Sony Silver PlayStation 2 Console (Slimline)

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a b c "PlayStation 2 Timeline". GameSpy. p.2. Archived from the original on 4 June 2004 . Retrieved 19 August 2008. Hardware Behind the Consoles - Part II: Nintendo's GameCube". AnandTech. Archived from the original on 11 May 2013 . Retrieved 21 October 2012. Game releases peaked in 2004, but declined with the release of the PlayStation 3 in 2006. The last new games for the console were Final Fantasy XI: Seekers of Adoulin in Asia, FIFA 14 in North America, [59] and Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 in Europe. As of 30 June 2007, a total of 10,035 software titles had been released worldwide including games released in multiple regions as separate titles. [87] Reception [ edit ] The PlayStation 2 ( PS2) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on 4 March 2000, in North America on 26 October 2000, in Europe on 24 November 2000, and in Australia on 30 November 2000. It is the successor to the original PlayStation, as well as the second installment in the PlayStation brand of consoles. As a sixth-generation console, it competed with Nintendo's GameCube, Sega's Dreamcast, and Microsoft's Xbox. It is the best-selling video game console of all time, having sold over 155 million units worldwide. PS2 history". gamesindustry.biz. 22 November 2006. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007 . Retrieved 25 September 2007.

The current PS5’s internal chipset is said to be rather large. A die shrink from the original 7nm processors to the new 3nm fabrication technology being touted by TMSC, the company that actually makes the AMD-designed chips, could save a lot of space. Because the chips would run cooler, they could use a smaller heatsink, in turn letting Sony shrink the console. Fingers crossed any such move would also cut down on noise as well. Sony stated the new PS5 launched in November in the US, and “will continue to roll out globally in the following months”. The PS5 Slim UK release date is 29th November 2023. Hardware Review - Sony PlayStation 2". www.thedigitalbits.com. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019 . Retrieved 30 August 2019. Perry, Douglass C. (20 September 1999). "TGS 1999: Sony's Grand Showing". Archived from the original on 28 July 2017 . Retrieved 30 December 2016.Shiloy, Anton (26 February 2007). "Sony Removes Emotion Engine, Graphics Synthesizer from PAL PlayStation 3". X-bit labs. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016 . Retrieved 7 May 2014. https://extra.globo.com/noticias/saude-e-ciencia/sony-lanca-oficialmente-playstation2-jogos-do-ps3-no-brasil-200306.html Fahey, Rob (March 9, 2004). "Sony launches new PS2 colors in Japan". GamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007 . Retrieved July 10, 2007. Stokes, Jon (16 February 2000). "Sound and Vision: A Technical Overview of the Emotion Engine". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on 10 June 2018 . Retrieved 9 June 2015.

The recently announced model looks largely the same as the current PS5, but it weighs around 24 per cent less, isn’t as chunky (with a 30 per cent overall footprint reduction), and comes with a detachable disc drive that bulges out from the side. If you opt for the digital edition console, you’ll be able to buy the disc drive at a later date.Sony to Cut Price of PlayStation 2 in Japan Market --- Move Follows Plan to Lower Cost of Product in U.S. by a Third." Asian Wall Street Journal: 0. 15 May 2002. ProQuest. Web. 29 July 2013. The PlayStation 2 continued to be produced until 2013 when Sony finally announced that it had been discontinued after over twelve years of production—one of the longest lifespans of any video game console. New games for the console continued to be made until the end of 2013, including Final Fantasy XI: Seekers of Adoulin for Japan, and FIFA 14 for North America. [59] The last game to be released on the PlayStation 2 is Pro Evolution Soccer 2014, which was released in the United Kingdom on 8 November 2013. Repair services for the system in Japan ended on 7 September 2018. The PS2 is primarily differentiated between models featuring the original "fat" case design and "slimline" models, which were introduced at the end of 2004. In 2010, the Sony Bravia KDL-22PX300 was made available to consumers. It was a 22" HD-Ready television which incorporated a built-in PlayStation 2. [80] [81]

Smith, Tony (September 13, 2005). "Sony recalls 'millions' of PS2 power adaptors". The Register. Archived from the original on May 29, 2006 . Retrieved April 6, 2010. The new Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive attachment is positioned in the bottom left quadrant in the standard version of the machine. There's a removable panel on the the digital-only version, where you can attach the drive at a later time, should you decide to buy one. Apparently the disc-drive will require an internet connection to pair the device during its installation. Increasing the console’s 16GB of shared memory would allow it to store more information without having to bother the SSD, which although fast, isn’t running at the same speed as the RAM. Modern PC games are starting to demand more than 16GB of memory when totalled across the main and graphics allocations, so a rise in RAM capacity isn’t out of the question – as long as developers continued to support the original hardware.Gibson, Ellie (2 January 2013). "PS2: The Insiders' Story". Eurogamer. Bath: Future plc. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022 . Retrieved 24 May 2022. Gran Turismo 4 - #9 Top PS2 Games". IGN. Archived from the original on February 26, 2016 . Retrieved March 1, 2016. Cumulative Worldwide Hardware Unit Sales (Sell-In)". Sony Interactive Entertainment Business Development. Archived from the original on 27 April 2019 . Retrieved 30 October 2019.