In 1994 Sony launched the first in a long lineup on Home Video Game Consoles titled the PlayStation to resounding success. Consumers, developers, publishers, media, and the world decided the PlayStation should be a household name.

Fast forward 5 years to 1999, with the next generation of consoles hitting homes with the Dreamcast, Sony was finally ready to unveil their brand new device, once that would hold Emotion in the center of it's DNA.

The PlayStation 2 is quite possibly the most influential console ever, and was the most culturally significant video game machine at the turn of the millennia.

Today on VideoGameDocs we go through the history of the PlayStation 2.

My Website: https://www.videogamedocs.com

Socials: https://linktr.ee/VideoGameDocs

Merch: https://mystorebe2955.creatorsprin...

Support me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/VideoGameDocs39

Compilation of sources used (with timestamps): https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/...

In an ongoing effort to help the Video Game History community I've included sources to all that is shown and that I quote throughout the video, I'm also attaching a google doc with a list of sources (shown above) please take a look and if you believe there is a source missing let me know and I'll update it ASAP!

Special thanks to my Patreon Supporters, specifically:
Green Koopa
eggles

Also special thanks to:
Rodrigo Copetti
My wife :)
Beck Stevens
Don Ros
Gino Stickles
and you, for continuing to support the channel.

Directed, Produced, Edited by:
Justin Schofield

Script Editor: Destinee Harper

Sections if you'd like to skip ahead:
Intro: 00:00 03:52
Part 1 An Even Bigger Followup: 03:53 11:32
Part 2 Introducing: The Emotion Engine: 11:33 21:35
Part 3 It's More Powerful Than God 21:36 50:15
Part 4 Sales, Sales, Sales: 50:16 50:36
Finale To Leave a Legacy: 53:37 57:11
Thanks for Watching: 57:12 58:47

Music used in order of appearance:
Intro: "Besaid Island" Final Fantasy X
Part 1 "Forest Labyrinth" Tales of Rebirth
Part 2: "Prayer" Shadow of the Colossus
Part 3: "Duel with Ares" God of War and "Authentic Sky" Tekken 4
Part 4: "Flaming Temple of Flame" Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccooonus
Finale: "Last Wave" Outrun 2006