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. A sixth-generation console, it competed with Sega's Dreamcast, Nintendo's GameCube, and Microsoft's original 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 installment in the PlayStation console line-up. It was first released in Japan on March 4, 2000, in North America on October 26, 2000, in Europe on November 24, 2000, and in Australia on November 30, 2000. The PlayStation 2 ( 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) Proprietary broadband/dialup developer-run third-party servers.
