About
About
The PlayStation 2 (PS2) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on 4 March 2000, in North America on October 26, in Europe on November 24, in Australia on November 30, and other regions thereafter. 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.
Technical Specifications
Technical Specifications
CPU
Emotion Engine 128-bit RISC (MIPS IV) @ 294.912 MHz
RAM
32 MB main RDRAM + 4 MB embedded video RAM (eDRAM)
Sound
SPU2 (Sony PCM16-bit sound processor) with 2 MB sound RAM
Display
640×480 (progressive) up to 1280×1024 interlaced
Media
DVD-ROM (single-layer 4.7 GB) and CD-ROM compatibility
Launch Info
Launch Info
Manufacturer
Sony
Released
2000
Features
Notable Features
DVD video playback
Backward compatibility with PlayStation games
Built-in Ethernet (later models) and i.LINK (FireWire)
Two USB 1.1 ports
Vector Units VU0 and VU1 for advanced 3D graphics
Color Variants
Black (original)
Silver (PS2 Slim)
White (limited edition)
Platform Lineage
Predecessor
Playstation
Successor
Asian English Playstation 3
Competitors
Sega Dreamcast
Microsoft Xbox
Nintendo GameCube
Market Trends
24-month price analysis, top rising games, average price by genre
Top Publishers
Top Publishers
505 Games
1 games
Konami
1 games
Taito
1 games
UFO Interactive
1 games
UFO Interactive Games Inc.
1 games
Browse by Genre
Browse by Genre
Shoot 'em Up
1
~$0.00
Top: Raiden III
7.2
Action & Adventure
1
~$0.00
Racing
1
~$0.00
Casino
1
~$0.00
Horror
1
~$0.00
Other Regions
JP
2475 games
PAL
3689 games
US
3079 games
All Games (4)
Include hardware
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