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I miss console ads being this weird (lemmy.world)
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[–] p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 months ago

Bottom line is it FUCKING worked. The PS2 sold like toilet paper.

You really didn't need the ads. PS2 absolutely dominated because they were the ones with the all of the huge publishers. Sega, Nintendo, and Microsoft couldn't hold a candle to the sheer amount of great exclusives. It was only when Xbox 360 and later the Wii came out did the console wars start to shift.