When was the PlayStation 2 launched in Japan?
Sony launched the PlayStation 2 in Japan on the 4th of March 2000. The console sold out all one million launch units within the first weekend.
Questions about PlayStation 2
Short answers, pulled from the story.
What were the technical specifications of the Emotion Engine processor?
The Emotion Engine CPU ran at a clock rate of 294.912 MHz with floating point performance of 6.2 GFLOPS. It integrated eight separate units including two Vector Processing Units and an Image Processing Unit onto the same die.
How many PlayStation 2 units had been sold by February 2024?
Jim Ryan confirmed that the PlayStation 2 had sold 160 million units worldwide as of February 2024. This figure appeared on the PlayStation 30th Anniversary website in November 2024.
Which game is the best-selling title for the PlayStation 2?
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is the best-selling PlayStation 2 game with sales reaching 17.33 million units. The Matrix DVD was the best-selling item during the initial launch period in Japan.
When did production officially end for the PlayStation 2?
Production officially ended on the 4th of January 2013 after almost thirteen years of manufacturing. Repair services for the system in Japan concluded on the 7th of September 2018 due to parts shortages.