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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2008 | PS2 | Activision Blizzard, Activision | Action-adventure, Platform, Action, Adventure, Beat 'em up | Download |
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2002 | PS2 | Square Enix, Square, Sony Computer Entertainment | Massively multiplayer online, Massively multiplayer online role-playing | Download |
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2005 | PS2 | Activision Blizzard, Activision | Poker, Card, Traditional, Strategy | Download |
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2005 | PS2 | Capcom, Sega, THQ | Action-adventure, Action, Adventure | Download |
Formula One 05 | PS2 | Sony Computer Entertainment | Racing | Download | |
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2005 | PS2 | Role-playing | Download | |
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PS2 | Sierra Entertainment | Shooter, Action, First-person Shooter | Download | |
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2004 | PS2 | Square Enix | Role-playing, Massively multiplayer online role-playing | Download |
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2006 | PS2 | Activision Blizzard, Activision | Extreme sport, Skateboarding, Action, Sports, Racing, Strategy | Download |
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2004 | PS2 | From Software, Agetec | Third-person shooter | Download |
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2006 | PS2 | THQ | Platform, Adventure | Download |
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2004 | PS2 | Atari | Action, Role-playing | Download |
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PS2 | Codemasters, Activision Blizzard, Activision, Majesco Entertainment | Shooter, Action, First-person Shooter | Download | |
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2003 | PS2 | Square Enix | Role-playing, Massively multiplayer online role-playing | Download |
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2008 | PS2 | Electronic Arts | Strategy | Download |
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PS2 | Eidos Interactive | Shooter, Third-person Shooter, Action, Adventure | Download | |
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PS2 | Capcom | Racing | Download | |
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2002 | PS2 | Electronic Arts | Action, Beat 'em up, Role-playing | Download |
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2006 | PS2 | Square Enix | Massively multiplayer online role-playing | Download |
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2005 | PS2 | From Software, Agetec, 505 Games | Third-person shooter, Action | Download |
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2004 | PS2 | Sierra Entertainment | Action, Adventure | Download |
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PS2 | Acclaim Entertainment | Sports, Racing | Download | |
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2004 | PS2 | Global Star Software | Shooter, Third-person Shooter, Action | Download |
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PS2 | Capcom | Action-adventure, Action, Sandbox, Beat 'em up | Download | |
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2005 | PS2 | Namco, Sony Computer Entertainment | Action role-playing, Role-playing | Download |
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PS2 | Vivendi Games | Action-adventure, Action, Adventure, Hack and slash | Download | |
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PS2 | Midway Games | Action, Racing | Download | |
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2007 | PS2 | Activision Publishing Minneapolis | Shooter, Action, First-person Shooter | Download |
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2002 | PS2 | Activision Blizzard | Action | Download |
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2022 | PS2 | Nippon Ichi Software, NIS America, Koei | Real-time strategy, Strategy, Fantasy | Download |