What became of the New "upgraded" Sony PS2?

MackIII · #1 21-06-2003, 02:59

Anyone find out whatever happened to the "upgraded" PS2 NTSC that was supposed to have a better laser lens, quieter fan, network adapter, built in sensor for remolte, and DVD progressive scanning??

I saw where Best Buy advertised them but never got them. They just had the unit with the network adapter included.

Anyone heard anything?

bighap · #2 21-06-2003, 04:30

There were two different releases. One is just a v7 with network adapter included for $180. The other is the new system with all the new features for $200. This new system was supposedly released earlier this month.

MackIII · #3 22-06-2003, 10:37

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Originally posted by bighap
There were two different releases. One is just a v7 with network adapter included for $180. The other is the new system with all the new features for $200. This new system was supposedly released earlier this month.

Hey Big,

No, the $179.00 one is just a standard V7 PS2 in which the price was lowered. The $200.00 one, in stores now, is a V7 with only the network adapter included. They never came out with the one that had all the things I mentioned above. As I said Best Buy in he U.S. advertised them but admitted they never got them.

bighap · #4 22-06-2003, 10:43

Oh sh*t. I knew that. Guess I was out to lunch.

They are also selling packages for $200 that come with a cheap ass dvd remote and some other useless crap too.

MrCaine01 · #5 23-06-2003, 11:55

from what I am understanding somebody higher up in Sony screwed the whole thing up. They ordered a huge amount of regular v7 ps2s with the network bundles instead of the re-models. ONce the mistake was made they were all across the US so Sony figured what was the point of recalling them? We'll see the re-models once all the original online bundles sell out completely.

bighap · #6 23-06-2003, 12:03

I believe it was annouced that they won't be coming out until fall sometime in the US.