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“Arrived late to its own party, brought a clock, and rewrote time anyway”
“160 million homes, one DVD tray, zero regrets.”
Released in Japan on March 4, 2000, the PlayStation 2 was the successor to the original PlayStation and came armed with a built-in DVD drive, full backward compatibility with PlayStation games and accessories, and a custom-built Emotion Engine co-developed with Toshiba. Sony pitched that processor as more powerful than most personal computers of the era, and honestly, who were we to argue? Facing the GameCube, Dreamc
The PS2 remains the best-selling video game console of all time, moving 160 million units worldwide—nearly triple the combined sales of its sixth-generation competitors. It stepped away in 2001, though its shadow stretches across every console shelf since. Some machines retire; this one graduated, with honors.
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“Arrived late to its own party, brought a clock, and rewrote time anyway”
“It dial-up'd so consoles could broadband.”
“Small screen, big joystick, heart of gold — outlived by everyone who played it.”