The PlayStation 2 (officially branded as PS2) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on March 4, 2000, in North America on October 26, 2000, and in Europe and Australia on November 24, 2000, and is the successor to the original PlayStation, as well as the second installment in the PlayStation console line-up. A sixth-generation console, it competed with Sega's Dreamcast, Nintendo's GameCube, and Microsoft's original Xbox. Announced in 1999, the PS2 offered backward-compatibility for its predecessor's DualShock controller, as well as its games. The PS2 is the best-selling video game console of all time, having sold over 155 million units worldwide, as confirmed by Sony. Sony later manufactured several smaller, lighter revisions of the console known as Slimline models in 2004. Even with the release of its successor, the PlayStation 3, the PS2 remained popular well into the seventh generation, and continued to be produced until 2013, when Sony finally announced it had been discontinued after over twelve years of production – one of the longest lifespans of a video game console. Despite the announcement, new games for the console continued to be produced until the end of 2013, including Final Fantasy XI: Seekers of Adoulin for Japan, FIFA 13 for North America, and Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 for Europe. Repair services for the system in Japan ended on September 7, 2018.
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PS2 | Soccer | Download | ||
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2003 | PS2 | Square Enix | Tactical role-playing | Download |
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2001 | PS2 | Ubisoft | Shooter, Action, Simulation, Tactical shooter, Strategy | Download |
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2002 | PS2 | THQ | Console role-playing, Action, Adventure, Role-playing | Download |
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2008 | PS2 | Namco Bandai Holdings | Action role-playing, Hack and slash | Download |
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PS2 | Sports, Basketball | Download | ||
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PS2 | Konami | Music, Action, Exergaming | Download | |
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PS2 | Atari | Shoot 'em up, Puzzle, Action, First-person Shooter | Download | |
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2005 | PS2 | THQ | Survival horror, Action, Adventure | Download |
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2006 | PS2 | Tecmo Koei, Koei | Vehicle simulation, Action, Simulation, Strategy | Download |
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2004 | PS2 | Activision, Capcom, Nokia, Taito Corporation | Action-adventure, Action | Download |
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2007 | PS2 | Electronic Arts | Action-adventure, Platform, Action, Adventure | Download |
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2005 | PS2 | Midway Games | Shooter, Survival horror, Action, First-person Shooter, Science Fiction | Download |
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2008 | PS2 | Sony Computer Entertainment | Arcade, Simulation, Sports, Basketball | Download |
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2006 | PS2 | Namco Bandai Games, Namco Bandai Holdings | Fighting | Download |
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PS2 | Ubisoft, Wild Games, Bandai, Q Entertainment | Puzzle | Download | |
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PS2 | Electronic Arts | Racing | Download | |
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2005 | PS2 | 505 Games, Marvelous USA, Sony Computer Entertainment | Console role-playing, Role-playing | Download |
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2005 | PS2 | Ubisoft, Capcom | Action, Beat 'em up, Hack and slash | Download |
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2006 | PS2 | Eidos Interactive | Action-adventure, Platform, Action | Download |
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PS2 | Capcom | Action role-playing | Download | |
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PS2 | Destineer | Sports, Basketball | Download | |
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2004 | PS2 | Bandai | Action, Fighting, Battle royale | Download |
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PS2 | Vivendi | Action, Hack and slash | Download | |
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2003 | PS2 | Music, Exergaming | Download | |
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2003 | PS2 | UTV Ignition Entertainment | Puzzle | Download |
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PS2 | Midway Games, Zushi Games | Racing | Download | |
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2003 | PS2 | Sony Computer Entertainment | Tactical role-playing, Adventure, Role-playing | Download |
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2006 | PS2 | Eidos Interactive | Shooter, Action, First-person Shooter | Download |