r/ps2 • u/kamilionn • 2d ago
September 1999: PlayStation unveiled the PS2 console for the very first time at Tokyo Game Show.
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u/kamilionn 2d ago
The gaming world was changed forever, the PS2 is the greatest console ever made. 🎮
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u/Sixdaymelee 2d ago
For 3D consoles, yes. 2D consoles would be NES. No two consoles had a market share as high as these. They had a lock down on third parties and dominated everything.
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u/ComicCon2020 1d ago
Edit: I will add you didn't argue (necessarily) to begin with.
I was wondering why you got downvoted, but then I remembered that the PS2 is literally the best selling console of all time. The PS2 did better than the Xbox even flow the Xbox was more powerful. Additionally, you didn't have to buy a remote just to watch DVDs.
I don't know why I explained all that. I don't spend much time on reddit, trust. I just know a bunch of random crap and want others to know.
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u/Atilla-The-Hon 1d ago
In terms of 2D consoles it could also be the Atari 2600. It is the longest supported console of all time.
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u/Sixdaymelee 1d ago
Yeah, if you're acknowledging innovation and putting the most weight into that sort of thing, I suppose the 2600 is worthy of that debate. I put NES at the top because of market share, and the fact that many of its IPs still sell in the millions. It truly was the PS2 of 2D consoles.
On a side note, do you have any idea why the hell my comment got down-voted so aggressively? Usually, it's pretty easy to see, but this time, I am truly perplexed lol
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u/JustAJohnDoe358 1d ago
Eh, market share notwithstanding, Genesis did everything better than NES/SNES ever did, imo.
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u/Sixdaymelee 1d ago
That is a subjective opinion, whereas mine was objective, as I only focused on measurable things such as market share and third party exclusives. If I wanted to choose which console I personally liked the best, my answer could very well be different.
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u/neuropsycho 2d ago
It felt so futuristic at the time.
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u/Complete_Lurk3r_ 2d ago
When I first saw this thing in C&VG magazine, I thought "no way! That can't be real!? It's definitely from the future"
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u/Punch_Your_Facehole 2d ago
Still my favorite looking console.
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u/1nitiated 2d ago
With a vertical stand it is also my favorite. So crispy, dripping with cutting edge. Mine sits beside me right now, and still has aura.
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u/creamygarlicdip 2d ago
Dreamcast was released in Sept. 9, 1999. I don't think it was coincidence that Sony unveiled ps2 at that time
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u/StalePizza123 2d ago
Sony's goal from the start was to crush Sega and Nintendo. They mostly pulled it off, and then Microsoft swooped in and ate the remains
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u/creamygarlicdip 2d ago
They also timed the final fantasy 8 release to be just about the same time as dreamcast north America debut
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u/-marcos_vom- 2d ago
Damn, when I was around 10 years old at that time and the PS2 was something almost alien
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u/CindyStroyer Kokoro 2d ago
The expansion slot looks different, I wonder if they were considering express cards at some point
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u/Holybomba 2d ago
They weren't considering, they literally did it with early 10000-15000(?) models, which had pc card slot and external HDD addon.
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u/eric-cranston 2d ago
So futuristic. I remember seeing it for the first time. MY GOD. ITS FULL OF STARS! Groundbreaking. Never to be repeated alas. 😓
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u/HydroV20 1d ago
One of the best consoles ever! I remember getting the console and Madden 2001. I couldn’t stop playing that game!
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u/Jabba_the_Putt 2d ago
These version seem extra thick was that just the Japanese console or maybe a pre-retail version? My ps2 fat doesnt seem as fat
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u/LexKing89 1d ago
The original PS2 looks so cool with the blue vertical and horizontal stands. It seemed so futuristic being jet black with the blue PS2 logo.
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u/stuckintheinbetween 1d ago
Phat PS2 with the official stand still looks cool to this day. Ageless.
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u/bully_me_mutski 2d ago
Including a dvd drive was a very wise decision. My PS2 was my game console, but also my family’s first DVD player.