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Playstation 2


Playstation 2

The PlayStation 2 (PS2) is a home entertainment video gaming console produced by Sony Corporation. The console was announced in March of 1999, and launched on March 4, 2000 in Japan, October 26 in North America, and November 24 in Europe. The PS2 capitalized on its predecessor's success and became the best selling video game console in history, moving over 153 million units worldwide so far.

About Playstation 2

Sony commanded market share of the home video game console market during the PS2's lifetime against the Microsoft Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, and Sega Dreamcast consoles. In 2004 and 2007, the PS2 underwent a significant revision with the smaller and quieter PlayStation 2 Slimline. With sales of the PS2 still going strong well into 2009, Sony announced the PlayStation 3 May 16, 2005 as the successor to the PlayStation 2.

The PlayStation 2 hardware included the 128-bit Emotion Engine CPU (300MHz), 32MB Rambus DRAM, 4MB Video RAM, and Dedication Graphics Synthesizer. The PS2 also featured the new Dualshock 2 controller, and the ability to play the entire catalog of PS2 and PS1 games. In addition, the PS2 reads CDs, DVDs and, with later updated versions of the console, DVD-RW and DVD+RW disc media.

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