Playstation 2

If the PSone put Sony on the game industry map, the PlayStation 2 helped them conquer it.  Selling over 100 million systems worldwide, it's rivaled only by the original Nintendo Game Boy and newer DS in terms of widespread popularity and prolific hardware sales.

Originally launched in October of 2000 (I was in line with everyone else), the system faced limited supplies that fell way short of the huge demand, fueled by several key features, chief among them being hardware backward compatibility to PSone games and built-in DVD playback functionality.

After besting initial development hurdles, the PS2 saw a flood of original content (Jak and Daxter, God of War, Ratchet and Clank, Persona series, etc.), cementing it as a favorite for the ages worldwide.  People used to see "games" and "Nintendo" as synonymous. Anymore, it's just as common to hear someone say they want to play "PlayStation" as it is to hear "Nintendo."

The little black box that could continues to be popular due to price and size reduction and widespread ownership, as well as Sony's questionable efforts to remove PS2 game hardware backward compatibility from the PlayStation 3.

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• Playstation 2 Lava Glow Wired Controller in gift box - Blue

  
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• Playstation2: The Gaming Console With Multiple Features

  
  Wael Isa — Authority: 140
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• Halo 3 “Believe”, PS2 “Mountain” Among Top Ads of Decade

  
  Game Stooge — Authority: 509
  Halo 3’s “Believe” and the PlayStation 2 “Mountain” ads were both among the best television ads of the decade, reports AdWeek. The two video game ads were beaten by Honda’s “Grrr” ad, a bizarre Yellow Submarine -style ad promoting Honda’s clean burning engines. Check it out after the break. You ...
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• Review Of Scarface On The Sony Playstation 2

  
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• Good Deals on Rock Band 2 Game for Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, and Wii

  
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• Guitar Hero: Aerosmith From £7.73

  
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• Shadow of the Colossus Tackling Reprinted Giants

  
  PlayStation LifeStyle — Authority: 603
  With The Last Guardian anticipated to be releasing sometime in 2010, it looks as though Fumito Ueda and his team are trying to build up the hype train for the already widely anticipated third game from the group. This hype looks to be coming in the form of Shadow of the Colossus, but most likely not what most ...
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• Shadow of the Colossus Getting New Budget Re-release In Japan [Playstation 2]

  
  Kotaku — Authority: 810
  Japanese retailers and import shops are showing a new release for Team ICO s PlayStation 2 classic Shadow of the Colossus , due to hit Japan early next year. With The Last Guardian coming "soon", is this a good sign? Because Shadow of the Colossus has already hit Sony Computer Entertainment Japans "The Best" ...
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• Ratchet Deadlocked [PS2 - Beta]

  
  Unseen 64: Beta, Unreleased & Unseen Videogames! — Authority: 133
  Ratchet Deadlocked (Ratchet: Gladiator in PAL regions, also known as Ratchet & Clank 4) is an arena style shooter from Insomniac games, released on 10/25/05 for the Playstation 2. This game strayed the most from the standard gameplay of the Ratchet and Clank series, being the first and only Ratchet game to be ...
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• Ice Nine [PS2 - Cancelled]

  
  Unseen 64: Beta, Unreleased & Unseen Videogames! — Authority: 133
  Ice Nine is a cancelled FPS with tactical elements (inspired by the film “The Recruit”)  that was in development by Torus Games in 2002 / 2003 for the Playstation 2. The project would have been published by BAM! Entertainment, but for unknown reasons they never released it. During the missions the player would ...
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• PS2 “Mountain” & Halo “Believe” Spots Nominated for Commercial of the Decade by Adweek

  
  Ripten Video Game Blog — Authority: 557
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• Video Games – Buying Video Games for a Gaming Tot A Quick How To Guide

  
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• New video game releases week 50, 2009

  
  Video Games Blogger — Authority: 444
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• Star Wars Battlefront Two

  
  Gameolosophy — Authority: 118
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• Final Fantasy XIII, The PS2 Version That Never Was

  
  Ripten Video Game Blog — Authority: 557
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• Games Weather Report of Week 49, 2009

  
  Video Games Blogger — Authority: 444
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• System and game sales for November 2009 in the USA

  
  Video Games Blogger — Authority: 444
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• Buzz! Ace Racers Walkthrough Completed

  
  Higher Plain Music — Authority: 115
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• Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi Three

  
  Gameolosophy — Authority: 118
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