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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

It's difficult to overstate how much the DVD player boosted the PS2. Many people bought the PS2 mainly as a DVD player and the games were just a bonus.

Also remember when they said Saddam Hussein was using PS2s to control missiles or some bullshit like that?

[–] anonymous111 7 points 2 months ago

At the time a DVD player cost about the same as a PS2. I remember someone buying a DVD player when the PS2 was $20 more.