PlayStation 2

The PlayStation 2 (PS2) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on March 4, 2000, in North America on October 26, 2000, in Europe on November 24, 2000, and in Australia on November 30, 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 Sega's Dreamcast, Nintendo's GameCube, and Microsoft's Xbox.
PlayStation 2

Left: Original PlayStation 2 with vertical stand
Right: Slim PlayStation 2 with vertical stand, 8 MB memory card and DualShock 2 controller
Also known as
PS2
Developer
Sony Computer Entertainment
Manufacturer
Sony Electronics
Product family
PlayStation
Type
Home video game console
Generation
Sixth 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
Lifespan
2000–2013 (13 years)
Introductory price
¥39,800, US$299,[1][2] £299, F2,990, DM869[3][4]
Discontinued
JP: December 28, 2012[5]
WW: January 4, 2013[6]
Units shipped
155.0 million (as of March 31, 2012)
Media
DVD, CDROM
System on a chip
Integrated Emotion Engine, Graphics Synthesizer, 32 MB of RDRAM, and 4 MB of eDRAM (PlayStation 2 Slimline models only)
CPU
MIPS R5900 Emotion Engine[7][8] @
294.912 MHz
299 MHz (PlayStation 2 Slimline models only)[7][9]
Memory
32 MB of RDRAM (system RAM)[10]
4 MB of eDRAM (video RAM)[11][12]
Removable storage
8 MB PlayStation 2 memory card
128 KB PlayStation memory card
40 GB hard drive
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
Sound
PCM 2ch 48KHz, Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1
Controller input
DualShock 2, DualShock, PlayStation Controller, EyeToy, PlayStation 2 DVD Remote Control, PlayStation Portable
Connectivity
Internet connectivity
100 Mbit
requires adapter on SCPH-10000-500xx models)
2 × USB 1.0
1 × IEEE 1394 interface
Online services
Proprietary broadband/dialup developer-run third-party servers
Proprietary Sony DNAS server
Dimensions
Original PS2: 3.1" (78.7 mm) × 11.9" (302.3 mm) × 7.2" (182.9 mm)
Mass
Original PS2: 4.85 lb (2.2 kg)
Best-selling game
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas: 17.33 million sold (as of February 2009)[13]
Backward
compatibility
PlayStation
Predecessor
PlayStation
Successor
PlayStation 3