Sony has stopped making the PlayStation 2 in Japan, almost 13 years after the console was launched. Could it come to the end of its long life here in the UK too?
Just because the console is no longer being manufactured doesn't mean there'll be no more games for it though. Sony will continue developing and selling games for the PS2 according to Famitsu, via CNET. Seriously, I didn't know games were still being released for it.
But then I suppose it makes sense, seeing as it's the best-selling console of all time. More than 155 million of the blighters have been flogged around the world, and more than 1.52 billion games. That's quite a user base. No wonder it's got a back catalogue of almost 11,000 titles.
It's also big in countries that have missed out on newer consoles, like Brazil, Russia, India and China. And those countries aren't exactly sparsely populated.
The PS2 went on sale in the UK in November 2000. I still remember the first time I saw Grand Theft Auto 3 in action. I'm sure I'm not alone in buying a PS2 purely for that game. Or for losing hours of "study time" at university to its charms. And Vice City, which came out in my final year, has a lot to answer for too.
A slimmer version of the console launched in 2004 which was smaller, and quieter than the original. Sony started this trend with the PSOne, and continued it with the slimmer PS3 just recently. Which is great, though a bit annoying if you bought the original. My first generation PS3 looks a right hulking beast next to the newer one.
What are your memories of the PS2? What were your favourite games? Do you still play them? Let me know in the comments, or on our Facebook page.
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anonymous 29 December, 2012 13:22
I have no need for my PS2 anymore since I have Metal gear solid 2 and 3 on PS3 now :) traded in my PS2 a long time ago.
A Non Mouse 29 December, 2012 15:17
I had no idea that the Playstation 2 was still being made but i did know that games were still being churned out for it(although over here it's mainly kiddies games i've seen for it).
Memories? I clearly remember the day i got it from a local indie store on launch day and clear in the mind is the boot animation for it, i bought Timesplitters and NHL as my first games. As for GTIII i remember buying every mag that featured the game in the run in to it's release and seeing those screenshots and thinking that NO WAY could it be as big and open as the mags suggested, surely??.... boy was i wrong!! Another run of games i would play over and over and over again was the LMA series, it's about time Codies got their fingers out and released a Playstation 3 version though.
anonymous 29 December, 2012 16:00
FIFA 13 was released for PS2 this year, as was FIFA 12 last year. I don't get it either.
anonymous 30 December, 2012 08:11
On UK launch day I remember buying the PS2 with a copy of The Bouncer. God awful game... Then MGS4 came along and I was in heaven.
kabirbapson 1 January, 2013 02:13
I hav fifa 13 for pc
anonymous 5 May, 2013 11:31
i expect that sony continuous making ps2 games because it is the only source of gaming for kids who can't afford to buy psp's and ps3's and xbox's.