Why The Playstation 2 (PS2) Is The Most Iconic Game Console Ever
I was 5 when The PlayStation 2 was released on March 2000 in Japan, I wouldn’t get to feel the dual-shock controller or feel the dynamics of the game’s graphics settle on my eyes till 2003 when I was 8 years old and in the 4th year of my primary school.
The rave was building months earlier, with friends, relatives and even “enemies” asking if I have ever played on this memorable console. It was all they ever talked about during assembly at the back, during break time while eating, during closing time while trudging home with friends and even while I was at home I will hear the neighbors talk in groups about how they had a great time playing various games on the console and I was beginning to feel left out.
I had played on the PlayStation and it gave me Goosebumps, but the talk about PS2 was different, there were chats about it being the epiphany of games and finally when it was the long vacation of 2003 around August, my friends came along with their bushy hair, tight shorts, semi torn slips and we visited the game-house. I wrapped my hands around the controller, the PS2 came on and I was greeted with the demo of “Winning Eleven” I felt a bright light flash across my eyes, it was a blissful experience and as they say the rest was history.
Few would argue that the PS2 wasn’t the most iconic console of all time, Sony the manufacturers were mostly known for video and audio technology but when they launched the PS2 they became a brand Gamers would forever hold dear to their hearts. The PS2 rivals Sega Dream-cast, was sent to oblivion, they kept Nintendo’s GameCube in the back foot and their closest adversary was Microsoft’s Xbox. They sold a whopping 155 million units as of March 31, 2012 (Xbox sold 24+ million as of 2006 when it was discontinued) becoming the most sold console ever even more than its successors.
The PS2 made impact and surpassed boundaries that it gave adult gamers the permission to always come back to it and play more I mean it was a best seller and gave iconic games like GTA: San Andreas, GTA 3 - which introduced the ‘sandbox’, Gran Turismo 3, Metal Gear Solid a new life. Many more consoles have emerged with far better graphics but the PS2 has stood the test of time and there’s no denying that it was iconic as it ushered in a dynamic and impactful wave to gamers.
Go into homes and game-house and you might find the PS2 dormant but people will tell tales of how magnificent this console was and how they’ll forever keep it as a trophy.
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