In addition, the other successful names are Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, or Resident Evil 4 – one of the best games of all time has been made into a movie, and Shadow of the Colossus – A name should be labeled must try. In particular, the game that received the most revenue is Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
More than 3800 titles are developed or playable on PS2. DualShock or DualShock 2 controllers are all supported in this PS2 version, via cable connection. The PlayStation 2 is also backward compatible with its previous version. Besides, to play, players need to have accessories that support them. In addition to the main engine with an integrated capacity of up to 40GB, a memory card with 8GB is also provided. In addition to the original version, Sony also released a slimmer and lighter version, the Slimline PlayStation 2. The arrival of PS2 in the sixth generation completely overwhelmed contemporary devices such as Sega’s Dreamcast, Nintendo’s GameCube or Microsoft’s Xbox. By the end of 2012, Sony announced stopping production of this version in Japan and then worldwide in early 2013, meaning with PlayStation 2 becoming one of the oldest handheld gaming devices with 12 years. The success of this version was demonstrated when there were more than 150 million versions were sold, by the end of March 2012. After the great success of the original PlayStation, Sony continued to develop and launch the PlayStation 2 version at the beginning of the new millennium, 2000. Sony and Nintendo as they started later, they followed a decentralized model for the online game where the responsibility fell on the developers to provide the servers.Sony’s name seems to have been associated with the PlayStation (PS) line of home video game consoles over the years. Sony adapted at the end of the year 2002 to compete with Microsoft with many online titles, such as SOCOM: U.S. Later, Sony gained even more popularity by the strong titles and development of more peripherals developed by third parties.Īs the video game console companies started to include online gaming on the consoles (such as Sega's Dreamcast), Sony still did not emphasize the online game until Microsoft ventured into the market for Video games with your Xbox. Only in Japan and in its first week were sold about 900.000 consoles.
The spectacular initial sales of the PlayStation 2 were due in large part to the success of its predecessor, the PlayStation, and the fact that it is compatible with the games of this. Very few people got their console at the end of the year 2000 due to manufacturing delays. Sony knew what was going to happen on the day of the launch of this system so it gave the possibility to sell this equipment through the ebay auction site, however the compulsive buyers did not mind paying $1000 dollars for this team through the ebay. The news came largely to the buyers, which generated a great expectation that caused the shortage of system in the stores on the day of the launch. The official launch of PlayStation 2 was on Main Japan, and on October 26th of the same year in the United States. In 2000 came news of the first videogame for PS2, Jak and Daxter: The legacy of the forerunners.
In April 1999, the first news about the successor of the PlayStation was met, shortly after the launch of the Dreamcast.
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