A gaming console manufactured by Sony. It has the most marketshare and in general has the most games avalable that will appeal to the widest audience.
The alternatives to the PS2 offer more specialized games. For example, the wordGamecube/word has excillent first party support and has some of the most outstanding average of games and graphics on the market, and a ton of shitty ports of other games. The wordXbox/word on the other hand is for people who prefer graphics over any actual gameplay.
Second iteration of an award winning console which astounded the gaming industry by stealing a huge percentage of the Console Market share, contributing to Sega's departure from the hardware business. Playstation 2 was the first of the second generation consoles, touting unheard of graphical performance and DVD-readability when it debuted in 1999.
PS2 is Da Shit of 6th Generation Gaming,
it had most of the good games sold roughly 111.15 million to date and has had a long successful lifespan
and Completely Pwned Xbox wich was Microsoft's obvious attempt to try and overtake yet another market
When it was launched the Playstation 2. was just a glorified DVD player costing around 400$ US Approx
but today has become the cheapest and best game systems you can pickup lots of great games too!
"only thing that sucked about PS2 was the fact the hype killed dreamcast....Fuck"
Sony (after seeing the Wii popular to the ENTIRE family) has tried to extend their fanbase to those people (females, gays, and metrosexuals) who AREN'T nerds who never leave the house that fall in love with final fantasy characters.
This is the final act of desperation from Sony; They know they can't win defeat Wii. Wii owns all.
Girl: Oh my gawd!! A playstation 2 pink!!! I am soooooo getting that just coz of its colour, despite the blatantly sexist attitude Sony has towards women.