. games like Jak II, Ratchet
and
> Clank: Going Commando, Prince of Persia, etc look fantastic but, more
> importantly, play insanely well.
>
> As much as I've come to like the GameCube controller there still isn't a
> controller better than the Dual-shock, IMHO.  Because of the depth of the
> market games on PS2 are more likely to push the gameplay envelop as they
> don't need to persuade a majority of system owners to buy to be
successful.
> Family games on the PS2 also tend to be more available than on other
systems
> for the same reason.
>
> But innovation like that seen in the EyeToy just doesn't happen as much
for
> other consoles.  Simply due to the number of developers you also tend to
see
> much more genre diversity.
>
> I think all the systems have great games and on their own there's cause to
> celebrate and denigrate each piece of hardware.  But saying that "you
never
> touch" the PS2 is just sad: you're missing some of the best games ever
made.
>
> Jim Davis
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