Control ports...Why only 2?

Hi Guys

Yesterday I was, for the first time, really having a good look at my PS2.... I wander why Sony only decided on two ports instead of 4.  Make us fork out all our cash!!...which we could have used to buy a game or memory card instead.  

What do you guys think?

Why more ??!!
Most Games suck if you play them with 4 Players... You can´t see anything on the screen !
2 is enough !

coz 3/4 of the game\'s dont support 4 player mode. You can use a multitap or in the future sony\'s usb controllers to play Timesplitters or Q3R.

heck..4 player games will become useless once ps2 goes online

I think it\'s better this way.  You have to take the following into consideration:

1) Would the PS2 have cost more (even a bit) if it had had four control ports?  I don\'t want to pay for something I will never use.
2) Would the PS2 have had to be a little larger?

I personally am never going to buy more than 2 controlers, or play 4 player games.  I learned from goldeneye that that\'s just too much stuff on too small a screen.

Dang! You guys beat me to it. My two reasons were:

1. Cost.....(The PS2 is expensive enough!!)

2. The majority of games/gamers don\'t use 4 players.

....Well, that\'s about it:)

I wander why Sony only decided on two ports instead of 4.

Dawid22

Where do you wander my friend ? The sidewalk? lol
To the point now : 4 ppl on one PS2 ; one might trip over
a cable or pull accidently to far the gamepad cable ; all kinds of stuff to make your precious PS2 fall from the table. We wouldn\'t want that to happen now, would we?
BTW Fatalxception, Goldeneye IS great in 4 player mode. In 4player splitscreen it does have enough detail and framerate to create awesome multiplayer.
 
Knotter8

There actually is 4 controller ports.....  Teh USB in the front...  I bet there will be USB controllers out in the future which will bring the # of ports up to 4..


So its just how you look at it I suppose...

ha ha ha ha

I think it was more of a marketing scheme for Sony to make more money, and they did.  I think half of the people who bought a PS2 bought a multitap, I know I did.

As stated earlier the PS2 would absolutely be larger if they added the 2 extra controller ports. Sony\'s strategy was probably between keeping the console as small as possible and the fact that there is a small % of users who use 4 ports. I am glad for their decision.

The PS2 has serial ports on the front (in the blue thing) This is the same technology as the Xbox controllers. I heard that sony will be making controlers that utilize those ports, so, in a sense, Ps2 has 4 controller ports

Why only two controller ports? Because Sony is a cash loving and dirty company. Sure we all wanted 2 extra ports but instead they gave us 2 and made us buy multi-taps. ****ers. Its all about the money, and Sony knows this. They\'re just draining you people dry of your money...

Some people might say that 4 controller ports are not truly nessacary but they just haven\'t experienced it enough to give a qualified opinion on the matter.

I\'ll just use one example to prove my point:

Goldeneye(N64) definately would have not sold over 7 million copies if there was no 4 player multiplayer option.

Jumpman, I have to strongly disagree.

If Sony added 2 more controller ports, they would also have to add the m/c slots to go with them. This would upset the design and increase the cost.

They are already taking a loss on hardware. Alot of people, including the media were bit*ing about the $299 price tag. With the extra ports and m/c slots either Sony would have to take an even bigger loss per unit, or the price would have been jacked up to $330-$350.

It was a sound financial, business decision, and also had statistical backing due to the lack of 4 player support in both game titles and users.

....And besides, Sony doesn\'t even have a multitap available yet, do they?? It\'s the third party manufacturers like Pelican, and Interact that are making money off of Sony\'s (right) decision.

[nO-One]

Maybe because it didn\'t fit properly into the design,and the psx did fine with only 2 controller ports.

Jumpman is right.  Two more controller and m/c ports could have easily been placed on the front without changing the design of the system.  Four player games are a lot of fun; just go play Goldeneye, Q3, UT, MK64, PD, TD:LM, LTSP, and many others.  If you think four player split screen isn\'t fun then you probably haven\'t played it with any of those games.  

I can\'t believe how some of you will defend Sony no matter what.

Jumpman is right. Two more controller and m/c ports could have easily been placed on the front without changing the design of the system. Four player games are a lot of fun; just go play Goldeneye, Q3, UT, MK64, PD, TD:LM, LTSP, and many others. If you think four player split screen isn\'t fun then you probably haven\'t played it with any of those games.

I can\'t believe how some of you will defend Sony no matter what.[/quote]

Have you seen the front of the ps2? Where would it go? On the disc tray? The holes that allows the dust and wind to blow out of the system. I think if they were to make two more controller and mcard slot, Sony would have to change the design.