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PlayStation 2

The PlayStation 2 (プレイステーション2; Pureisutēshon Tsū), abbreviatit PS2 official-like, is a saxt-generation video gemme console pit oot bi Sony. The successor tae the PlayStation, an the predecessor tae the PlayStation 3, the PlayStation 2 is pairt o the PlayStation series o video gemme consoles. Its development wis annooncit in Mairch 1999 an it wis pit oot a year later in Japan. Its primary competitors war Sega's Dreamcast, VM Labs's Nuon, Microsoft's Xbox, an Nintendo's GameCube.

PlayStation 2
Left: Original PlayStation 2, with vertical stand
Right: Slimline PlayStation 2, with vertical stand, 8 MB memory card and DualShock 2 controller
Forby kent asPS2
DeveloperSony Computer Entertainment
ManufacturerSony
Product faimilyPlayStation
TypeHame video gemme console
GenerationSaxt generation
Release datePlayStation 2
  • JP: March 4, 2000
  • NA: October 26, 2000
  • EU: November 24, 2000
  • AU: November 30, 2000
PlayStation 2 Slimline
  • EU: October 29, 2004
  • JP: November 3, 2004
  • NA: November 25, 2004
  • AU: December 2, 2004
Retail availability2000–2013
Discontinued
  • WW: January 4, 2013[2]
Units sauldApproximately 155 million (as of March 31, 2012)[3]
MediaDVD, CD
CPU"Emotion Engine"[4][5] @ 300 MHz[4]
Storage capacity40 GB hard drive (add-on)
Memory32 MB of RDRAM system memory[6]
4 MB of eDRAM video RAM[7][8]
Display
Graphics150 MHz "Graphics Synthesizer"[4]
SoondDolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1
Controller inputDualShock 2, DualShock, EyeToy
Connectivity100 Mbit Ethernet/modem (requires adapter on SCPH-10000-500xx models), 2 × USB 1.1, 1 × IEEE 1394 interface
Online servicesDynamic Network Authentication System
Best-sellin gemmeGrand Theft Auto: San Andreas: 17.33 million sold (as of February 2009)[9]
Backward
compatibility		PlayStation
PredecessorPlayStation
SuccessorPlayStation 3

The PS2 is the best-sellin console tae date, haein raxit ower 140 mulȝeon units selt fae 30 September 2009.[10] In late 2009, wi developers pittin thegither new gemmes an the console still sellin steady-like awmaist a decade efter its original oot-date, Sony stappit supportin the PS2 on Januar 3rd, 2013.[11]

In 2009, IGN cried the PlayStation 2 as the third best video gemme console o aw time, oot o a field o 25.[12]

References

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  1. ↑ プレイステーション2の日本国内での出荷が本日（2012年12月28日）で完了. Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. 28 December 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "PlayStation 2 manufacture ends after 12 years". The Guardian. 4 Januar 2013. Retrieved 4 Januar 2013.
  3. ↑ "Sony stops shipping PlayStation 2 units in Japan". Rappler. 29 December 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  4. ↑ a b c Diefendorff, Keith (19 Apryle 1999). "Sony's Emotionally Charged Chip" (PDF). Microprocessor Report. 13 (5).
  5. ↑ Shiloy, Anton (26 Februar 2007). "Sony Removes Emotion Engine, Graphics Synthesizer from PAL PlayStation 3". X-bit labs. Archived frae the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 7 Mey 2014. Archived 2016-10-26 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ Shimpi, Anand. "Rambus DRAM: Uncovering Facts & Burying Rumors". AnandTech. Archived frae the original on 19 Februar 2017. Retrieved 19 Februar 2017.
  7. ↑ Perry, Douglass C. "The Untapped Power of PlayStation 2". IGN. Archived frae the original on 18 Februar 2017. Retrieved 18 Februar 2017.
  8. ↑ Leadbetter, Richard (21 Julie 2012). "Digital Foundry vs. PS2 Classics on PlayStation 3". Archived frae the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 19 Februar 2017.
  9. ↑ Guinness World Records 2009 Gamer's Edition. pp. 108–109. ISBN 1-904994-45-8. GTA: San Andreas is the best-selling PlayStation 2 game, with a massive 17.33 million copies sold.
  10. ↑ "SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT ASIA STARTS ITS PLAYSTATION® BUSINESS IN REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA". SCEI. 8 Januar 2010. Archived frae the original on 3 Julie 2011. Retrieved 13 Februar 2010.
  11. ↑ https://www.engadget.com/2013-01-07-playstation-2-is-now-discontinued-worldwide-confirms-sony.html
  12. ↑ http://www.ign.com/top-25-consoles/3.html
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