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Sony PLAYSTATION 2

First seen: 1 january 2001

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Great Deal: $99.99

  • User Score (2195)
    8.6 8.6 from 2195 reviewers
  • Expert Score (180)
    8.2 8.2 from 180 reviewers
  • Design (16)
    8.1 8.1 from 16 reviewers
  • Value for money (278)
    6.7 6.7 from 278 reviewers
  • Ease of use (186)
    7.3 7.3 from 186 reviewers
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Pros & Cons

  • tons of games available, excellent gaming system, huge game catalog, same power and accessories, built in network adapter
  • memory is not internal, buy a cooler, no built in multitap, poor online support, not yet released

One of the best systems in interactive home entertainment has received a facelift. The PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system is now smaller and more stylish than ever before. New features include, the integrated NETWORK connector, which gives you the power to directly hook your console up to a broadband internet connection and play network-enabled games and applications online. Internal volume and fan noise has been reduced by 75%, overall weight has been cut in…

Specifications

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    Power:120V AC/13.8V AC
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    Part #:L120700
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    Description: No plug (hardwired) Power Supply:PS-1A
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    Power:120V AC/13.8V AC
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    Part #:L120710
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    Description: With 2.1mm plug Power Supply:PS-2
  • Specifications
    Power:120V AC/12V DC
  • Specifications
    Part #:L120900
  • Specifications
    Description: With 2.1mm plug Power Supply:PS-2R

Release Date

  • First seen
    1 January 2001

Sony PlayStation 2

Sony PlayStation 2 is a sixth generation video game console manufactured by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is also abbreviated as PS2 and it is the successor of PlayStation 1 in the PlayStation video console series. It was released for retail on March 4, 2000 in Japan; October 26, 2000 in North America; November 24, 2000 in Europe and November 30, 2000 in Australia. The PlayStation 2 supports both DVD and CD media formats.

Features

Sony PlayStation 2 is capable to read CDs …

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Sony PlayStation 2

Sony PlayStation 2 is a sixth generation video game console manufactured by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is also abbreviated as PS2 and it is the successor of PlayStation 1 in the PlayStation video console series. It was released for retail on March 4, 2000 in Japan; October 26, 2000 in North America; November 24, 2000 in Europe and November 30, 2000 in Australia. The PlayStation 2 supports both DVD and CD media formats.

Features

Sony PlayStation 2 is capable to read CDs and DVDs and also allows backward compatible with PlayStation games. Besides games, it enables to play movies from DVDs. It supports PlayStation memory cards to save games and controllers. In addition, it introduces DualShock 2 controller which features analogue face, shoulder and D-pad buttons. Also, the DualShock 2 controller features force feedback, which is commonly called the ‘vibration’ function. Its memory card has an 8MB capacity and utilizes Sony’s MagicGate encryption. Also, it features USB and IEEE 1394 expansion ports. With Network Adapter, it enables players to play online multiplayer. Sony PlayStation 2 is built with "Emotion Engine" clocked at 294.912 MHz (299 MHz on newer versions) with 10.5 million transistors as its CPU; 32 MB(32 × 220 bytes) Direct Rambus or RDRAM; 3.2 gigabytes per second of memory bus; MIPS R5900 CPU core, 64 bit, little endian (mipsel) as its main processor; FPU co-processor; and VU0 and VU1 (Floating Point Multiply Accumulator × 9, Floating Point Divider × 1), 32-bit, at 150 MHz. There are three editions of PlayStation 2 as it went through several updates and revisions including its original case design; slim design which smaller, thinner and quiter than the older versions and includes a built-in Ethernet port; and PSX which is capable to be used as a digital video recorder and DVD burner.

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  • Reviews of Sony PLAYSTATION 2

  1. Playstation 2

    Reviewer: PLANET42
    7 October 2002
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    Writing console reviews is a bit like pulling teeth for a dentist…the end result is fulfilling, yet the process is somewhat agonizing. I find that console reviews need to be a lot more in depth in order to cover just about any questions that anyone would have (within reason…after all, I didn’t design and build the thing myself). This isn’t to say that the process is less than enjoyable; on the contrary, it is a lot of fun, but at the same time, very time... Read more

  2. Sony PlayStation 2 (PS2)

    Reviewer: What Console
    14 February 2008
    Overall 8
    7.5
     

    A silver version came out earlier in the year, also a new 'slim' PS2 which is 75% smaller (now available in black or silver), will be available before Christmas. The PS3 will be available for purchase around mid to late 2006. Read more

  3. PlayStation 2

    Reviewer: Stuff.tv
    17 September 2007
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    No sane gamer is going to head out and buy this as their new console, but we'd advise 360 and Wii owners not to forget about Dre - there's some truly superb games still coming out for PS2 Read more

  4. Sony PlayStation 2

    Reviewer: Infomatics
    1 January 2001
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    The PlayStation 2 will undoubtedly be a success. Once we start to see the groundbreaking games the system is capable of, the disappointing early software will be forgotten. Read more

  5. Reviewer: Michael D's Region 4 DVD
    4 December 2008
    Overall 6
    6.4
    Value for money 8
    8.0
     

    Having had the opportunity to play with a PlayStation 2 for some time, specifically to test its DVD playback capabilities, it falls definitely into the games console that can play DVDs classification. It is, however, a lot better than I expected at playing DVDs and is more than adequate at this task for the casual user. Read more

  1. Playstation 2

    Reviewer: ABT Electronics
    6 December 2006
    Overall 10
    10
     

    I bought this for a gift for my son for this christmas. He didn't ask for one bought he fell in love with Guitar Hero 2 in the stores. SO i bought the ps2 so he could play it..[...] Read more

  2. ps2 review

    Reviewer: matt, Pricerunner
    23 January 2008
    Overall 6
    6.0
    Value for money 8
    8.0
     

    well i had the original ps2 (the big black one) for 2years. but because it is now so poor at reading, it can only read damaged games. it is the same story with this one. it is 2years old and yet again i have started haveing reading problems. you clean the lense with a dry c.d. or dvd cleaner. but you will only get about 6mounths bofore cleaning the lense dosen't make any difrence. memory cards are quite expensive. the dvd player is infact quite poor to my sony dvd player... Read more

  3. Still works nonstop!

    Reviewer: Amazon
    7 December 2009
    Overall 10
    10
     

    Fun: In my concern ps2 is way better than ps3...... i bought my big ps2 when i was 8,,, like i was pretty stupid at that age, i broke it.... then one year later i bought the slim when i was 9 and for almost 4 years (in christmas) its been working perfectly...... Im a videogame fan so i play nonstop, like im in vacations i play from 10am to 1 am,,,,,,,, great game station, i got 90 games!, u should buy one of these...... Read more

  4. NEVER HATED SONY PRODUCTS

    Reviewer: Bestbuy
    12 January 2010
    Overall 10
    10
    Design 10
    10
    Value for money 10
    10
     

    " This is a GREAT console. it doesn't look like the one in the picture above, its a little more glossy black on the left side but looks better than the on in the picture above. (also have a picture of it to the right) The only 2 reasons I have gotten this console is because 1. PS3 doesn't have backwards compatibility and 2. my REALLY OLD PS2 finally died and i still like the PS2 games. Have added pictures to the right of what the PS2 actually looked like and the size of... Read more

  5. Reviewer: Epinions
    20 February 2010
    Overall 10
    10
     

    When I walked into the shop to purchase my Playstation 2 console I was horribly confused by whether to buy a Slim or a normal, I pondered for a while and realised how much smaller the slim was than the normal, as I live in a apartment I needed to take up ... Read more

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