Bought a system for one game?

[Yar]

I re-bought a SNES so I could play my Final Fantasy II.

[Tallulah]

I had to buy a new PS2 just so I could play Final Fantasy XII; my old one's laser died.

I am also very tempted to get a PSP for the exclusive FF titles on that.

[Roto13]

I don't think it's a good idea to buy a system for one game, especially if you're pretty sure you'll never play any other games on it.

[Bolivar]

If it's a new system, no, but I've bought Nintendo's last 2 systems (64 and Gamecube) when they were old to play a few games that I wanted to own. Best bet is maybe to hold off on those games, the DS and the PSP are already a few years old, although their prices haven't changed much i'm sure they will probably sooner than you think.

The good news is, since you only play FF/KH both the DS and the PSP have access to a number of those titles, PSP getting the new KH spinoff and the DS (being able to play GBA games) can play Chain of Memories. You can also play FFI-VI on the DS (i know you said you have no interest in the 2d ones outside of IV and VI, believe me, you should reconsider), and the PSP has the re-remakes of I & II, plus you can emulate the PSX ones. So either one wouldn't be a bad investment for your tastes, plus there's alot of other things you can do with the consoles, the DS mostly through homebrew and the PSP with all of its features.

[hhr1dluv]

Thanks for all your suggestions, especially you, Bolivar. I think that I will end up getting both systems, though if the KH games don't come out in North America, I might decide against it. Yet, I'm pretty sure I can acquire a PSP for free, and a DS for $50 (naive cousins), so I don't really have that much to worry about anymore.

[Wolf Kanno]

I bought a SNES so I could play Street Fighter II with a better controller and later I was introduced to the FF series through II (IV) and III (VI) as well as CT and SoM and a few other RPG series I truly enjoy. I got a PS1 for VII and was not blown away by it I'm afraid but shortly after the purchase was justified in the forms of FFT, MGS1, and Xenogears.

I bought a PS2 for X and MGS2. Both were kinda disappointing but luckily a slew of other games came out to redeem it and seriously, with the exception of the SNES I never saw a system retire with a bang like the PS2 did as some of my favorite games for it have come out in the last two years alone.

Now I bought the DS for alot of games but I did wait for FFIII to come out first and was pleasantly surprised. Of the early FFs I feel you should give them a chance but to each their own. I still need to play RW (why the XII hate btw?) and I'm looking forward to the IV remake. I'm really behind on my games for this sytem though...

Recently the PSP has finally gotten a few games that warrant a purchase but lately my wallet has to be tight so I can't make anymore extravagant purchases but the remakes of Valkyrie Profile, Dracula X, and FFT alone make the system rather pleasing to my eye.

For now, I only want MGS4 for the PS3 and can't say the XIII project has me impressed but the PS3's price is still way too high for me to warrant a purchase for one game. The 360 has more titles I'm interested in but none of them are "system sellers" to me.

[Martyr]

Buy the system. What's it gonna run you? A couple hundred bucks? Just don't eat lunch for a few weeks.

[Aerith's Knight]

im gonna buy psp with FFVII:crisis core in march.. so what.. i just dont eat at all for a week .. ill survive.. homeless people do it all the time.. ill just eat from trash cans

[Avarice-ness]

I look at this rationally.

A DS will bring you more happiness overall than a PSP will.

I havn't bought any system for one single game alone. When I got my DS, all I had in mind at the time were:

1. The ability to play FF1-6 advance on the DS.
2. "World of Mana" series. (Gonna play them atleast once)
3. FFIV-DS
4. Cooking Mama

And now, Mario Party DS and an aray of other games. The DS is prolly my most favorite item next to my iPod.

Either way, yeah just look at it rationally on what the PSP versus the DS has to offer you, and at prices too.

[Aerith's Knight]

i already have a ds.. actually.. all im missing after i buy the psp would be a ps3 .. then id have everything :3

[leader of mortals]

I would buy a system for 1 game, because you will almost always find a different game for it... oh and ff3 for the ds is alright.

[Aerith's Knight]

pre-ordered my psp with FF-crisis core today

[CelestialStarDust]

im debating on buying a 360 so i can play DOA and Tenchu Z,but i REALLY want a ps3 as well.

[Tavrobel]

I bought a ps2 for ffx xD

[Ichimonji]

When I was younger I used to get the consoles that the next Final Fantasy would be on, but now I have enough money to just buy every system, so it doesn't really matter anymore.

There's a downfall with freedom to purchase all consoles though. I find that with too many games, I don't complete them without moving on to the next one. There are exceptions of course, but still.