PlayStation 2

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 as	PS2
Developer	Sony Computer Entertainment
Manufacturer	Sony
Product faimily	PlayStation
Type	Hame video gemme console
Generation	Saxt generation
Release date	PlayStation 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 availability	2000–2013
Discontinued	JP: December 28, 2012; WW: January 4, 2013;
Units sauld	Approximately 155 million (as of March 31, 2012)
Media	DVD, CD
CPU	"Emotion Engine" @ 300 MHz
Storage capacity	40 GB hard drive (add-on)
Memory	32 MB of RDRAM system memory; 4 MB of eDRAM video RAM
Display	Video output formats Composite video; S-Video; SCART/JP21 RGB; VGA (progressive scan capable software only); YPBPR component video/D-Terminal; ;
Graphics	150 MHz "Graphics Synthesizer"
Soond	Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1
Controller input	DualShock 2, DualShock, EyeToy
Connectivity	100 Mbit Ethernet/modem (requires adapter on SCPH-10000-500xx models), 2 × USB 1.1, 1 × IEEE 1394 interface
Online services	Dynamic Network Authentication System
Best-sellin gemme	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas: 17.33 million sold (as of February 2009)
Backward; compatibility	PlayStation
Predecessor	PlayStation
Successor	PlayStation 3

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.

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

↑ 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.
↑ "PlayStation 2 manufacture ends after 12 years". The Guardian. 4 Januar 2013. Retrieved 4 Januar 2013.
↑ "Sony stops shipping PlayStation 2 units in Japan". Rappler. 29 December 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
↑ ^a ^b ^c Diefendorff, Keith (19 Apryle 1999). "Sony's Emotionally Charged Chip" (PDF). Microprocessor Report. 13 (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
↑ Shimpi, Anand. "Rambus DRAM: Uncovering Facts & Burying Rumors". AnandTech. Archived frae the original on 19 Februar 2017. Retrieved 19 Februar 2017.
↑ Perry, Douglass C. "The Untapped Power of PlayStation 2". IGN. Archived frae the original on 18 Februar 2017. Retrieved 18 Februar 2017.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ "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.
↑ https://www.engadget.com/2013-01-07-playstation-2-is-now-discontinued-worldwide-confirms-sony.html
↑ http://www.ign.com/top-25-consoles/3.html

[famitsu-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.

[Guardian_end-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.

[MPR-4] 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

[anand_rdram-6] Shimpi, Anand. "Rambus DRAM: Uncovering Facts & Burying Rumors". AnandTech. Archived frae the original on 19 Februar 2017. Retrieved 19 Februar 2017.

[ign_untapped_power-7] Perry, Douglass C. "The Untapped Power of PlayStation 2". IGN. Archived frae the original on 18 Februar 2017. Retrieved 18 Februar 2017.

[vram_edram-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.

[Guinness_2009-9] 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.

[SonyPress-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.

[engadget.com-11] ttps://www.engadget.com/2013-01-07-playstation-2-is-now-discontinued-worldwide-confirms-sony.html

[12] ttp://www.ign.com/top-25-consoles/3.html

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