The PStwo lives! Sony announces slimmed-down PlayStation 2
posted September 21st 2004 3:58AM
Looks like we picked the perfect night to not get any sleep: hot on the heels of Nintendo dishing out some concrete details about when their DS portable game console will go on sale, Sony just officially announced a new smaller version of the PlayStation 2. Despite the rumors (or our best wishes) it's not actually being called the "PStwo" (at least not as far as we can tell), but it is about 75% smaller in volume than the original PS2, is just 2.8 cm thick (the original is 7.8 cm thick), and comes with a built-in Ethernet port for networked gaming. Hits stores on November 1st in Europe and North America, with Japan following (once again, what is this craziness?) two days later. (We promise better pics later.)
UPDATE: Way better pics are here.
[Thanks, Brumm]
error in the Pressrelease link - should read: http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040921/sftu069b_1.html
Looks great and all, but isn't this basically killing Hard-drive enabled games? Doesn't seem like there's any room in there for one....
yes!
I wonder about the hard drive as well. I will have to seek the wisdom of the Game Stop clerks...
Wisdom. Game Stop clerks. Haha, hilarious.
They'll tell you all about it and then recommend you preorder the new GTA because after all there will only be 23 billion copies of the game available.
i see from the press release that Oceania gets its own model number. thats nice. does Eurasia and Eastasia get their own as well?
upon this news... there have been spontaneous demonstrations by party workers, voicing their gratitude and joy.
Well of course it gets its own model numbers. We've always been able to play wargames against Eastasia!
I haven't seen any promotion about the new PS2. Since is going to be on sale by November 1st, that's one month left( almost). I guess is because it doesn't need any promotion!???Have someone of you guys seen any pre-order sale of it?
HERE IS WHAT U ARE LOOKING TO HERE ABOUT THE HD.
YES THE NEW MODEL WILL SUPPORT IT BUT ONLY THE USB HD NOT THE INTERNAL SO U GUYS ARE STARAGIHT IF U GET A USB HD AND THE INTERNAL ONE SONY DOES MAKE USB PORTS FOR A REASON
Hi, I pre-ordered this at the Walmart web site at the end of Sept. I went there today, and they are not taking anymore pre-orders. But, you may want to keep an eye out for when they do start again.
When I first saw this "skinny" PS2 I was pretty excited because it looks to be pretty amazing in its "compactness." But after seeing that there is no slide out drawer, you're going to have to have MORE room on your shelf for it than before, due to the fact that you NOW have to flip open the top just to put the disc in. What's up with that? Seems pretty counter-productive to me.
Just yesterday, (Oct. 6th), I preordered mine at a EBGames in Michigan, and they said they would have the new PS2 on sale by Oct. 12.
The HDD was scraped from the PStwo in order to conserve space... if you need a HD to play online games you have to settle for the old PS2 which is ok....
Personally i am an XBOX junkie.... i have never owned a PS2 but when this comes out i will be pickin it up probably.... mostly cause its small and only $99
Do you think sony will be doing other colours of the new "PS2 Lite" like they did with the old one? Cos i would like to get it in the silver colour
What is the name of the new skinny ps?
it's a bit late but, I pre-ordered my PS2 (7000)With EB (Electronics Butique)
I love the new slimmer design for the new ps2 but dont they think they're moving backwards production wise. I mean why go back to the ps1 top loading, push button, flip up type of style. The sliding door was more advanced and they should have just went on and threw the hardrive in there since they priced it at $150
I mean used ps2 are 50 bucks now. I like the new style and all but I aint wasting my money either. I'll stick with my old one it still works. Bring on the ps3 and stop teasing us!!!
I got the slimmer ps2. Its okay. I don't have any games that reqire a hard drive so its petty good. I would recomend it to someone likes bring there games where ever they go.
hey , anybody know how many Ethernet ports does the new ps2 has???
hi, yes the PStwo (slim one) has one enthernet connector.
One optical Audio out for perfectly surround Sound in the games :-)
Unfortunately i cant find any infos about the external HD. I tried to connect a formatted HD on my pstwo. but the HDLoader and HDAdvanced didnt support this, even i have a DMS 4 pro into. :-(
Please can anybody hack this USB HD support on the new PStwo ?!?!
All in one a great console.
Out of, that i doesnt support HD yet.
There is nor difference between normal gamers and "hardcore"-gamers.
Im not an Hardcoregamer, but i wana have a HD in my gameconsole to be more comfortable with the PStwo.
I can tell im already late to this thread (about 6 months, hehe) but I just wanted to state that the PS2 will NOT support any USB HDD, I mean come on people those are designed to work with win/mac/linux OS's. The guy who said it would work has no idea what hes talking about 8)
cya
i need help guys..im a newbie at this..so which is better the old console or the new one..is the old console more durable..durable in terms that..it wont get blown up so easily coz the fan is bigger to cool the inside of the console??
THIS PS2 is the best console ever made
I SElle my XBOX and buy the new PS2
This PS2 Is so small that it's not possible enymore to put you DICK in to the memory cart hole. FUCK FUCK FUCK
I DONT NOW WAT HEAPENT MY PS2 APPEARS TO FAL OUT
ALSO FEW OF MY FRIENDS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM
IF YOU WANT A ONE NIGHT STAND I AM HOT AND LOADED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!