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Platform: Follows the Sony Playstation (also known as
Playstation 1, or PSOne, or PS1). The Sony Playstation 2 was a
huge success. The highest-selling console to date, its sales
reached over 136 million units by December, 2008. Development
plans for the console were publicly announced in March of 1999.
One year later, the PS2 was released in Japan. Due to
manufacturing delays, the PS2 was scarce in America at the end of 2000;
only a few million people owned one. 2001 is when the Playstation
2 really hit its stride. By the holiday season of that year, it
became the king of the consoles, beating out competitors Microsoft Xbox
and Nintendo GameCube.
The Playstation 2 is unique in another way. This is probably the first time in video game history that a console was not put to rest by its manufacturer when a new console came out. The Playstation 3 was introduced in 2006. As of 2009, the Playstation 2 is still being manufactured and its games are still being sold in stores. Playstation 3, in many ways, has been called a failure. The PS3 unit was very expensive when it first came out, and is still very pricy in 2009. The early releases of the console are also noted for being of poor quality. PS3 has a lot of additional features, but has been found to be incompatible. Initial negative press was pretty strong against the PS3. Price reductions, several well-received games, and some revisions to the system have helped keep it on the market, but the PS2 is still around and thought of more fondly.
As it is now, the PS3 has taken a backseat in popularity and advertising to more accessible consoles like the Nintendo Wii and Microsoft Xbox 360. The Playstation 2, however, will probably be thought of as the most innovative console of all-time due to its incredible technological contributions to video gaming. The PS1 was excellent, but the PS2 is a notable jump in progress. On top of all that, the PS2 has put out some outstanding games that will probably never be equaled in style or originality.
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The Playstation 2 is unique in another way. This is probably the first time in video game history that a console was not put to rest by its manufacturer when a new console came out. The Playstation 3 was introduced in 2006. As of 2009, the Playstation 2 is still being manufactured and its games are still being sold in stores. Playstation 3, in many ways, has been called a failure. The PS3 unit was very expensive when it first came out, and is still very pricy in 2009. The early releases of the console are also noted for being of poor quality. PS3 has a lot of additional features, but has been found to be incompatible. Initial negative press was pretty strong against the PS3. Price reductions, several well-received games, and some revisions to the system have helped keep it on the market, but the PS2 is still around and thought of more fondly.
As it is now, the PS3 has taken a backseat in popularity and advertising to more accessible consoles like the Nintendo Wii and Microsoft Xbox 360. The Playstation 2, however, will probably be thought of as the most innovative console of all-time due to its incredible technological contributions to video gaming. The PS1 was excellent, but the PS2 is a notable jump in progress. On top of all that, the PS2 has put out some outstanding games that will probably never be equaled in style or originality.
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