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The PlayStation 2 (PS2) is a home video game console developed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on March 4, 2000, in North America on October 26, in Europe on November 24, in Australia on November 30, and other regions thereafter. It is the successor to the original PlayStation as well as the second installment in the…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PlayStation 2 | Also known as | PS2 | 1.00 | infobox |
| PlayStation 2 | Backward compatibility | PlayStation | 1.00 | infobox |
| PlayStation 2 | Best-selling game | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (17.33 million) (list) | 1.00 | infobox |
| PlayStation 2 | Connectivity | Audio/video output AV Multi port (with stereo audio) Component Composite D‑Terminal SCART/JP21 S‑Video VGA[b] Optical audio Other Ethernet/modem (early models require adaptor) 2… | 1.00 | infobox |
| PlayStation 2 | Connectivity | AV Multi port (with stereo audio) | 1.00 | infobox |
| PlayStation 2 | Connectivity | Component | 1.00 | infobox |
| PlayStation 2 | Connectivity | Composite | 1.00 | infobox |
| PlayStation 2 | Connectivity | D‑Terminal | 1.00 | infobox |
| PlayStation 2 | Connectivity | SCART/JP21 | 1.00 | infobox |
| PlayStation 2 | Connectivity | S‑Video | 1.00 | infobox |
| PlayStation 2 | Connectivity | VGA[b] | 1.00 | infobox |
| PlayStation 2 | Connectivity | Optical audio | 1.00 | infobox |
| PlayStation 2 | Connectivity | Ethernet/modem (early models require adaptor) | 1.00 | infobox |
| PlayStation 2 | Connectivity | 2 × USB 1.1 | 1.00 | infobox |
| PlayStation 2 | Connectivity | USB 2.0 | 1.00 | infobox |
| PlayStation 2 | Connectivity | i.LINK (early models) | 1.00 | infobox |
| PlayStation 2 | Connectivity | IR receiver (Slim model) | 1.00 | infobox |
| PlayStation 2 | Controller input | DualShock 2[a] | 1.00 | infobox |
| PlayStation 2 | Controller input | EyeToy | 1.00 | infobox |
| PlayStation 2 | Controller input | DVD Remote Control | 1.00 | infobox |
| PlayStation 2 | CPU | Emotion Engine @ 294.912 MHz | 1.00 | infobox |
| PlayStation 2 | Developer | Sony Computer Entertainment | 1.00 | infobox |
| PlayStation 2 | Dimensions | Original: 3.1 × 11.9 × 7.2 in (78.7 × 302.3 × 182.9 mm) | 1.00 | infobox |
| PlayStation 2 | Discontinued | JP: 28 December 2012 | 1.00 | infobox |
| PlayStation 2 | Discontinued | WW: 4 January 2013 | 1.00 | infobox |
| PlayStation 2 | Display | 240p, 288p, 480p, 480i, 576i, 1080i | 1.00 | infobox |
| PlayStation 2 | Generation | Sixth | 1.00 | infobox |
| PlayStation 2 | Graphics | Graphics Synthesizer @ 150 MHz | 1.00 | infobox |
| PlayStation 2 | Introductory price | ¥39,800 (equivalent to ¥44,330 in 2024) | 1.00 | infobox |
| PlayStation 2 | Introductory price | US$299 (equivalent to $560 in 2025) | 1.00 | infobox |
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