This kid bought a refurbished fat PS2 at EB Games in 2008
>>12395214When considering the game catalog, that's still a good deal today.
>>12395214Smart kid. Ps2 games were super cheap at that point and gamestop was constantly doing buy 2 get 1 deals. I didn't get a ps2 till the silver slim came out and at that point i was getting 3 games for 10 dollars at my local pawn shop.
>PS3 game roster in 2008Pfff.
A fat ps2 provides a ton of cheap entertainment once you softmod it.
I got an OG Xbox in 2005. I will forever hate and curse the 360.
>>12395214Same kid bought a bunch of pvms and shorted the stock market. Some say he was wise beyond his years
>>12395319360 was based. Retarded take anon
>>12395214>obvious downie facesays it all
>>12395214By 2008 a lot of people were just giving away their old PS2s for free. I got 2 of them from friends around that time.
>>12398006They really were worth nothing by that time. I remember trading in both a fat PS2 and a PS2 slim to get enough store credit for just one copy of Modern Warfare 2 for the Xbox 360.
>>12398006Most of the video game related stuff that weren't from current gen were cheap in the 2000s.Prices started to rise considerable after 2015.
>>12398064>Most of the video game related stuff that weren't from current gen were cheap in the 2000s.the stuff from the current gen was cheap, tween me had a ps2, xbox, and gamecube and those 3 at the time cost less than a launch ps3. famously gamecubes were being sold new for $99 during the 6th gen.
>>12398071>gamecubes were being sold new for $99 during the 6th gen.Yes... and dreamcast, genesis, snes, ps1... for like 20~30 bucks. I remember seeing SOTN for only $5.
>>12395293You could have bought a PS3 Fat that played PS2 PS1 and PS3 games with no need to buy a machine.>Inb4 yellow light of death and gpu unballingDepending on the usage, it could have survived 5-10 years.A lot of PS3 fats survived long into the PS4's lifecycle. Only recently (2023) did we figure out we could recycle and frankenstein PS3 GPUs to solve the problem but it seriously could have never affected you up until the next console generation.
>>12400121>a machineanother machine*
>>12400121In 2008, you could have bought a PS1, PS2 and 360 all for less than the cost of a PS3 and had a much better time gaming.
>>12395214I replaced my aging hacked PSP as my retro handheld with a new 3DS XL I bought refurbed direct from Nintendo for like $100 on clearance.It's a much better Virtual Boy emulation machine than whatever that goofy switch shit they're selling on a subscription right now is.Thanks, Nintendo! Now I'm never giving you money again!
I wish I had that foresight.
