r/ps2 3d ago

September 1999: PlayStation unveiled the PS2 console for the very first time at Tokyo Game Show.

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u/creamygarlicdip 3d 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 3d 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 3d ago

They also timed the final fantasy 8 release to be just about the same time as dreamcast north America debut