Did the PS2 start off as slowly as the PS3 has

[Dragonsoul]

What about Suikoden III? I thought that was released before FFX (like a month difference if I remember though.)

Release Dates

That shows Suikoden on Oct 22nd 2002, FF X was 12-18-01. Maybe your thinking of Suik. III(10-22-02) vs Wild Arms 3(10-15-02) or FF X(12-18-01) vs Shadow Hearts(12-13-01)?

I remember receiving FF X for Xmas before PS 2, hehe I didn't like that few days of waiting to play it.

I remember getting PS 1 and FF VII but no memory card for a few days, I wasn't able to save, I played the start of the game repeatedly.

[BizarroSephiroth]

look though, even though the PS3 isnt promising now, and the XBOX 360 is selling better, look at all the upcoming games for the PS3. It has more promising games, and the XBOX only has Halo 3. When FF 13 comes out you'll see. YOU'LL ALL SEE!

[Dragonsoul]

I'm not familiar with top games besides the top rpg's(which I know a lot about).

What are the top non-rpg's comin out for each of the 3 consoles?

Also, I wonder when Super SMash Bros Brawl and Super Mario Galaxy comes out. I wonder if SM Galaxy will be Nov 20th, primetime release date(which is when FF XII: RW comes out for DS btw)

[Timerk]

Do people want to be playing a system like the Wii in three years? I don't know the answer to that, but I think it will go a long way to answering the question of the PS3's future.

[Slothy]

You pretty much said it, though in all honesty, the consols sales didn't really take off right away either. Also, Onimusha was the first killer app for the system. It wasn't on the level of something like MGS2, but it was the first greatest hits title on the system and reached the million sales fairly quickly.

Damn, how could I forget Onimusha? Hell didn't Devil May Cry come out before these games as well. I can't remember.

DMC came out about a month before MGS2, so they were really around the same time frame. That said though, Gran Turismo 3 came out in July 2001, which means it's another killer app that hit prior to the likes of MGS2 and FFX. The PS2 actually had a realy good first year looking back (not to mention a few lesser known classics that I never would have checked out had more high profile games hit at first).

I'm not familiar with top games besides the top rpg's(which I know a lot about).

Well, I happen to know a lot about the non-RPG titles for the PS3 (and keep up to date on the other two enough to know I don't care about 99.9% of the exclusives they're getting).

On the PS3 at least, the high profile exclusives coming out this year include Lair, Warhawk, Heavenly Sword, Ratchet & Clank, Socom: Confrontation, and Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. And of course early 2008 should see Killzone 2, Little Big Planet (possibly the most innovative game I've seen so far this generation), MGS4, Gran Turismo 5, and White Knight Story. Of course, this isn't including all of the great titles that are multi-platform, so in short, the coming 12 months should be very good for PS3 owners.

[cloud21zidane16]

the ps2 did much better than the ps3, but it was way cheaper, not really much else competing with it at the time and it had some decent games on it

[Jessweeee♪]

I think in two or three years the PS3 is going to be the top selling console here :P

[Rocket Edge]

(No, Tekken Tag doesn't count cause it's a known fact that Tekken sucks )

Tekken Tag sucked, but Tekken 5 is one of the best games on the PS2.

From what I remember it started off strongly enough.

[Croyles]

I think in two or three years the PS3 is going to be the top selling console here :P

Exactly

[Maxico]

Lord yes it started off slow...

It's only decent launch title was Armored Core 2 (No, Tekken Tag doesn't count cause it's a known fact that Tekken sucks )

What? Tekken is a well established fighting series.

Also TimeSplitters.

[Madame Adequate]

I don't know how things were back then, because I didn't follow the industry very closely as I've started to in intervening years. However, I think the PS3 has good long-term potential, and will pick up a lot of steam once the price comes down.

look though, even though the PS3 isnt promising now, and the XBOX 360 is selling better, look at all the upcoming games for the PS3. It has more promising games, and the XBOX only has Halo 3. When FF 13 comes out you'll see. YOU'LL ALL SEE!

This is one of the most ill-informed posts I've ever read.