I still have a PS2. I use it all the time. I play Kingdom Hearts, Burnout Revenge, Katamari Damacy, all those games. It's awesome, and presumably less expensive than a PS3.
PS2 was the defining point for the near perfection graphics with the release of Final Fantasy X in my opinion...The PS2 is nothing to be ashamed of. The console provides some amazing games...although while in my opinion PS2 outdid Xbox for the year. I would say the Xbox 360 outdid the PS3
I have had a ps2 for a few years and still like it. Ever since I sold Star Wars Battlefront 2 my life has been a little boring. So now I'm gonna go buy that soon.