/r/Games Daily Discussion - PlayStation 2

PlayStation 2The PlayStation 2 (PS2) is a home video game console that was developed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is the successor to the PlayStation, and is the second installment in the PlayStation lineup of consoles. It was released on March 4, 2000 in Japan, October 26, 2000 in North America, November 24, 2000 in Europe, and November 17, 2000 in Australia. It competed with Sega's Dreamcast, Microsoft's Xbox, and Nintendo's GameCube in the sixth generation of video game consoles.Announced in 1999, the PlayStation 2 was the first PlayStation console to offer backwards compatibility for its predecessor's DualShock controller, as well as for its games. The PlayStation 2 is the best-selling video game console of all time, in front of the Nintendo DS, selling over 155 million units, with 150 million confirmed by Sony in 2011. More than 3,874 game titles have been released for the PS2 since launch, and more than 1.5 billion copies have been sold. Sony later manufactured several smaller, lighter revisions of the console known as Slimline models in 2004 and well on, and in 2006, announced and launched its successor, the PlayStation 3.Do you think that the PlayStation 2 was a successful console? Why or why not?What are some of the must-have games for the console and why?If you own(ed) the system, what are some of your most memorable gaming moments with the PlayStation 2?What do you think of Sony's business practices from this seventh generation compared to now? Do you feel that they improved, or was there a decline?How influential do you think the PlayStation 2 is overall?/r/Games has a Discord server! Come join us and say hi! http://ift.tt/2zPjluV via /r/Games http://ift.tt/2FBGK4Z