# Canonical recap data for PlayStation 2 Launched (2000)
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slug: playstation-2-launch
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/2000/playstation-2-launch"
title: PlayStation 2 Launched
subtitle: Sony's PS2 became the best-selling console ever, dominating the 2000s with DVD integration and a library that redefined home gaming.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 2000-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 2000
decade: 2000
country:
name: Japan
slug: japan
summaryShort: The PlayStation 2 (PS2) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on 4 March 2000, in North America on October 26, in Europe on November 24, in Australia on November 30, and other regions thereafter. It is the successor to the original PlayStation
summaryLong: The PlayStation 2 (PS2) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on 4 March 2000, in North America on October 26, in Europe on November 24, in Australia on November 30, and other regions thereafter. It is the successor to the original PlayStation as well as the second installment in the PlayStation brand of consoles. As a sixth-generation console, it competed with Nintendo's GameCube, Sega's Dreamcast, and Microsoft's Xbox.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/PS2-Versions.png/1280px-PS2-Versions.png"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "PlayStation 2"
importance: 76
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_2"
  title: PlayStation 2
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- tech-launch
- launch
metaDescription: The PlayStation 2 (PS2) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on 4 March 2000, in N
wikidataQid: Q10680
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20040104145759/http://en.wikipedia.org:80/wiki/PlayStation_2"
  capturedAt: 2004-01-04
  label: PlayStation 2
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_2"
