Released in
2000, 15 months after the
Dreamcast and a year before its other competitors, the
Xbox and the
Nintendo GameCube, the PlayStation 2 is part of the
sixth generation of video game consoles, and is
backwards-compatible
with most original PlayStation games (an original PlayStation (not
PlayStation 2) memory card is required to save games). Like its
predecessor, it has received a slimmer redesign, and was also released
built-in to the
PSX DVR and the Sony BRAVIA KDL22PX300 HDTV. It is the
most successful console in the world,
having sold over 150 million units as of January 31, 2011.
On November 29, 2005, the PS2 became the fastest game console to reach
100 million units shipped, accomplishing the feat within 5 years and 9
months from its launch. This achievement occurred faster than its
predecessor, the PlayStation, which took "9 years and 6 months since
launch" to reach the same figure.
Slimline Model
Released in
2004,
four years after the launch of the original PlayStation 2, the
PlayStation 2 Slimline was the first major redesign of the PlayStation
2. Compared to its predecessor, the Slimline was smaller, thinner,
quieter and also included a built-in
Ethernet port (in some markets it also has an integrated
modem). In
2007, Sony began shipping a revision of the Slimline which was lighter than the original Slimline together with a lighter
AC adapter.
[22] In
2008,
Sony released yet another revision of the Slimline which had an
overhauled internal design incorporating the power supply into the
console itself like the original PlayStation 2 resulting in a further
reduced total weight of the console.
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