The PS2 Five Years Later

1up.com is running a feature on the now on-the-way-out PlayStation 2, exploring the hardware, the regional launches, and the hype. From the article: "Gamers were given a chance to see the machine in action for themselves almost exactly a year after its unveiling. Tens of thousands of Japanese gamers lined up across the country the evening of March 3, 2000, hoping for a chance to get their hands on the system. In just 48 hours, nearly 1 million PS2s were sold to giddy consumers, making it 10 times as successful as its predecessor. Its initial price was ¥39,800, roughly $360-slightly expensive, but actually a little cheaper than the price the original PlayStation launched at."

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Re:Original PS2s

[HaloZero]

As I said in my original post, a friend of mine, on my floor in freshman year in college. Name's Tim. He had a pre-ordered PS2 from the 'early days', and his simply would not playback DVDs. Came up as 'Disc Read Error', from day one. Also just refused to read original PSX discs. He demonstrated this to me and my roommate time and time again. Maybe he was just special.