Entries in 'playstation 2' (19)
OPINION: Farewell to the PS2, the greatest console the world has ever known
I vividly remember the first time I experienced PS2.
The end of era - Sony has produced its last ever PS2
Sony has confirmed that it has ceased all production of the mighty PlayStation 2.
Japanese PS2 production halted - the first step toward PS4?
Sony has stopped manufacturing the amazingly successful PS2 in Japan.
Sony's games division suffers £29m Q1 loss
Sony's games division has posted a $45m (£28.9m) operating loss for the quarter ending June 30th.
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PlayStation 2 hits 150m sales
Almost 11 years on from its Japanese debut in March 2000, Sony's PlayStation 2 has now passed 150m unit sales across the world.
DS breaks UK games console sales record
Nintendo DS has become the biggest-selling games hardware in UK chart history, surpassing 10 million units sold, MCV can reveal.
'PS2 is dead'
Some of the UK's leading developers and publishers have discussed PS2's relevance to the domestic market with MCV – and it appears the console may be bowing out sooner than ...
Activision set for PS2 release blitz
Following the success of Kung Fu Panda and LEGO Indiana Jones on PS2, publisher Activision is set to release a plethora of big titles for Sony’s last generation console.Advertisement
PS3 sales rocket in Sony financials
Sony has revealed huge like-for-like rises in PS3 hardware and software in its Q1 financials.
New PS2 coming to Europe
Sony is to launch a new slimmed-down version of PS2 in Europe in October – as predicted by MCV back last year.
Wii beats PS2 software record
Around 50 million games were sold for Nintendo’s Wii during its first 18 months on the market, according to the platform holder.
Sony forecasts 10m PS3 sales in 2008-2009
Sony expects to sell 10 million PS3 units in the next financial year.Advertisement
PS2 outsells PS3 in FY 2008
Global PS2 sales may have declined by over a million units in Sony's last fiscal year, but the console was still the firm's leading light in the 12 month ...
PlayStation FY losses shrink
Sony’s PlayStation division logged an operating loss of 124.5 billion Japanese Yen ($1.18bn), shrinking from the 232.3 billion ($2.2bn) loss reported a year earlier.
PS2 drives EA’s record revenue
Electronic Arts has revealed that its software took more revenue from PS2 than any other home console during its FY 2007-2008 - helping the firm take more than $3 billion ...
New low-price ‘compact’ PS2 to arrive in 2008
Thought PlayStation 2 hardware sales were going to quietly disappear after the revenue frenzy of Christmas? Think again – Sony is preparing to introduce a new, cut-price model of the ...
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Is the end in sight for PS2?
Jeetil Patel, analyst for Deutsche Bank, has claimed that the most successful console the world has ever seen, the PS2, could be finally approaching the end of its days following ...
Trade calls for pre-Xmas PS2 price reduction
Leading industry figures have called on Sony to drop the suggested retail price of PS2 as the console nears the final stages of its hugely successful lifecycle.
