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Sony PlayStation 2 Game Console
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4.0 out of 5
47 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
53 %
3 stars
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Hardware

StorageNone
  • 160GB
  • 20GB
  • 320GB
  • 40GB
  • 60GB
  • 80GB
  • 1TB
  • 500GB
CPU cores188
GPU Clock Speed147.0 MHz550.0 MHz800.0 MHz
CPU speed0.3 GHz3.2 GHz1.6 GHz
CPU model1 Core 64-bit "Emotion Engine" clocked at 294.912 MHz8 Core 3.2 GHz POWER-based PPE with seven 3.2 GHz SPEs8 Core Custom AMD Jaguar Processor
GPU nameGraphics SynthesizerRSX Reality Synthesizer based on NVIDIA G70Custom AMD Radeon Graphics Processor
RAM memory32MB512MB8GB

Screen

HDRno
N/A
N/A
Resolutions supported
  • 480p
  • 576p
  • 720p
  • 1080i
  • 1080i
  • 1080p
  • 480i
  • 480p
  • 576i
  • 720p
  • 576p
  • 720p
  • 1080p
  • 1080i
3D Support
N/A
yesyes

Controller

FeaturesVibration
N/A
  • Audio/Microphone Input
  • Display Screen
  • Microphone
  • Power Console On/Off
  • Touch Screen
  • Vibration
Connection Method
  • Wired
  • Wireless
BluetoothBluetooth
Number of joysticksDualDualDual
Directional Padyes
N/A
N/A
Alternative Controller Includedno
N/A
N/A
Number of supported wireless controllers274
Number of controllers included
N/A
11
Motion Detection
N/A
  • Accelerometer
  • Gyroscope
  • Accelerometer
  • Gyroscope
  • Playstation Eye
Triggers
N/A
44
Weight77.6 oz8.78 oz6.77 oz
Number of buttons
N/A
88
Alternative Controller
N/A
N/A
PS Vita

Audio properties

Audio format
  • Dolby Digital 5.1
  • Dolby Pro Logic II
  • DTS 5.1
  • Dolby Digital 5.1
  • Dolby Digital EX
  • Dolby Pro Logic II
  • Dolby Pro Logic IIx
  • DTS 5.1
  • DTS 96/24
  • DTS ES
  • Dolby Digital 5.1
  • Dolby Digital EX
  • Dolby Pro Logic II
  • Dolby Pro Logic IIx
  • DTS 5.1
  • DTS 96/24
  • DTS ES

Features

Backward compatibilityyes
N/A
N/A
Accessories includedAdditional gamepad
  • Game
  • Additional gamepad
Game
Type of media supportedDVDBlu-rayBlu-ray
Remote control supportyesyesyes
Surround decoder (5.1/7.1)yesyesyes
Video formats supported
  • 480p
  • 576p
  • 720p
  • 1080i
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Depth3.07 in10.79 in12.01 in
Width11.85 in12.8 in10.83 in
Height7.01 in3.86 in2.09 in
Weight77.6 oz8.78 oz6.77 oz
Colour of productBlackBlack
  • Black
  • White

Connectivity

Ethernetno
N/A
N/A
WiFino
N/A
N/A
USByes
N/A
N/A
Number of USB Inputs242
Number of USB 2.0 ports040
HDMIno
N/A
N/A
Component outputyes
N/A
N/A
Composite outputyes
N/A
N/A
SCART outyes
N/A
N/A
Number of connection ports242
S-video outputyes
N/A
N/A
VGA outputsno
N/A
N/A
Digital optical input no
N/A
N/A
Digital optical outputyes
N/A
N/A
Ethernet connection speed
N/A
10/100/1000 Mbit/s
10/100/1000 Mbit/s
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Number of HDMI outputs
N/A
11
HDMI version
N/A
1.3a1.4a
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 (Gen 1)
N/A
N/A
2
A/V Outputs
N/A
N/A
  • Component Video
  • Coaxial

Network

Online serviceDynamic Network Authentication SystemPlaystation NetworkPlaystation Network
Video Streamingyes
N/A
N/A
App Store
N/A
PlayStation StorePlayStation Store
Social features
N/A
N/A
  • Audio Chat
  • Leaderboards
  • Messaging
  • Video Chat
  • Browser
  • Facebook
  • Netflix
  • Skype
  • Twitter
  • Viaplay
  • YouTube

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