Sony PlayStation 2 Slimline Console

Pros: huge collection of games, free online gaming, great controller, backwards compatibility, DVD functionality
Cons: hardware shortcomings, expensive accessories, lots of cheating online, no significant hard drive support

Great Sequel After the runaway success of its predecessor, the PS2 was one of the most anticipated consoles in recent memory. Looking at the system today, PS2 can be called a smashing success and the sales figures proved it. Since its launch on ...

Pros: Vast Library of Games, Comfortable Controller, Backwards Compatibility, Only $200 Now, HD Loader
Cons: Breaks Down Easily, Need Multitap For 4 Player Action

Back in 1995 Sony entered the console industry with their release of the original PlayStation, but nobody could have predicted just how well this console would do, it managed to do something that no other console had ever done; it beat out both Sega's ...

Pros: Backwards compatible, huge game library, hot releases winter 2001
Cons: no anti-alias, pricey peripherals, where's the online support already??

Playstation 2 was undoubtedly one of the most hyped up launches ever. Hot of the heels of the original Playstation with its endless library of hits, gamers didn’t even bother to think about the PS2’s games. They just went in and picked up the system...

Pros: Backwards compatibility, expansion slots, good DVD playback
Cons: Lack of original games, only 2 controller ports, no Internet access out of the box

If you love video games, you can’t ask for a more exciting time to be a gamer. No less than FOUR revolutionary game consoles are on the way or have been already released – Sega has their fledging Dreamcast, a system that seems destined to die before it’s ...

Pros: a true 128-bit system, games, design, DVD player, 2 systems in 1
Cons: fair amount of bad games

I totally adored (okay, worshipped) my PSX, but was hesitant to buy the Sony PlayStation 2 for several reasons. The launch games, despite a few good titles, didn’t exactly have me hot and bothered. As anyone would tell you, what makes a console...

Pros: A large variety of games and pretty good graphics.
Cons: You have to buy memory cards...

My computer went down again so I went down and purchased a Sony PlayStation 2. I was discussed with my piece a junk Compaq computer. So I had a couple of weeks to play my new PlayStation 2 and had a blast! My daughter has had hers for ...

Pros: some nice graphics, new look, more and better games trickling out, SOCOM
Cons: slow down sometimes, the vertical stand, lack of good RPG games

Ever since Sony released their Playstation in 1995, they have made such a great name for them over the course of 8 years, which continued and even DOUBLED when the Playstation 2 was released in October 2000, about a year and one month after Sega ...

Pros: Unparalleled range of games, occasionally great graphics
Cons: Overpriced accessories, often disappointing graphics

INTRO Gonna start w/ alittle background so you know my perspective. I owned a PS1, and had tons of games for it, I think it’s a gaming legend (so I’m NOT anti Sony). I bought the Dreamcast not long after its release, and was thoroughly ...

Pros: Ease Of Use, Power, Variety, Price
Cons: Price of games.

We've reached a point now where the current contenders for chief consoles are soaring down in price, but still have a few years before their replacements arrive. Yet which one should you, the consumer, decide to get? That is up to you t decide, but in ...

Pros: Great controller, fantastic selection of games, plays DVDs, brews gourmet coffee...
Cons: Load times, DVD Compatibility, DISC READ ERROR!

Ahh, the Playstation 2. My baby, before I had real ones. My journey with the Playstation 2 began in early 2000 with my wife's college loan check. I wanted new video games. She wanted a DVD player. "Honey, I know how we can get both." "Okay, let's ...

Pros: Good Video Game System with Potential
Cons: Tries to do too many things, WAY OVERHYPED by the media

It is just one week and the Sony Playstation 2 will be among us. Will it destroy the competition or will it be an overhyped machine that was big on smack ,but small in actual gameplay or will it be a little of both? To get a big picture
Let's take a...

Pros: great graphics, small console, dvd player and cd player
Cons: one controller, accesories are expensive

I have to admit, I myself am not a big game guru, but my husband has a birthday coming up and he has been wanting a Playstation 2 . We had been searching high and low at every store in the small town I live in and finally one night I called Kmart...

Pros: tons of great games, allright sound/graphics
Cons: expensive, unnecessary DVD

I’ve owned the Playstation 2 for almost a year. I bought it once the Dreamcast started to die. Now all you DC fan-boys better not get all angry about the last statement, I meant it in the kindest manner possible. The DC is still a great system,...

Pros: HUGE line up of games, Free DVD player, Free playstation, and more.
Cons: The DVD player isn't state of the art, some graphical issues.

PS2 (October 26, 2000) Here's a rewrite of one of my older reviews, now my PS2 has a bit more experience and now I'm going to update the info. The Sony PlayStation2 is quickly becoming one of my favorite game systems and believe me, I ...

Pros: -A new, slim design, great controller, most diverse list of games.
Cons: Less powerful than its counterparts.

Intro: PSX is to PSOne as PS2 is to _____? Directly after the end of the original PSX era, Sony’s began asking the question: What would happen with the original PSX and a Portable CD Player fornicated? After some experimentation and looking ...