When the Video Games PlayStation 2 launched in the year 2000, there was a lot of anticipation in the air. It built on the groundwork of its pioneering forerunner, the Playstation.
PlayStation 2 broke into the video game market and brought down Nintendo and Sega. PlayStation 2 sits high and alone at the top of the home video game league for the system with the ability to play over 1,600 games.
Additionally, PlayStation 2 has the widest selection of video game titles in history. Some of their most popular titles include:
Grand Theft Auto
Grand Touring
or Final Fantasy
or Medal of Honor
oMetal Gear Solid
oResident Evil
oTekken
Madden NFL
crash bandicoot
or Sly Cooper
or And hundreds of others.
Listed below are some of the ‘tricks’ that the PlayStation 2 can do while standing on its head:
or play commercial DVDs and CDs
or two drivers
o Multi-touch connectivity for up to eight simultaneous players
or online connectivity
or separate mains adapter
or separate 20 GB hard drive
or wireless controllers
or driving drivers
oy Eye Toy, a device used in virtual reality games.
With all that on the board there can’t be room for much else. But no, Sony promises to outdo itself with PlayStation 3. Sony refuses to become a bridesmaid. Second best just won’t work in your camp.
Here are some things that Sony hopes to offer with PlayStation 3:
or higher processing speeds
or more powerful graphics capabilities
o Realistic, cinema-quality computer generated graphics.
o PS3 will play CDs, DVDs, PS2 video games and PlayStation One video games.
o Sony promises to make your living room a media center
o New Video Games on Sony’s New Proprietary Blu-ray Disc
or the Blu-ray disc may contain more than five DVDs with content
or online capacity
or wireless connection to the PSP
or supports up to seven game controllers
And finally, exciting new video games scheduled to launch to coincide with the launch of the PlayStation 3.
We are the beneficiaries of a video game war that has spilled over into our living rooms. Enjoy the ride while you can.
