March 4, 2000 · Computer or hardware
PlayStation 2 (Japan) (2000)
The Japanese launch of the best-selling console of all time, a week-long sellout that also made it a cheap DVD player.
Sony launched PS2 in Japan on 4 March 2000 with the Emotion Engine CPU and backward compatibility with PlayStation games. Launch software was thin, but DVD playback and the PS1 library carried it. It went on to ship over 155 million units and stayed in production until 2013.
See 2000 in the interactive timeline
Facts
- Date
- March 4, 2000
- Kind
- Computer or hardware: Home console
- Maker or publisher
- Sony
- CPU
- Emotion Engine 295 MHz
- RAM
- 32 MB
- Graphics
- Graphics Synthesizer
- Media
- DVD/CD
- Units sold
- 155+ million
- Generation
- 6th
- First sold in
- Japan
- Notable games
- Ridge Racer V; Street Fighter EX3; Kessen; TimeSplitters
Source: Wikipedia
Manuals and technical documents
Service manuals, schematics and datasheets for this machine, kept in our own library. Check your own board and part numbers against them.
- Sony PS2 PlayStation 2 Level-1 Service & Procedures Manual Version 4.0, Sept 2003 (Service manual)
- Sony PS2 Service Manual, SCPH-30000 - SCPH-35004 Series, 4th Ed. - GH-013 (Service manual)
- Sony PS2 Service Manual, SCPH-30000 Series, 2nd Ed. - GH-004, GH-006 (Service manual)
- Sony PS2 Service Manual, SCPH-30000 Series, 6th Ed. - GH-010, GH-012 (Service manual)
- Sony PS2 Service Manual, SCPH-30001R - SCPH-30007R, 4th Ed. - GH-015 (Service manual)
- Sony PS2 Service Manual, SCPH-30001R, 6th Ed. - GH-015 (Service manual)
All 10 documents for PlayStation 2 in the library
Find one of your own
- Find one of your own: eBay · Amazon
- Find manuals and paperwork: eBay · Amazon
- Controller for PlayStation 2 (Japan): eBay · Amazon
Affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. These links only search for the item by name. Disclosure
Guides: How to fix a dead vintage computer · Retro PC starter kit: the gear worth buying
Related
- Sony PlayStation (Japan) (predecessor, 1994)
- Nintendo GameCube (Japan) (rival, 2001)
More from Sony
- Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P1 2000
- Sony Digital Mavica MVC-FD85 2000
- Sony Digital Mavica MVC-FD90 2000
- Sony Digital Mavica MVC-FD95 2000
- Sony Mavica MVC-CD1000 2000
- PlayStation 2 (Europe) 2000
Also in 2000
- Gnutella Software
- Thief II: The Metal Age Game
- Tekken Tag Tournament Game
- Compaq iPAQ H3600 Computer or hardware
- Metallica sues Napster Legal milestone
- Pocket PC 2000 Software
- NVIDIA GeForce 2 GTS Peripheral
- USB 2.0 Peripheral
- The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask Game
- LimeWire Software