Sony’s Pink Playstation 2

Posted by dkidwell on August 21st, 2006 — Posted in parenting

Sony announced that they’ll be releasing a pink Playstation 2 at the Games Convention, Leipzig later this week. While I am not eager to get a new PS3 when it arrives, Guitar Hero has almost made it worth picking up a PS2.

A snippet from their press release about the pink ps2:

“PlayStation 2 is the accessible, affordable way to enjoy new social, communal and interactive entertainment experiences, through software titles like SingStar, Buzz and EyeToy”, said Dan Hill, PlayStation 2 European Brand Manager. “The Pink PlayStation 2 is funky, fresh, and fashionable, and will further broaden the console’s continuing popularity and relevance with a fun new twist”.

Really? Sony has never been top of mind when it comes to accessible, affordable ways to enjoy social games - least not in my mind. That’s firmly positioned for Nintendo, even more so with the social gaming that we’ll see in the new Nintendo Wii.

Kudos for a nice looking device, though. It’s not easy to make a pink device that’s not over the top girly (so much so that even girls won’t touch it.) This one looks sharp - can already hear that girl band rockin, out…