Ok, this is just getting tiresome.....

[Accordion]

Yeah, thats one thing i can agree with, but what was the point in slimming the PS2? Again, no added features, just reduced size.

WRONG!

it has inbuilt ethernet port.

seriously though, if you have a problem with companies making better, cheaper hardware aimed at new consumers then there is something wrong with you.

¿STAND STILL?

[Shrygue]

There was the removal of the expansion bay to house a 3.5" IDE hard drive inside the orginal PS2...

[Elmarco]

I never knew that. It might help for me to do a little research before i say something then. and i don't have a problem with them making things better. JUST DONT FIX WOT AINT BROKEN!

WRONG!

ARGH!! Me ear drum!

[Evon von Vampdragn]

the ds light is ok because its brighter, louder and has a much better d-pad also the mic is in a better place.

Which clearly makes it much better then the ds phat. This whole thing is like weight watchers.

[Accordion]

I never knew that. It might help for me to do a little research before i say something then. and i don't have a problem with them making things better. JUST DONT FIX WOT AINT BROKEN!

ARGH!! Me ear drum!

I think if each revision adds value to the product[not cost] then it is a good thing. the ps2 slim was a massive size difference, removed a underused port[which took up half of the old machine] and added internet compatibility straight out the box.

even with not so drastic changes, its important to note the intended consumer is not those who already own an earlier revision of the product.

of course the DS was rushed into production to dampen the impact of the PSP, and the success of the lite, only adds to the evidence that the original DS was a prototype and shouldn't of been a consumer product

Just be glad consoles dont undergo an ipod-like production cycle…

[Evon von Vampdragn]

Oh crap an i-pod production cycle, god videos games wouldn't exist

[ICE]

if you dont like the remakes dont buy them. theres no real right or wrong here its just whether or not you think the value of the remake is worth the money.

[Elmarco]

I think anyone who is considering buying a remake should check around on the net for its features, or better still look at a friends. That will save someone a lot of dissapointment if they find out nothings changed except size. Thats unless the buyer wants it PURELY for the size reduction. There we go, case closed!

[Evon von Vampdragn]

Yet so many things still opened.

[kcajblue]

the only reason i got a ds lite was because my first ds's screen had horrible calibration, so i got it exchanged for a new one.
then that ones screen randomly cracked and you couldnt see anything on the top screen.
and that meant i had to get a new one.

and then, the lites came out and that means no more old ds.
because they always get rid of the old console/handheld/whatever when a new version comes out.