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Release day of the PlayStation 2 in North America (2000) (lemmy.world)
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[–] 22 points 4 months ago (5 children)

Oh god I remember when stores would only get like 5 units a week if lucky and would sell out within hours. Don’t know how I managed getting one but I did. It was also around the same time DVDs were becoming available and for many, the PS2 was their first DVD player.

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  • [–] 21 points 4 months ago

    A big driving point of the PS2 was that it was literally the cheapest DVD player on the market.. and I'm not talking about being 50 dollars cheaper than a cheap PoS one, cause at that time there were no cheap PoS dvd players.. I'm talking hundreds of dollars cheaper than the most affordable DVD player.

    It was a brilliant marketing move.

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  • [–] 8 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    There were a lot more brick and mortar stores back then. We used to have 3 gamestops in the same mall plaza. So you could call and have them hold it for you or rush to the store before they sold it.

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    I didnt realize there was such a rush on PS2s.

    I just walked into K-Mart (Sigh.. I miss K-Mart..) and bought one on release day without issue, Maybe no one thought K-Mart would have them and thats why..

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  • [–] 8 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Kmart was actually a hidden gem when it came to stuff like this. If a popular game was sold out everywhere, there was a good chance Kmart still had it.

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  • [–] 7 points 4 months ago*

    K-Mart was fuckin fantastic. so much better than walmart. They always had great stuff, and at good prices too... and they waited until after thanksgiving to put up and out the christmas displays.

    Fuck Eddie Lampert, ayn rand wanna be piece of shit.

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