Playstation 2

The Playstation 2 is a console manufactured and released by Sony in 2000, it was the successor to the Playstation.

It's main competitors was the Gamecube and Xbox.

History
The console was developed as early as the release of the PlayStation in 1994, but Sony wanted to keep the console a secret, the console was fully announced in 1999, as of showing off the console, games and other stuff related to the console, it launched with a built in DVD Player, that allows people to watch shows or movies on their PS2, compatible with almost every Playstation game and had a 8MB memory card.

During the life of the PS2, it had online support, along side with the Xbox, this allowed players to play with other players around the world, you needed broad-band internet to play most of the games.

Most online games shutted down as of March 31st 2016, however with work-arounds, fan servers and other requirements, it's possible to lay the online games years after the main serer was discontinued. In general, it was the best-selling game console of the sixth generation, and the best selling game console in general, running from 2000 up to 2013, near the release of the Playstation 4, it beated the Xbox, GameCube, Dreamcast and other consoles released during that era

Sub-Consoles
This section will devote to models of the PS2 during it's life.

Announced in September 2004, released a month later, model number SCHP-700xx, or known as PS2 Slim, is a smaller version of the console that Sony used through-out the life of the PS2's life, it featured a Ethernet cable, built in the console.
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Released in September 2006 in Japan, rest of the world later, is a console that had a different laser lens, redesigned ASIC, and other changes added to the model.
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Reduced the weight of 600 grams, used a smaller motherboard, and other changes as well.
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Had cosmetic changes, increased the weight by 720 grams, and it was the last re-design for the PS2.
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Success
The console outsold the Xbox, Gamecube, Dreamcast and other consoles that released during that era, it is also the best selling console in general, selling 155 million units.

Trivia

 * It is the best selling console in the Playstation installments.
 * As of 2018, repair services don't repair the console anymore.