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| #There is a Sony Bravia TV '''with a built-in PlayStation 2''' released in PAL regions in 2010, However, when the television was released, the PS3 Slim was already available in Europe a year ago.
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| #One of the earliest consoles to support 1080i through component output. The handful of games that supported this mode include ''[[Gran Turismo 4]]'', ''Tourist Trophy'', and a ''[[Jackass: The Game|Jackass]]'' game of all things.
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| #It was the first console to be able to run a non-proprietary operating system, namely Linux.
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| #The console's hardware was similar to that of the [[Wii]] and the [[PlayStation Portable|PSP]], as a result it was on the market alongside its successor until a few months before the PS4 was released.
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| ==Bad Qualities==
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| #Most multi-platform games look and run worse on the PS2 due to the weaker hardware of the system, most notably ''[[Sonic Heroes]]'', ''[[Psychonauts]]'', and various ''Grand Theft Auto'' and ''Tom Clancy's'' games. This isn't as big of an issue as it could have been, since most games from its generation were designed with the PS2 in mind and didn't take much advantage of the more powerful competitors, but even then, PS2 games usually run at a lower framerate and resolution. Plus a few developers such as Valve, Bethesda, and Id avoided developing games for the PS2 due to its weaker hardware.
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| #Most early PS2 consoles tend to break down easily or suffer the infamous Red Screen of Death which reads "Please insert a PlayStation or PlayStation 2 format disc." This was fixed on later models.
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| #*RSOD [https://youtu.be/1uHLQHjtPLE had a creepy sound] that scared many younger gamers and even adults as well much to the point it can give people nightmares.
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| #Official memory cards are only 8 MB, and very few third-party manufacturers (Nyko, Mad Catz, and Hori) were licensed to make them. 16 MB and up cards are neither licensed nor officially supported, and they can break easily, formatting all data and making it useless.
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| #*On top of that, some games won't save on any memory card that isn't 8 MB
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| #The first DVD remotes don't have a power or eject button, and the early PS2s require a receiver dongle to be put into one of the controller ports and a disc to update the player. Later revisions of the remote added the buttons and the SCPH-5000x and up PS2s have the receiver built into them and don't need the update disc, although the eject button only works on the 5000x PS2s since the slims have a mechanical lid rather than a motorized tray.
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| #Severe lack of quality control on what games could be published on it possibly due to its popularity by kids in Europe or continued lifespan when the PS3 is now in European stores, resulting the console into being the [[Shovelware|shovelware target of its generation]], more so during the latter half its lifecycle. It even resulted in '''[[Animal Soccer World|bootleg]] [[Snow White and the 7 Clever Boys|movies]]''' being published '''exclusively''' for the PS2 rather than in the PS3 and the PSP.
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| #Official component cables (which, along with [[SCART Cable|RGB SCART]], are known for having the best possible analog video quality) are now very expensive and very rare in some countries like Brazil, ranging from $50-$200, the same goes for the PS3's component cables which are backwards compatible.
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| #The PlayStation 2 is the only console from its generation that required a multitap to allow more than two people playing at once, even the Dreamcast didn't need a multitap. Worse yet, there were two different versions, since the slim models cannot use the original model's multitap or vice versa, since the gap between the controller port and the memory card slot were different. Even the '''[[Nintendo 64]], which was from the last generation, didn't need a multitap!'''
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| #Despite being backward compatible with PlayStation games, you still need PS1 memory cards for saving PS1 games.
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| #Linux can't be installed on the slim models due to them lacking hard drive support from the fat models.#The SCPH-7000x and SCPH-7500x models require an external power brick (fortunately the brick isn't in the socket part).
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| #Most SCPH 9000x models are currently impossible to mod due to improved security measures Sony has built into them.
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| #The slim models are notorious for damaging or destroying discs due to the laser cable loosening over time and eventually scratching the discs.
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| #The fat models have terrible physical durability and can get damaged easily when dropped from 5 feet which is worse than most other consoles.
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| ==Maintenance==
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| #The ribbon that moves the lens when reading a disc on the slim model can touch the disc while it spins, leaving a big circular scratch on every disc you play. '''<font style="color: red">If this happens to you, stop using your PS2 immediately and take it to be repaired.</font>''' | | #The ribbon that moves the lens when reading a disc on the slim model can touch the disc while it spins, leaving a big circular scratch on every disc you play. '''<font style="color: red">If this happens to you, stop using your PS2 immediately and take it to be repaired.</font>''' |
| #PlayStation games played via backward compatibility can't save data into a PlayStation 2 memory card, so make sure you own an older PS1 memory card. | | #PlayStation games played via backward compatibility can't save data into a PlayStation 2 memory card, so make sure you own an older PS1 memory card. |