Sony Silver PlayStation 2 Console (Slimline)

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In an interview between Japanese games magazine Famitsu and Sony platform experience EVP Hideaki Nishino in 2022, Famitsu noted how a PS4 Pro came three years after the release of the PS4. In response, Nishino said: “We believe that it will be a very important time for the platform as well. I hope you will look forward to next year.” Hardware Behind the Consoles - Part II: Nintendo's GameCube". AnandTech. Archived from the original on 11 May 2013 . Retrieved 21 October 2012. Falcone, John. "Sony PlayStation 2 (slim form factor)". CNET. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019 . Retrieved 30 August 2019. Whitehead, Dan (25 October 2011). "Dreamcast: A Forensic Retrospective Article". Eurogamer.net. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. The PlayStation 2 received widespread critical acclaim upon release. A total of over 4,000 game titles were released worldwide, with over 1.5 billion copies sold. [21] In 2004, Sony released a smaller, lighter revision of the console known as the PS2 Slim. Even after the release of its successor, the PlayStation 3, it remained popular well into the seventh generation. It continued to be produced until the beginning of 2013 when Sony finally announced that it had been discontinued after over twelve years of production, one of the longest lifespans of any video game console. New games for the console continued to be released until even shortly after the end of its life and support from Sony.

The standard PlayStation 2 memory card has an 8 megabyte (MB) capacity [69] and features MagicGate encryption. There are a variety of non-Sony manufactured memory cards available for the PlayStation2, allowing for a memory capacity larger than the standard 8MB. Slimmer, Lighter PlayStation®3, new PlayStation®Network services, plenty of content and a great value price" (PDF). 2 September 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 September 2009 . Retrieved 30 August 2019.Fahey, Rob (9 March 2004). "Sony launches new PS2 colors in Japan". gamesindustry.biz. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007 . Retrieved 10 July 2007. Cumulative Worldwide Hardware Unit Sales (Sell-In)". Sony Interactive Entertainment Business Development. Archived from the original on 27 April 2019 . Retrieved 30 October 2019.

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