PS2

DVD-playing game system

PS2 refers to the PlayStation 2, Sony's home video game console released in 2000.

It became the best-selling game console of all time, with a library spanning thousands of titles.

The term also appears as an abbreviation for a type of computer connector port once standard for keyboards and mice, now largely replaced by USB.

console

DualShock

Sony console controller

backward compatibility · multitap · network adapter · hard drive · component cable · AV cable · power supply · BIOS · browser · region lock

gaming

platformer

Leap-based video game

  • RPGExplosive launcher or fantasy genre
  • FPSVideo smoothness metric
  • survival horrorFrightening games, limited supplies

sandbox · fighting game · stealth · action-adventure · JRPG · racing · rhythm game · sports sim · co-op · split-screen

games

Final Fantasy

Japanese role-playing game series

Silent Hill · Devil May Cry · Gran Turismo · Guitar Hero · Buzz! · SOCOM · Dragon Quest

nostalgia

childhood

Life's earliest phase

throwback · collector · eBay · garage sale · used games · golden era · 2000s · millennial · Saturday morning · after school

multimedia

DVD player

Device for watching films

audio CD · video disc

Categories
Opposites
console brand rivalry

PS2Xbox

Microsoft gaming console

GameCube · Dreamcast · Nintendo · Microsoft · Sega

portability

PS2PSP

Sony handheld console

PlayStation Portable · Game Boy Advance · Nintendo DS · PS Vita · handheld console

generational evolution

PS2PS5

Sony's current console

PlayStation 5 · PS1 · PSX · PS4 · PS3

Family

plays

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G