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Edited on Mon Jul-09-07 01:02 PM by SteppingRazor
through 2010 at least. I've got a PS2 myself, and there are so many games available for it, I'm not going to bother with anything else for years. Even after they stop making games, there's such a huge back catalog that I doubt I'll ever be without something new to try.
Also, a great thing about the PS line is that the new systems play the old systems' games, so once your son finally does get that PS3 (when the price drops in a couple years), he'll be able to play all his old PS2 games on the new PS3.
All that said, while the PS3 is still very expensive, the Wii is only marginally more costly than the PS2. So, if your kid desperately wants next-gen, he may prefer a Wii over a PS2.
Personally, I'd go with the PS2 I have over the Wii. These are new systems, and software programmers haven't yet realized their full potential. Compare early PS2 games to, say, God of War 2 (the greatest game ever on any system ever made, says I!), and you'll see what I mean.
On the other hand, the Wii seems to be specifically targeted to folks your son's age. A lot of the games are definitely playable by age 10, as opposed to the PS2, which is often a bit darker.
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