Actually, it's not that bad of a price if you want those games. The PS2 doesn't come with any games and the games sell for around $49.00 each. The unit sells for $299.00 retail.
$299.00 + $147.00 = $446.00. So when you figure buying everything seperately, and the fact that you can get the thing, it's not really that bad of a price. For those who said, I'll stick to my PC, how much do you pay for your PC games? Does your PC play DVD's?
Can you add a second game controller? It's really not a bad price for what you're getting.