Even 22 years after its initial release, many older gamers will have extremely fond memories of Sony’s groundbreaking PS2. These days, technology is advancing a little slower than it was then. The current generation, including the Xbox Series X/S, and Sony’s PS5, have yet to reach their full potential, and upcoming titles such as Grand Theft Auto 6 and Starfield will be hoping to help the consoles to achieve this. At the time of its release, Sony’s PS2 was battling with 3 other major consoles for dominance: the Sega Dreamcast, Microsoft’s debut Xbox, and Nintendo’s Gamecube. With a catalog of incredible games that have arguably only ever been matched by the PS4’s library, this was not a closely fought battle for the PS2, and it ended up selling more consoles than the other three competitors combined.

The original Sony Playstation was released in 1994 and went on to sell over 100 million units. Cementing Sony as a major player in the video game industry, it also gave birth to some of the company’s most infamous franchises. Tekken, Crash Bandicoot, Metal Gear Solid, and Tomb Raider games all made their debuts on Sony’s maiden console. As a result of this, the follow-up certainly had big boots to fill, and the weight of expectation lay heavily on the PS2’s shoulders. Thankfully, Sony and developers rose to the occasion, and the PS2 went on to become the best-selling video game console of all time, shipping over 155 million units.

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