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Japan’s National Museum of Nature and Science announced on September 3 that a total of 18 items, including Sony’s PlayStation 2, have been added to the “Future Technology Heritage” registry (as reported by GameSpark). This is a list of scientific and technological achievements deemed to have had an important influence on life and culture and should be passed on to future generations.

The following reasons were given for the PS2’s inclusion:

The world’s first home video game console with DVD playback capability.

It had the most advanced basic specifications of game consoles at the time, and its beautiful graphics made it possible to create realistic expressions that added value to games.

It was released at a lower price than the typical DVD players of the time, contributing to the popularization of DVDs.

Its importance as a product that actualized the practical use of multimedia.

Furthermore, the PS2 fulfilled the selection criteria, such as “demonstrating important stages of the development of science and technology” and “playing an outstanding role in the betterment of people’s lives and the creation of new lifestyles.”

 

[mansoor1980]

it is the GOAT for a reason , well deserved

 

[RetroGamingUK]

The GOAT, remember being absolutely blown away by these trailers back in 2000

 

[TheInfamousKira]

Makes absolute sense.

 

[Fake]

Still selling here. Great console.

 

[Deft Beck]

Well deserved.

 

[lh032]

too slow switch!!! HA!

 

[ManaByte]

The PS2 launch was an insane time.

I remember stories of the Yakuza hijacking pallets of consoles right off the port using helicopters.

 

[PUNKem733]

No electronic product may have been as hyped. The GOAT.

 

[adamsapple]

This should help boost its fledgling sales.

 

[RetroGamingUK]

The PS2 launch was an insane time.

Hyper was literally everywhere and in paces you didn’t expect.

I remember the Daily Mail weekend magazine having a several page spread on it.

The Ministry of Sound Annual 2000 even covered it

 

[West Texas CEO]

the power of the Emotion Engine.

 

[FoxMcChief]

Best PlayStation console, and it’s not even close.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

PS2 It is a hit in video games.

it deserves that and more.

 

[EverydayBeast]

Ps2 broke sale records it should be in the gaming hall of fame.

 

[near]

Greatest console of all time. I still have my Fat PS2 and Special Edition FF12 PS2 Slim.

 

[Madserb2023]

Understandable considering it's success. I would argue the PS1 was more important as that broke the paradigm. The PS2 was just a better version. I would pick the NES personally as there is definitely a pre NES and post NES period in gaming.

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

Sony is really desperate to have the PS2 maintain some kind of record as the Switch approaches its lifetime sales /s

 

[A.Romero]

Such a honor for Ken Kutaragi to be recorded in history like that.

Love it, well deserved.

 

[Robot Carnival]

as it should. absolute king of consoles for it's time.

 

[Bloobs]

PS5 sure won't

 

[Hookshot]

Glad they acknowledge the DVD aspect. That was the "Netflix and chill" of the time.

 

[Bombolone]

The GOAT, remember being absolutely blown away by these trailers back in 2000

Maaannn that trailer.
I accidentally thumbed it while scrolling.
“I stare at the sky… Kojira Snake…”
Got goosebumps.

PS2 the GOAT… The Goat.

 

[SplunkyMunkey]

I wonder if ps3 will make it there eventually didn't sell much compared to ps2 but had outstanding games and was the cheapest and probably one of the best blu-ray players at that time

 

[//DEVIL//]

Well deserved. Ken was the master of all . Not like the creep who put an nvme on board with pc parts and call it innovation .

Fucking dude look like he is going to touch you from behind with his creepy smile

 

[RetroGamingUK]

I wonder if ps3 will make it there eventually didn't sell much compared to ps2 but had outstanding games and was the cheapest and probably one of the best blu-ray players at that time

Still the 5th best selling home console of all time beating everything by Microsoft, Sega or Atari.

 

[Calverz]

Still the 5th best selling home console of all time beating everything by Microsoft, Sega or Atari.

True but the 360 was a bigger success imo. Look at the size of the ps2 install base the gen before. Microsoft gained massive market share and importantly mind share. Of course they fucked in with Xbox one though lol

 

[RoboFu]

if only they could have continued with custom graphics hardware. I know those dirty PC people ( pc people rarely showered back then ) wanted their precious "standardization" but now we have nothing as cool as the ps1/ps2 hardware back then. stupid dirty pc people.

 

[ManaByte]

Hyper was literally everywhere and in paces you didn’t expect.

I remember the Daily Mail weekend magazine having a several page spread on it.

The Ministry of Sound Annual 2000 even covered it

Well back then Sony was really courting mainstream media with the thing. So much so that gaming websites like IGN and Gamespot were not sent PS2s to review the launch titles at launch, because Sony instead sent review machines to Time Magazine, Rolling Stone, USA Today, etc who didn't review jack shit and I'm pretty sure the people who got one at those outlets either sold it or handed it off to a family member as a gift. So it required the gaming websites to camp out 18 hours in the rain to try to buy a PS2 on launch day just to be able to post reviews.

 

[Cakeboxer]

Deserved. PS2 was peak Sony.

 

[Evil Smurf King]

Well deserved

 

[RetroGamingUK]

True but the 360 was a bigger success imo. Look at the size of the ps2 install base the gen before. Microsoft gained massive market share and importantly mind share. Of course they fucked in with Xbox one though lol

360 sold close to PS3, but considering RROD how many people actually owned one?

Worth remembering the Wii phenomenon affected sales too.

 

[sachos]

"That's why he is the GOAT... THE GOAT!!

 

[SweetTooth]

A sea of crying Nintendo babies is looming ...

OT well deserved for the GOAT

 

[SweetTooth]

Well deserved. Ken was the master of all . Not like the creep who put an nvme on board with pc parts and call it innovation .

Fucking dude look like he is going to touch you from behind with his creepy smile

That creep has outsmarted MS best engineers TWO GENERATIONS in a row with a fraction of the budget

 

[Lambogenie]

I would seriously trade any PS5 Pro release for a new PS2 Slim that has all Slim features + digital store with SD card integration. As an official product. A PS2.2 or PS2d or Super PS2.

 

[Redneckerz]

Home to many great games. A real classic.

Can also produce beautiful visuals, too. Check Hitman: Blood Money (Yes, the PS2 port is the lowest common denominator for that game), it looks absolutely amazing. It was released in March 2006 and was for the OG Xbox a next-gen now experience,despite it releasing on X360 at the same time.

 

[Hanna7]

Well deserved, is the best PlayStation console!

 

[//DEVIL//]

That creep has outsmarted MS best engineers TWO GENERATIONS in a row with a fraction of the budget

I don’t see the Xbox series X inferior to ps5 . But that’s not the point . This is between Ken mark .

Ken’s ps3 is super processor computer . Ps2 emotion engine can shoot rockets and missiles.

Wtf a ps4 and 5 can do ? Weak ass sauce machines.

 

[ithilion]

the goat. The great there was. The great there will ever be.

 

[SweetTooth]

Wtf a ps4 and 5 can do ? Weak ass sauce machines.

What they can do? They drove MS out of console space

 

[skyfinch]

I would personally put the Series S in there before PS2. Think about it, next gen features at an affordable cost.

 

[RagnarokIV]

If only they cared enough to give us real backwards compatibility with the greatest console ever.
That’s why PLAYSTATION 3 will forever be the best, it offers three generations of libraries containing some of the best games ever. It wins by default.

 

[Calverz]

360 sold close to PS3, but considering RROD how many people actually owned one?

Worth remembering the Wii phenomenon affected sales too.

I think the RROD fiasco only shows how well it did that despite that, it still kept selling regardless.

 

[Markio128]

I would personally put the Series S in there before PS2. Think about it, next gen features at an affordable cost.

Yeah, except it’s missing the important influence on life and culture part.

 

[PSbigfan]

Well deserved, PS2 the only gaming device I enjoyed very well.

 

[makaveli60]

It’s crazy that it was a cheap dvd player as well. I guess it was worth it because they got back the money on games and anyone who wanted a dvd player would have been crazy to miss this deal, even if it being a games console was just an extra for that person.

 

[Soltype]

It’s crazy that it was a cheap dvd player as well. I guess it was worth it because they got back the money on games and anyone who wanted a dvd player would have been crazy to miss this deal, even if it being a games console was just an extra for that person.

That's what sold the system, it was a cheap DVD player and it played games. The best selling software in at launch was the matrix on DVD, it was simply genius. The system would not have sold nearly as much if it did not play DVDs.

 

[kingfish]

Still play it almost everyday.
Legendary console.

 

[//DEVIL//]

What they can do? They drove MS out of console space

Omg u r dense ..

Way to miss to joke lol