Sony PS2 Console (PS2)

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The PS2 builds on its home-entertainment value by doubling as a DVD player, which allows it to play thousands of feature-length movies and other video programmes, and outdo the VHS format in both audio and video quality. In 2014 we launched our Brand New World to serve Video Game users with unique and excellent quality accessories to enhance their experience. The PS2 offered backward-compatibility for its predecessor's DualShock controller, as well as its games.

Most main entries in the Grand Theft Auto, Final Fantasy, and Metal Gear Solid series were released exclusively for the console. There are three interfaces: an input output interface to the I/O processor running at a clock speed of 36. The device was released in Japan on 13 December 2003, and was the first Sony product to include the XrossMediaBar interface. These allow users to play games without access to a television as long as there is access to mains electricity or a similar power source. PS2 marked an evolution in home console gaming, set a new standard for players and developers alike and introduced some of the features that still define the PlayStation experience today.The PlayStation 2 Network Adaptor was required for the original models, while the slim models included built-in networking ports. There are a variety of non-Sony manufactured memory cards available for the PlayStation 2, allowing for a memory capacity larger than the standard 8 MB.

Sony showed fully playable demos of upcoming PlayStation 2 games including Gran Turismo 2000 (later released as Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec) and Tekken Tag Tournament—which showed the console's graphic abilities and power. The requirement for a separate power adapter was criticized while the top-loading disc drive was noted as being less likely to break compared to the tray-loading drive of the original model. Some third-party companies, such as JoyTech, have produced LCD monitor and speaker attachments for the PS2, which attach to the back of the console. The multitap connects to the memory card slot and the controller slot, and the memory card slot on the slimline is shallower.During one week in November, British sales totalled 6,000 units—compared to 70,000 units a few weeks prior. Several variations in color were produced in different quantities and regions, including ceramic white, light yellow, metallic blue (aqua), metallic silver, navy (star blue), opaque blue (astral blue), opaque black (midnight black), pearl white, sakura purple, satin gold, satin silver, snow white, super red, transparent blue (ocean blue), and also Limited Edition color Pink, which was distributed in some regions such as Oceania, and parts of Asia. These units include a central CPU core, two Vector Processing Units (VPU), a 10-channel DMA unit, a memory controller, and an Image Processing Unit (IPU).

With over 1,850 games the PS 2 is one of the cheapest consoles to get right now for your dollar and they are getting harder and harder to find. PlayStation 2 software is distributed on CD-ROM and DVD-ROM; the two formats are differentiated by their discs' bottoms, with CD-ROMs being blue and DVD-ROMs being silver. At the heart of the PlayStation 2 is the 128-bit Emotion Engine processor, which combines lightning-fast gameplay and unprecedented graphics power with DAT-quality stereo sound. By early 1997, the press was reporting that a new PlayStation was being developed and would have backward-compatibility with the original PlayStation, a built-in DVD player, and Internet connectivity.Since launch, PS2 sold over 155 million consoles worldwide and had almost 4,000 games released up to late 2013, making it the highest selling and most played console of all time. Overall, over 155 million PlayStation 2 units were sold worldwide by 31 March 2012, [97] the same year Sony officially stopped supplying updated sales numbers of the system. The PlayStation enjoyed particular success outside Japan in part due to Sony's refined development kits, large-scale advertising campaigns, and strong third-party developer support. Take Control Of Your Games With The Dualshock Controller With Its Analog Face And Shoulder Buttons, Twin Thumbsticks And Dual Feedback Vibration Motors.