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Asia gets a brand new PS2 color: Red!

Gothic Girl | January 25, 2008 | News | Playstation 2 
With this year's Taipei Game Show recently opening, people were wondering what the big companies were going to be dishing out. Well, it looks like Sony is the first to surprise everyone, revealing a brand new color for the Playstation 2: Red.

Looks like the PS2 isn't dying yet ...
At the Taipei Game Show, Sony draped the curtains on a limited edition PlayStation 2 set to arrive in stores on February 4 in Asia. The new color, Aka Takara Kurenai, or (loosely) Crimson Red Treasure comes out just in time for Lunar New Year. While it superficially feels like the PlayStation 2’s days are numbered since the PlayStation 3 is on the market, Sony’s most popular console keeps chugging along.
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  • 3 thumbs!
    Storm | January 26, 2008
    It's amazing how many PS2's have been sold lately. Makes me wonder how long Sony will support that console...or if they will continue with games for it.
  • 0 thumbs!
    Sort | January 26, 2008
    I sold my original PS2 3 years ago on eBay. I bought another one just the other day.

    Funny how I would rather spend my money on a PS2 rather than on a PS3.
  • 0 thumbs!
    tidus04 | January 26, 2008
    I dont understand why people are still supporting the PS2 whilst the PS3 is out there and can play these games already. Either way Red sucks, should have been Blue.
    • 0 thumbs!
      Subzer0 | January 26, 2008
      Well PS2 has better games than the PS3 at the moment. And its also pretty cheap.
  • 0 thumbs!
    the new era | January 26, 2008
    Sucks tbfh, looks gay, neon, white, gray or silver at least looks better
  • 0 thumbs!
    Subzer0 | January 26, 2008
    That color is nasty. I wouldn't get it if someone gave it to me for free! (well not really) but I still made my point. ^^
  • 0 thumbs!
    Blackfalcon | January 26, 2008
    That's actually pretty kool! Red PS2 would be funny to own!
  • -1 thumbs!
    Donnelly | January 26, 2008
    I thought Sony's research showed people were not interested in the PS2.
  • 0 thumbs!
    Oceanic Sun | January 26, 2008
    Not liking the new color. Making a white or blue would have been better.
  • 1 thumbs!
    Bri | January 26, 2008
    I'm...surprised that Sony is still so supportive of the PS2. It seemed to me, anyway, that it was being disposed of rather quickly, Sony doing a virtual 180 to support the PS3. I'd give it another year or two, being friendly to the vast ownership of the system.
  • 0 thumbs!
    Seproth | January 26, 2008
    I figured this would be a bono thing like with dell and Bono's (red) campaign about aids or someting...
  • 0 thumbs!
    Oceanic Sun | January 26, 2008
    It's odd that they are still making new colors, etc. for the PS2. They should be making new colors for the PS3, if anything.
    • 0 thumbs!
      Tom | January 26, 2008
      I totally agree. They should start doing more stuff with the PS3. Not that I'm saying it's bad that the PS2 is still so popular, but the PS3 is the future.
  • 0 thumbs!
    Alvaroduck | January 27, 2008
    Remember guys: yellow PS3.

    Red's a crap colour tbh. They shoulda done electric blue.
  • -2 thumbs!
    m xdogz | January 27, 2008
    yeah eletric blue would look good . maybe a purple .
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    Final Blade | January 29, 2008
    The red is better than the yellow to be honest.
  • 0 thumbs!
    KingX2 | January 31, 2008
    I'll just stick with my black one. Red consoles just don't appeal to me. =(

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