The pink PS2 hits UK in November

It's a little late in the game for you to have to justify a PS2 to your ladyfriend, and it's way late in the game if your ladyfriend is of the ilk to want a PS2 of her very own. That said, as we all know well from Motorola and their best-selling RAZR, when you're late getting your new product out the door, the thing to do is release the old product in a new color. Enter the pink PS2. We're not yet entirely sure when (or if) it's hitting US shores, but it's launching on the 8th of November over in Old Blighty. Oh, and for our gamer pals across the pond: thanks to the Leipzig Games Convention, which kicked off today, you'll see a dip in price of that PS2 as well. It'll only set you back £94.99 and €129.99 now, which doesn't help us over in the States too much, but we can't complain as our PlayStation 2s still cost significantly less. Unfortunately that price dip won't help out your purchase of pink there, which is still going to go for £129.99 (bundled with SingStar Pop), and €159.99 otherwise.

[Thanks, Steve]

[phatmuther @ Aug 21st 2006 12:34PM]

WOW

that is very pink, but we all know girls will be getting Wii's anyway

[jason H @ Aug 21st 2006 1:12PM]

i belive colorware can paint your ps2 for 100$

[jason H @ Aug 21st 2006 1:16PM]

jigsaw good point or in soho nyc but i bet they are probly going for the lil girls like they did with the first ps one but you know its a same its kinda to late for this they could of sold it when the DDR craze was goind on all those fat girls losing weight with a pink ps2

[Galley @ Aug 21st 2006 1:17PM]

(Paraphrasing Johnny Slash from "Square pegs")
Pink is good; I like pink.

[jim @ Aug 21st 2006 1:23PM]

nooooooo... my eyes!!!

[chenry @ Aug 21st 2006 1:29PM]

jebus that's about as pink as you can get something.

[Scott Johnson @ Aug 21st 2006 1:31PM]

My "lady friend" said "Get it for me!!!!!", so I suppose I'll be searching eBay for teh pink.

[psxp @ Aug 21st 2006 1:33PM]

>Most girls don't care about videogames, at least the >ones under 150 pounds that actually have options on a >friday night.

ha ha ha !!! so true.

[Silver R. Wolfe @ Aug 21st 2006 1:36PM]

@Jiggsaw

Yes because being over 150 lbs is sooo fat. :D

I for one welcome our pink PS2 overlords.

[razorpit @ Aug 21st 2006 2:08PM]

Finally, redemption for all of us Nintendo fanboys who for years had to listen to trash talk on purple game cubes. :-)

[mattblack @ Aug 21st 2006 2:32PM]

The official Playstation 2: Jeffree Star Edition.

[Mike @ Aug 21st 2006 3:46PM]

i can't help but wonder how many of these will find their way to the Neverland Ranch....

[Steve @ Aug 21st 2006 4:06PM]

I like tipping!
This does look hideous in these major contrast pictures, hopefully I'll be able to lay my hands on a unit and get some wilderness shots.

Wont look as bad. Hopefully not.

[x23 @ Aug 21st 2006 6:42PM]

"My "lady friend" said "Get it for me!!!!!", so I suppose I'll be searching eBay for teh pink.

Posted at 1:31PM on Aug 21st 2006 by Scott Johnson"


those eBay imported UK pink PS2s would be in PAL... no?

[TheWakeUpCall @ Aug 21st 2006 6:44PM]

(Quote from Simpsons)

My Eyes! Zee Goggles Do Nothing!!!

That is actually very, very disgusting. I'm going to go and buy three. jks. But it is very sick. Then again, girls do buy playboy merch.

[DeMann @ Aug 21st 2006 7:03PM]

Dang! It looks like a big stick of bubblegum! My daughter likes it...

[TheEnlightened @ Aug 21st 2006 7:37PM]

To #14 (x23) yes all UK, European and Oceania (Australia and New Zealand) PlayStations recieve/send their video signals in the PAL format. This however is not a problem if you own a tv that can accept this format (and some NTSC sets do) however all (i think) games released for the PS2 are region locked and wont work on a PS2 from another region.

Oh and theres still that whole 240v power supply thing....

[lin @ Aug 24th 2006 6:47AM]

yay! a hello kitty car, a pink razr and a pink PS2.
a little girl's dream .
what are they playing to the 8-10 yr old audience?
I like the article..when you're late getting your product out...make another color! HAA CLASSIC!

[Christine Lawrence @ Aug 24th 2006 6:49AM]

I am a girl and very much a gamer and still don't like the pink for my self but you must be very shallow to think that "Most girls don't care about videogames, at least the ones under 150 pounds that actually have options on a friday night." I do game on Friday and most other nights. As for my weight, it is just fine and even if I gained more than 50 it still would not stop the guys from hitting on me, alot. Both my boys, one in the Marines and the other in the Army love it that their mother will play xbox, ps2, psp or online with them. They find it amusing that other kids would like to adopted by me solely because "You do things with your boys and not just work and watch tv"

[Rebecca @ Aug 24th 2006 7:33AM]

OMG 150lbs is freaking HUGE! Problem is most of these celebrities lie about their weights and make everyone freak out! Tyra Banks claims to be 150. Is she a fat looser sitting hom on a Friday night?

[dkchoco69 @ Apr 5th 2007 5:13PM]

150 is so not hugh! NOW 150 on a white girl is a whole lot different the 150 on a black girl! and i would buy the pink and the psp pink with all the boys right there play all the games, with me

[Angel @ Aug 24th 2006 8:40AM]

Ok.. I like the pink PS2. And i think some of you guys are being extremely rude toward overweight women. I'm overweight But that doesn't stop me from having a life or being happy. besides for all we know the poster could be an overweight unhappy male who thinks that women who are at their goal weight or underweight are the only women that anyone can date?

[Cristi @ Aug 24th 2006 9:17AM]

I am a female gamer who likes to unwind after a long day at university and am finally glad that Sony is realizing that males are not the only people on the planet to cater their games and consoles to. Not that the pink is all that, but maybe now other colors will appear. Also, I would probably buy it just to make a statement that we are out there and need to me marketed. To the sorry guy who made the sexist weight statement- you are probaby a real catch! With your smooth talking ways, I bet the women flock all over you! ;-) lol

[Sarah @ Aug 24th 2006 9:31AM]

I think it's sad that the lonely fanboys are ging on and on about a girl being "Fat and lonely on a Friday night" if she plays videogames. And 150 pounds is not "So fat" if the woman is tall. I am a 5'11" 161 lb woman and I am a skinny minny. Incidently, I like videogames and I ALSO have plenty to do on a Friday night...and a Saturday night too. Sometimes videogames are involved...sometimes not. =P

We could twist it the other way and focus on another sterotype...and say that all the loney fanboy males who are game obsessed (basically almost all males who game meheheh) will be buying these pink machines in a desperate attempt to get someone of the female gender into their world...cuz they're not getting laid otherwise.

But a bar of soap works just as well boys...and is much cheaper. You should try it. =D

But fanboi and fangirl sterotypes aside...the machine looks to be designed to appeal to very young girls in an attempt to get them into gaming sooner, and like the Barbie videogame...the ploy is likely to utterly fail. Cuz once again, the game industry has mistaken why there are fewer female gamers than male.

[leaoakl @ Aug 24th 2006 9:33AM]

Not true Jigg. I weigh only 128 lbs. and I'm a mother and a housewife and I like video games when I can play them so I would absolutely love this. I'm only 25 so I'm still young so I would love this.

[Windthin @ Aug 24th 2006 9:35AM]

A) Homophobia certainly is rampant above.
B) Denial is also rampant above. There are a ton of female gamers, and 150 is rail thin. Good gods. I do not envy your chances of finding a mate with that attitude (I just celebrated my eight wedding anniversary on August 1st, by the by. We honeymooned at GenCon.)
C) Personally, I think it's silly anyhow. If you wanted this, you probably had it to begin with. Substance is what matters here, and if you wanted to change the color, I am certain you can have before now. I have never understood why pink is supposed to be for women anyhow, when I know barely any who actually like that color.

[Jacky @ Aug 24th 2006 9:52AM]

Older girls/women may not be big gamers, but the younger generation of girls have been so immersed in gamer culture that they will welcome some options. I have a seven year old daughter that can beat any adult male in just about any game. I just hope it doesn't go the way of Ello (the girly legos that sucked!).

[Brooke @ Aug 24th 2006 10:21AM]

I'm a girl, & I think that's absolutely disgusting... If you ask me it looks like some one just took pink paint and painted over their PS2. I definately would never buy that. Now, if they sold a white PS2 like they did in Japan, I might buy that. But I already have a PS2 so, really I wouldn't buy another one period *shrugs*. "Most girls don't care about videogames, at least the ones under 150 pounds that actually have options on a friday night." Haha. I'm 14 and like, 112 maybe & I think that's really true in my opinion =] 'Course I still love my games, that's what I do on Saturday & Sunday XD.

[Michael @ Aug 24th 2006 10:22AM]

Who the hell cares what colour it is as long as everyone enjoys it!

[Devynn @ Aug 24th 2006 10:38AM]

i like pink. but i'm not THAT in love with it. my gameboy sp is red actually. how about a red one? or one in all the primary colors and maybe a FEW pastles? give ppl some options. i do find it a bit insulting that they would paint it pink and assume all the girls would like it. what am i?! 10?! geh. :p stupid marketing ppl. no thanks to them, we got a pink ps2, and ppl slamming gamers. not all gamer guys are dorky/ loser/fat/pothead/skater kids who can't get dates. not all the girls are fat and desperate for attention. but thanks for laying out the stereotypes so show how stupid you all are! :)

[AJ @ Aug 24th 2006 11:05AM]

It's a disgusting pepto bismol pink ... it would have been cooler if they had made it a metallic hot pink. They should definitely come in all colors. It's so boring to have the same color for everyone.

[babysneck @ Aug 24th 2006 11:08AM]

i think you GUYS are bing stupid...you need to look beyond the 150 lbs..every girl has a heart and a brain.
and evey PERSON has a option on friday nights.. do you think there are no 250lb guy out there playing..but thats ok right..cause they are guys..well i work for a store that sells games and stuff and we sell more game stuff to more beautiful girls then great looking guys.
and pink is in,,,,ask the farves..

[Alex @ Aug 24th 2006 11:10AM]

As a hardcore girl gamer, I say the black PS2 is so much sexier. Why in hell would they do this!! If they really want to target girl gamers they should stop exposing women in games, which is starting to get a bit obsessive.

[adam @ Aug 24th 2006 11:10AM]

LOL now all the homosexual men have a ps2 they can love!

[adam @ Aug 24th 2006 11:14AM]

Besides ps2's are crap anyway....i have been through 3 and all with disk read errors wtf? Maybe the women and homo's are the only ones dumb enough to buy one!

[Bri @ Aug 24th 2006 11:34AM]

OMG!!!! That Ps2 is totally HOTT!!!! I am 14 and I absolutely love to play video games! Especially racing games!!! I am definatley getting a pink Ps2!! It looks awesome!!!

[Cowgirl @ Aug 24th 2006 12:04PM]

Most of you are insanely pathetic...

[Jules @ Aug 24th 2006 12:14PM]

Oh come on people! I'm 24, 130 lbs., and a huge gamer. Could I be out on Friday nights? Heck yes I could, but I'd rather sit at home with my fiance and indulge in some a** kicking fun. If you want to trash someone or thing, trash the fugly pink s**t they're saying girls will love.

[Michelle @ Aug 24th 2006 12:37PM]

It's funny how everyone is getting so mad over the weight comment...lol who the hell cares dorks

[Edgeraven @ Aug 24th 2006 12:55PM]

Besides ps2's are crap anyway....i have been through 3 and all with disk read errors wtf? Maybe the women and homo's are the only ones dumb enough to buy one!

Posted at 11:14AM on Aug 24th 2006 by adam [ ! ]

LOL this guy must be one of those Xbox gammers that thinks he is better then everyone. The PS2 is not crap I have had the same sysem for over 5 years now, all you have to do is to learn how to take care of your stuff. As a matter of fact, all of my friends that have PS2's stil have theirs aswell with no disc read errors. So before criticizing a system that you really do not know very much about, try taking better care of your stuff. By the way I do not like the look of the pink PS2.

[Samantha @ Aug 24th 2006 1:47PM]

Its is so cute i love the pink playstation 2

[Gamefreakgirl @ Aug 24th 2006 1:56PM]

As for the person that said something about being over 150 and having something to do on a friday night. The average healthy weight for someone that is 5'7 is 165. But anyways, I am a gamergirl (And not overweight, even though that doesn't matter!!!!!!!) and I don't want this. That is WAY TOO PINK. It looks like barbie went bulemic on it. Maybe the younger girls will want it to play their barbie games on it or something. But its not coming close to my collection.

[Bryan @ Aug 24th 2006 2:37PM]

First off, I think all the people who made the weight comments are inmature, ignorant little kids. When you make general comments like that you just look silly.

Now for my real post. If this thing would have come out in the US about a year ago it would have been great. I made my girlfriend a "hello kitty" edition PS2. The thing took me the better part of a weekend to take apart, sand, paint, paint, paint, then clear coat it with the stickers under the gloss. BTW she is 25, I am 24, so the comments about "little girls playing barbie" are also somewhat ignorant. Ok, I am done venting now

[Dml @ Aug 28th 2006 8:44PM]

I think that the comments on overweight women are very rude. It doesn't matter what weight you are, it doesn't have anything to do on whether or not you play video games. So shut the hell up about fat chicks because stereotypes are not cool. As for the game itself, I think that having different colored PS2s is a good idea, but people who already have a PS2 probably would not be inclined to buy another one. It is a little late for coming out with a new one.

[Medusausi @ Aug 30th 2006 6:59PM]

I WANT IT!!!

[Nina @ Nov 7th 2006 4:35PM]

This lil Pink Panther is sooo cute! I do own a PS2 (slim version of course), but will have to find some young kid to hand mine over to so I can further my pink collection w/ this cool gadget. As for the Wii...doesn't compare to the PS3, and regardless of your age everyone loves Pink! p.s. maybe some of the money should go to Breast Cancer Awareness

[brennon @ Nov 28th 2007 12:57PM]

i have a new PS2 slim pink fore cell

get back to me if some 1 wood get it


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