
West Coast by former members of Argonaut Software. Insiders stated that it was developed in the U.S. Though Sony has kept details of the PlayStation 2's development secret, work on the console began around the time that the original PlayStation was released (in late 1994). The original PlayStation proved to be a phenomenal worldwide success and signalled Sony's rise to power in the video game industry. Repair services for the system in Japan ended on September 7, 2018.
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Despite the announcement, new games for the console continued to be produced until the end of 2013, including Final Fantasy XI: Seekers of Adoulin for Japan, FIFA 14 for North America, and Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 for Europe. It 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 a video game console.
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Sony later manufactured several smaller, lighter revisions of the console known as Slimline models in 2004.Įven with the release of its successor, the PlayStation 3, the PS2 remained popular well into the seventh generation. Over 3,800 game titles have been released for the PS2, with over 1.5 billion copies sold. The PS2 is the best-selling video game console of all time, having sold over 155 million units worldwide.

As a sixth-generation console, it competed with Sega's Dreamcast, Nintendo's GameCube, and Microsoft's Xbox.Īnnounced in 1999, the PS2 offered backward-compatibility for its predecessor's DualShock controller, as well as its games. It is the successor to the original PlayStation, as well as the second instalment in the PlayStation brand of consoles. 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. The PlayStation 2 (abbreviated as PS2) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas: 17.33 million sold (as of February 2009)
