... using special, single-purpose components. Sony has tried to adopt a strategy based on the success of its first console and used the same basic strategy of releasing a multitude of titles thus giving the consumers a wider choice than any of its competitors. Sony's PSX2 seems to be targeted at the older game playing generation (AGE: 16-26). The release of a backward-compatible console was an industry first and looked upon as quite a major risk. However, many of the PSX2 customers will already be owners of the PSX 1 and, due to the large amount of games available, will be relieved to know that these will not have become obsolete. Thus, buying the PSX2 will not really be a risk to customers, because if the new games do not meet to all the desired standards, then they can fall back on their already purchased games as well as making use of ...

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