Compare Sony PlayStation® 2 Console to Sony PlayStation Console

The Sony Playstation 2 is the fastest selling video game system of all time and home to some of the biggest gaming franchises ever created. Out-of-the-box backwards compatibility with Playstation One software and built-in DVD playback are but a couple of reasons the console has reached such legendary status. The 128-bit Emotion Engine that lies at the heart of the Playstation 2 has breathed life into such titles as Grand Theft Auto III, John Madden Football, and Final Fantasy X. With such an expansive list of features it’s not hard to see how the PS2 has blurred the line between niche gamer and mainstream consumer. Less

The Sony PlayStation truly shines with 3D-rendered action games, such as Tomb Raider and Spider-Man. These and other 3D-based titles place players in the middle of elaborate gaming environments that take full advantage of the system's ability to render up to 360,000 polygons per second. The PlayStation also has the capability to display 16.8 million colours simultaneously and can support full-frame video playback at 30 frames per second. In addition to impressive graphics, the PlayStation also offers CD-quality sound. Each PlayStation disc has the capacity to store up to 650 MB of data--significantly more information than can be stored on cartridge-based games. As an added bonus, the PlayStation will even play your favourite music CDs (accompanied by a selection of cool graphics). Less