I bought EVERY PlayStation 2

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Chapter Titles:
0:00 History
1:37 Development
4:48 Launch
7:19 Competition
12:47 Gaming
15:05 Updates
18:08 Legacy

[@Spacething7474]

false, you guys didn't buy 160 million+ PlayStation 2s

[@iplayrandomgamesosendmesom7036]

They did its in the back

[@austinevans]

damn sorry

[@Spacething7474]

​@@austinevansapology NOT accepted!!!! once you buy all 160 million, then i'll forgive you...

[@maksymiliankuznik4856]

yea, I'm still surprised that my PS2 is still in its place

[@Crytkee]

real

[@KostadinVargulev]

Well....i was expecting a lot of PS2 console...not a PS history lesson and barely 5 minutes of actual PS consoles

[@williamackley4952]

same, i was expecting him to play on them and try them out, should be called ps2 history lesson

[@YoungMrBlue]

Same I was expecting something like the Playing 7th gen consoles in 2023 videos

[@gerardomaltos2596]

😂😂lol same here I was like let’s see the playstion but 😂.nope just history lesson

[@TheHardcoreLegends]

Even I would have more to show 😂 and I'm a Xbox guy 🤣

[@QuackersLuv]

You must be new to KZbin then

[@Houze968]

I remember I worked at Sears in electronics at the PS2's launch.... we got SEVEN units, so naturally we did a lottery for a chance to buy one. There was a girl that worked at the Footlocker, she saw the crowds outside our entrance at the mall and jumped in line, got a ticket thinking we were giving away something. Lo and behold, her ticket was drawn and she got excited, until she found out it was for the opportunity to BUY one. This girl turned around and sold her ticket to some guy in line that offered her $600 for it.

[@arvindrueben]

Smart girl. She could then buy it later for 299 and pocket the rest. 😂

[@Houze968]

@@arvindrueben IIRC, she did end up getting one later for her bf

[@TheCommanderTaco]

Funny how history repeats since that was the situation we found ourselves in with the PS5 / XSX ( minus the outrageous scalping since the internet was still in it's infancy lol).

[@Houze968]

I distinctly remember watching eBay throughout the day and for at least a few days after... they went for like 1200-1500 at peak, so not hugely off what the PS5/XSX went for during their time (and that's not adjusted for inflation, 1200-1500 at PS2 launch is roughly 2100-2700 now)

[@michaelfilippone3669]

I also sold electronics at sears when the ps2 came out. We had a plain cardboard box that held six units. The day before ps2 was supposed to launch, I took that box onto the floor and sold all 6 to my friend in exchange for him giving me one. He then sold the others for around $1k each. My manager wasn't happy about it, but I didn't get fired. I proceeded to buy a sweet 36" jvc that had all the right connections. Last Playstation I've ever owned...because xbox is better. True story.

[@Denyah_]

man i can hear the CRT static in the background. that takes me back

[@alejandroc4083]

I thought my headphones were going bad

[@vanss5019]

hi denyah

[@Denyah_]

@@vanss5019 hi

[@ItsNoot3rch]

hi beat saber

[@Denyah_]

@@ItsNoot3rch beat saber

[@OutsideDuhBox]

My Mom and Dad, what I believe bribed a gamestop employee to save them a bundle that was overpriced at 650, just to be able to give me a ps2 that christmas...best Parents ever. 😢

[@MobikSaysStuff]

Damn, clicked on the video thinking you're gonna show off every PS2 version released, didn't expect a history lesson for a time before I was born but I'll take it.

[@Alpha-Daddy]

“A time before I was born” yikes😩

[@michaeljones1763]

​@BrenKo12 oof that hurt, I feel old now lol

[@michaeljones1763]

​@@Alpha-Daddy oof that hurt, I feel old now lol

[@dylanjury4886]

That line hurt me hahah​@@Alpha-Daddy

[@ljrouse5]

I remember i had a ps1 when i was little and it was my birthday. My 2nd to last present was a ps2 game and my mom apologized for buying the wrong game since i inly had a ps1. Next present was a brand new ps2. My parents tricked me but damn ill never forget the PS2. 007 agent under fire was my favorite game

[@TheRoughGo]

I had the same thing happened to me but my parents were split and my dad got me a gba pokemon game and I only had Gameboy color, I went to my mom's later that day she had the Gameboy advanced SP, it was the best

[@enragedbacon470]

Microsoft didn't include the licensing for DVDs with the console, so they sold the playback kit which gave a remote, and the license to play DVDs, so consumers that wanted that option could have it.

[@TheCommanderTaco]

Don't forget they also later tried to push their own format ( HD-DVD) as well ( or was that the 360 era? I don't remember anymore lol).

[@MatWilson2612]

​@@TheCommanderTaco that was the 360 :)

[@enragedbacon470]

@@TheCommanderTaco that wasn't "their own format" it was the format made by companies competing with blu-ray, Microsoft didnt push hd-dvd, they simply sold the accessory to be competitive with sony on a movie playback level. If it was pushed by microsoft they would have put it in the console instead of a movie-only addon.

[@speedwaynutt]

The ps2 at the time was the Ultimate Dvd player that just happened to play games in a lot of homes

[@TheCommanderTaco]

I remember my family pooled our income tax together to buy the PS2 and Smackdown. My sister's friend who owned a DVD player would occasionally bring over DVD's which would make me sad because it meant the family would be using the console as a player and I couldn't play games lol.

[@Sessionsjc]

the DVD benefit was massive.

[@eveypea]

PS2 hack: when the optical drive begins to not work from aging, place the PS2 upside down in the horizontal orientation

[@CrashFan03]

feel like discs would just fall out of the tray if you did that

[@lukedavis436]

Not in the drive but when you hit eject they will. ​@@CrashFan03

[@glennphil1942]

What???? 😂

[@lukedavis436]

@@glennphil1942 something to do with the Lasers ability to "bob up and down" (I forgot the technical word for it) And as it's constantly pointed down it has to work less go focus.

[@NonsensicalSpudz]

@@CrashFan03 how it literally snaps in lol

[@samgao]

from what I recall, 75 million polygons/sec was unlit straight poly's. When textured, lit, and a animated, I think it came down to 5-10million? I don't know which game has the most polys in a single frame... But looking into a lot of the older forums, everybody was guessing FPS and even people diving into refresh rate (60Hz). But nobody talked about frame-time producing a byproduct of framerate!

[@Boss_Fight_Index_muki]

If memory serves, it's referring to tri-vertices (ie triangles), no lighting, textures, etc. Like t-flops, it's a pretty impractical metric.

[@devilmikey00]

@@Boss_Fight_Index_muki Yeah, it was mostly marketing fluff. All the companies do it prior to a console release. Just like how companies now brag about teraflops or how Sony made a huge stink about it's SSD.

[@cartridgechokers]

I don't even have nostalgia for the PS2 because I have consistently continued to play it since I was a kid.

[@hyperturbotechnomike]

Same here, still play it because it is the best co-op console to this day. Nowadays almost everything is online only subscription live service rubbish.

[@stephenstrussvideo]

I remember getting the PS2 on Christmas and I was so excited. My dad, who wasn't much of a gift giver, had no clue about anything to do with video games but he knew how excited I was to get the PS2. He found a copy one of those Game Informer / walkthrough guides at a store and gave it to me alongside the PS2, which was clearly sourced by my mom. He was so proud of his purchase and getting me something he knew I'd love, I still remember his excitement to this day.

[@michaeljones1763]

Oh that's really sweet, love this story 😊

[@Dan-Simms]

The ps2 being the cheapest DVD player on the market at the time was a huge win for them, i knew ppl who bought it just to watch DVDs, which, as a gamer, was wild to me!

[@mattnordsell9760]

I got my PS2 the very day it came out on October 26, 2000. My dad went to Electronics Boutique for me and when he picked it up for me, it was the very last one that they had left in stock for the pre-orders. I had it until it was stolen in 2006 along with a lot of other items from my bedroom. My disc drive ended up needing to be replaced and Sony did a warranty replacement of the drive and it worked great after.

[@Blurredlines777]

I would say the biggest graphics leap was from the ps2 to the ps3

[@Rainwen1die]

Hell no

[@WLGAi]

this is just a clickbanit name whole video is if you talk about story about PlayStation not you bought them

[@Dark_Emporium]

My fondest memory was driving for about 4 hours in Seattle to find a store that had one.

[@watercannonscollaboration2281]

I didn’t know I needed a video on the PS2, but after watching to the end I realized I did

[@treedoor]

The PS2 was not my favorite system of the generation, but I would go back in time to the year 2000 if the only system I was allowed to play was the PS2. That entire generation was phenomenal.

[@Sod4126]

that dreamcast fish really predicted the future

[@DryRamen]

I remember when my dad brought home a PS2 for me and my sister. He got Nascar for himself and Dragonball Budokai for me. We played both games together and is a memory I hold close.

[@lordcorgi6481]

I remember skipping school on Friday to spend all night at the mall being first in line and playing games until like 3am Monday before i finally went to bed 🤣

[@vardaankaushal8560]

You need to recreate ultimate ps2 video. Most of the accessories failed in that video

[@Peterstarzynskitech]

8:15 that fish has more rizz than me. Lol

[@FreddyJordaan]

Playing Killzone on split screen with friends was some of the best times ever.

[@ynglingen-qd1iw]

I only have one thing to say about the PS2. "Carry on my wayward son, There'll be peace when you are done" (8)

[@Skimmer88]

Any suggestions where I could purchase a definitely functioning used PS2? I own a slim and a normal, but recently the optical disc readers on both seem to have died within days of each other.

[@oldmangrumpy1634]

The fact that this is best selling console ever and it's the one generation I went Nintendo over PS, and that I still haven't gotten one, is what keeps me up at night. Feel free to send me any spare consoles you have.

[@Magzzz971]

what a coincidence upload, i just finished my 3 day project of modding my old ps2 from the depths of the attic

[@kevinnanua7670]

Love the history! Thank you! ❤

[@frozedokkanbattle]

Love this series definitely love the in depth look on these consoles, would love to see this type with the other consoles.

[@simenk.r.8237]

Just a tip, it might be smart to filter out the high frequency of the CRT TV in the background. Im not sure if that was the hi frequency sound i heard in all the talking clips but there is a really loud «CRT like» noise😂

[@ryanf6671]

Hey Austin or anyone else reading this. I just this morning ordered a ps2 on eBay and I currently only have a monitor to work with. I was wondering if you could offer any suggestions on a good hdmi converter as I want to play my childhood game grand turismo 4 with the best possible display. Thank you

[@SoundOfFreedom32]

I like these informing videos Austin. Thanks for making it :)

[@ammarahmed7566]

20:39 u are right i bought my PS2 literally before PS4 launch thinking nothing about production still active LOL

[@Redd2879]

I love this series! Please keep going.

[@MyChemicalRipix]

Hey Austin this video was a good breath of fresh air with a very good history lesson, while I’m not a worker at overclocked media I think this type of video is very important to put in rotation like a info video then a mystery tech and another info video. Hope that you continue this content

[@Sikudhani4]

Best part about this video was when you showed a few seconds of a bizarre, black and white PS2 commercial, and I immediately paused to Google "Playstation 2 commercial David Lynch", which confirmed my suspicions...

[@pranavkaulgud1944]

There even was a Slim model with PSU integrated into it, eliminating the external brick, no one talks about it?

[@andrewarmstrong5266]

I thoroughly enjoyed this, and Austin kept the annoyances to a minimum only letting it out when he tried to play on the console, that was a major win lol

[@YoungMrBlue]

Didn’t realize this was a retrospective I thought there were gonna be random boxes thrown on a table

[@mac3rdc]

I loved my PS2. I had a couple of them. One couldn't read white discs, one couldn't read purple discs and the last one was perfect.

[@Klutchrich]

This seems expensive

[@Lazer_Gaming]

I still have mine but sadly can't get ps2 games to work/boot

[@SlyTyler97]

Ps5: I’m short on consoles also Ps2: sit down son I’m the orginal

[@lilducko]

Ur production is really good, it's a shame u don't get the same views as u used to get. Bring back "Hey guys, Austin here"!

[@chriscroft2323]

hot tip: you don't need the fuzzy bit on your mic. that's to block wind noise outside.

[@iamjimbodini]

Colleges bought PS2s for physics work. Another nifty fact.

[@curtischung1009]

The good ole days where 256 mb storage cards was a huge amount of storage 😂 and had to plug um in the front of the console lol

[@TewaAya]

You finally got the actual ultimate ps3. You shafted us before by not even showing this backwards compatible model.

[@PeptoPoops]

I remember DVDs first coming (Sorry, a back in my day moment) out and getting a bunch of VHS for 99 cents as stores shifted them out.

[@hyperturbotechnomike]

I remember similar happenings here in Europe. Only blanks kept on selling at original prices, because there weren't any DVD recorders yet and HDD recorders were overpriced. A friend of mine had a HDD recorder, which was if i remember right 1000€ and it was just a PC with a tuner card, special GUI and remote in a specialised housing. It even ran Windows.

[@joeblow5214]

DVD launched as a format in 1996.

[@michaelcaywood6070]

I just got PlayStation 3.

[@qwertymesa]

Really great video, enjoyed it a lot.

[@NASTYcraftX]

At 13 minutes, I realized he was wearing a PS shirt lol

[@dylankerns8934]

When the PS2 came out I was actually grounded and not allowed to play video games. My stepdad actually got one launch day because the one we ordered hadn't arrived so he went to Best Buy and waited in line to get it. When he got home and plugged it in he sent me out of the room and i sat on the steps and listened to him play Midnight Club for what felt like hours to my 8 year old self before i was finally allowed to come into the room.

[@majinya6199]

Damn that's sad, I wouldn't be able to do that to my child if i had one

[@freestar_cyan]

Is that the PSX that ken destroyed in the denki vid?😅

[@lukahmad5683]

I love this kind of videogames history video

[@stratuvarious8547]

Going from component video cables with the PS1, to composite video for the PS2 to HDMI for PS3, things changed pretty regularly over those 3 generations, even though the generations before followed the RF/component route for years before, and we've pretty much stuck with HDMI since.

[@shottydd]

For online gaming, PS3 was awesome. It was free!

[@devilmikey00]

Good thing about that phat PS2 is you don't need the disc drive in 2024. 30 dollars on aliexpress for a free mcboot memory card and gamestar sata network adapter will let you load anything you want off any ol' sata HDD/SSD.

[@javadude666]

Very good man, educational, engageding, awesome episode.

[@nethalar]

PS2 was my big dive into gaming. I had systems like the SNES and 64, and my cousin had a PS1, but when I finally got a PS2 it felt like the future.

[@blaisetheginger]

I still have my original PS2 and it’s still completely functional. I love breaking it out on occasion for the memories.

[@laloyup8164]

How many ps2 history videos are you going to make

[@lewismackay9533]

There were shortages? Not everywhere then as where I live they were pretty damn easy to get. Without needing to queue outside a shop lol. Every one of my friends and me had one. Our parents had no issues buying one.

[@Boss_Fight_Index_muki]

i got a ps2 from Best Buy on launch day and the salesperson forced me to buy a "protection plan" with it. 2 years later the rumble feature stopped (it wasn't the controller, multiples were tried), and that Best Buy attempted to weasel their way out of honoring the "protection plan" i was forced to buy, or they wouldn't sell me the ps2

[@Tamsuii]

I still have my PS2 slim sitting on a shelf

[@thumbtak123]

When I was younger, I always thought the PS2 wasn't really selling well as it took years before I knew someone that owned one.

[@solinari4101]

I like how you have the modem attached to the ps2

[@foramoreperfectamerica8490]

I forgot about that Dreamcast fish, I'm gonna have nightmares tonight lol

[@DmnTech]

Did you get the ps2 need for speed most wanted edition that looks like the bmw

[@ZolinSith]

This is feeling like Icons the mini series. Man I miss Icons.

[@imnotsickler]

I was lucky enough to get one the Christmas it came out. My less scrupulous relatives found out during the giant shortage that if you rented one from Blockbuster and didn't return it they just charged you for it, and that's how they got theirs.

[@renesav]

Same shirt as ps1 video but not dame lights in the back, did he do it on purpose or did them back to back 😂

[@nonamedistant54]

Can someone tell me what Spider-Man that was on the ps2. I remember playing it as a kid

[@vinny1-08]

evans is smart fr he added a 2 after playstation😂

[@Behrooz-Aziz]

This video was unique and enjoyable. I never had this console, but I always experience its games on the computer with the emulator.

[@Kevin-zd5bi]

Mine's still hooked up and running strong.

[@hazorith9769]

This is a good documentary

[@idyll5344]

Hi Austin! Would it be possible to submit my own products for testing?

[@zanychelly]

5:51 Ridge Racer V says hello.

[@SamiAmYoutube]

Love this idea and video!!!

[@Cree182]

I remember when I got the PS1 and then my dad won a PS2 through his work. Even the PS2 design was cool.

[@AsraFlahe]

The PS2 was the first console I ever owned, it's what got me into gaming and I remember one of the first games I ever played on it was Sonic and Knuckles

[@PaulSman123]

I def was sold on PS2 being a gaming console and my main dvd player.They knocked it out with PS3 also being the cheapest BlueRay Player also.

[@diorscott5432]

GTA San Andreas was one of my most played games on my ps2, I also had dragon ball budokai 2, budokai 3 and budokai tenkaichi 3. Bakugan battle brawlers. And a handful of other games. But one of the first games I remember getting for ps2 was ATV off-road fury, 4x4 evolution and Maximo. (Maximo used to really scare me so I never made it pass the first two levels)

[@Mutalisk101]

The audio picked up the CRT white noise for most of the video, and it was kinda annoying lol

[@bensonsj98]

I just love the sheer size difference between the original PlayStation and the first PS2. 😂

[@Lovell93]

I miss the 3 disc Final Fantasy games.😭 There was no better feeling than when the screen popped up “Insert Disc 2” and you feel that feeling of accomplishment and joy, like you’re really going far. Games are so short these days, they prioritize graphics over everything else.

[@Imyerda]

Yip same. Shenmue on dreamcast & resident evil 4 on gamecube are my favourite disc swaps.

[@peanutheadrules]

the problem with the PS2 Slim was that it didnt have the fans so it was easily prone to overheating and the disc/lens drives would fail on these all the time.

[@Mattscreative]

that was a giant ps2 Ad

[@threefeetoffun]

I used my first student loan check to pay for a PS2. I am probably still paying for it.

[@SL4F]

21:02 - it's the thought that counts, your dad tried his best :)

[@Epic_C]

I managed to get two PS2 systems at release and was able to sell one of them for around $900 on eBay. No it wasn't to scalp, it was for me and my brother to have our own systems, but when we saw people paying that much, why not? We just bought another new one later when they were back in stock.

[@smolYoshi]

I have a PS2 with the BlockBuster sticker and the BlockBuster case

[@quaquageneral4456]

Ty for the history lesson

[@lifetalk2941]

This was a giant AD lol

[@JakeSimmons]

I had a GameCube and didn’t know what a PlayStation was back then

[@TheOutsidersEdge]

My best friend had a PS1 while I was still playing N64. I didn’t get my first PS until PS3 was around and by that time it was already 2yrs old. It’s still my most nostalgic PS console even tho I have PS4 & PS5 as well.