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{{System | {{System | ||
|name=PlayStation 2 | |name=PlayStation 2 | ||
|logo=PlayStation 2 logo.svg | |||
|image=PlayStation 2.jpg | |image=PlayStation 2.jpg | ||
|manufacturer=[[Sony]] | |manufacturer=[[Sony]] | ||
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|followed by=PlayStation 3 | |followed by=PlayStation 3 | ||
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The '''PlayStation 2''' is the successor to Sony's [[PSone]] and was originally released on | The '''PlayStation 2''' is the successor to Sony's [[PSone]] and was originally released on March 4, [[2000]] in Japan. It is capable of running PSone and PS2 games, as well as playing DVDs and CDs. | ||
The PlayStation 2 had two versions, the '''PlayStation 2''', and the '''PlayStation 2 Slimline'''. The only real difference – aside from the smaller size – is that the PlayStation 2 Slimline comes with the network adaptor built in, but ''does not'' have an expansion bay to add an internal hard disk drive. | The PlayStation 2 had two versions, the '''PlayStation 2''', and the '''PlayStation 2 Slimline'''. The only real difference – aside from the smaller size – is that the PlayStation 2 Slimline comes with the network adaptor built in, but ''does not'' have an expansion bay to add an internal hard disk drive. | ||
Also, the PS2 Slimline features slightly faster loading times, a slimmer profile, and a top-loading DVD tray (instead of the sliding tray that the original PS2 used). | Also, the PS2 Slimline features slightly faster loading times, a slimmer profile, and a top-loading DVD tray (instead of the sliding tray that the original PS2 used). | ||
Some differences between the Playstation and the Playstation 2 was the color-change of the console from gray to black and a more advanced control setting. The Playstation 2 could also play DVD's. | Some differences between the Playstation and the Playstation 2 was the color-change of the console from gray to black and a more advanced control setting. The Playstation 2 could also play DVD's. | ||
[[File:PlayStation 2 Redesign.jpg|thumb|right|180x180px|PlayStation 2 Slimline]] | [[File:PlayStation 2 Redesign.jpg|thumb|right|180x180px|PlayStation 2 Slimline]] | ||
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==PSX== | ==PSX== | ||
:''The [[PlayStation]] is also colloquially known as the PSX''. | :''The [[PlayStation]] is also colloquially known as the PSX''. | ||
The {{nihongo|'''PSX'''|ピーエスエックス|Pī Esu Ekkusu}} is a [[Sony]] digital video recorder with a fully integrated [[PlayStation 2]] video game console. It was released in Japan on | The {{nihongo|'''PSX'''|ピーエスエックス|Pī Esu Ekkusu}} is a [[Sony]] digital video recorder with a fully integrated [[PlayStation 2]] video game console. It was released in Japan on December 13, [[2003]]. Since it was designed to be a general-purpose consumer video device, it was marketed by the main [[Sony Corporation]] instead of [[Sony Computer Entertainment]] and does not carry the usual [[PlayStation]] branding. It was never released outside Japan. | ||
[[Category:Sixth-generation consoles]] | [[Category:Sixth-generation consoles]] | ||
[[Category:Sony]] | |||
