Sat, Mar 06, 2010 | 22:58 GMT

Timeline shows off high points in PS2′s life on the market

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PS2 turned 10 years-old this week, and to show the world just how awesome it did, a timeline showing the high points for the system was concocted.

It’s posted over on Kotaku, but we’ve taken the liberty of typing it out for you as well.

Milestones:

March 1999 – Sony announces the console’s development
March 2000 – It is released in Japan
Oct/Nov 2000 – It hits the rest of the globe
April 2001 – GT3 released – will sell 15M copies
July 2001 – PS2 Network adapter released in Japan
July 2001 – PS2′s first FFX game released – it’s FFX
November 2001 – Metal Gear Solid 2 released – will go on to sell 7M copies
July 2003 – EyeToy released
December 2003 – PSX (PS2 w/digital recorder) released in Japan
October 2004 – GTA San Andreas released – will sell over 17M copies becoming the highest selling game for the console
November 2004 – PS2 Slim released
November 2005 – 100th Million PS2 sold
November 2006 – PS3 released
March 2007 – God of War II becomes the last major first-party title to be release for PS2 by Sony
April 2009 – Sony cuts price of PS2 to $99
September 2009 – Sony announces that 140M PS2′s have been sold

Definitely an illustrious ten years there. Congrats to all who were a part of it.

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9 comments

Psychotext
07/03/10, 12:22 am

That’s a pretty cool image. Well done Kotaku (for once).

The Hindle
07/03/10, 12:53 am

The greatest ever console in my opinion, will the Ps3 be better though thats the question?

Superfrog
07/03/10, 12:57 am

Nice timelime. The release of the first SingStar (including mics) is missing, though. The SingStar series had a lot more impact on PS2 sales than EyeToy. Even if it was only released in Europe.

DJ Deathstar
07/03/10, 1:31 am

@The Hindle

I doubt the PS3 will top the PS2, it completely revolutionised gaming and made it vastly more mainstream. Me prob being one of the few not to own one though lol

Johnny Cullen
07/03/10, 4:05 am

As much as I enjoy my PS3, no way will it ever have the success of the PS2.

NoxNoctisUmbra
07/03/10, 6:07 am

God Bless the PS and 2

DaMan
07/03/10, 6:15 pm

the shittiest dvd-rom ever in my opinion. close to 360′s RROD problems, more so that it didn’t have an hdd.

Michael O’Connor
07/03/10, 8:42 pm

“the shittiest dvd-rom ever in my opinion. close to 360’s RROD problems, more so that it didn’t have an hdd.”

Mine still works after 10 years. Even if it is the nosiest console ever created bar none.

DaMan
07/03/10, 9:04 pm

you played the wrong games, or it is an exception.

2003 Smackdown killed mine in a month (the PS2 was 1.5 years old), but I’ve played for like 5 hours every day back then. it all started with those creepy clicking sounds, sigh.