Sony Playstation 2

The Sony PlayStation 2, or PS2 for short, is a sixth generation (1998–2013) home video game console developed and distributed by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It was released on March 4, 2000 in Japan at a retail price of... See more

Release date
March 4, 2000
Media
CD-ROM, DVD-ROM
Max Controllers
2 (up to 8 with 2 Multitaps)
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The Sony PlayStation 2, or PS2 for short, is a sixth generation (1998–2013) home video game console developed and distributed by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It was released on March 4, 2000 in Japan at a retail price of ¥45,000. The console was later released in North America (2000), Europe (2000), and Australia (2000). The PlayStation 2 was the first PlayStation console to offer backwards compatibility for its predecessor's DualShock controller, as well as for its games. The console was discontinued on January 4, 2013.

Cpu

MIPS IV 5900 "Emotion Engine" @ 295 MHz

Memory

32 MG RDRAM and 4 MB video DRAM

Graphics

Sony "Graphics Synthesizer" @ 147 MHz

Sound

Dolby Digital 5.1 SS, Dolby Pro Logic, DTS

Display

256x224 up to 1280x1024

Manufacturer

Sony

Developers

Sony

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