Platform archive · PlayStation
PlayStation 2
Sony’s second console was backwards compatible with PlayStation games and doubled as an affordable DVD player. Its extraordinarily broad library reached nearly every genre and audience.
Hardware launch era2000
Physical games3,570
Documented packages5,289
Hardware variants24
PlayStationLaunch information
The platform’s opening chapter
- Hardware era
- 2000
- Launch region
- Worldwide
- Primary physical format
- DVD-ROM
- First documented physical release
- 2000 · exact day not documented
- Latest documented physical release
- March 28, 2025
- Special editions and variants
- 1,913
Hardware collector index
Colors, revisions, and special editions
Launch · Worldwide
Original black
Color · Japan
Ocean Blue
Special edition · Japan / Europe
50 Millionth Edition — Aqua Blue
Color · Japan / Europe
Ceramic White
Color · Japan
Sakura Pink
Color · Worldwide
Satin Silver
Special edition · Japan
Automotive Edition — Astral Blue
Special edition · Japan
Automotive Edition — Light Yellow
Special edition · Japan
Automotive Edition — Super Red
Special edition · Japan
Automotive Edition — Metallic Silver
Special edition · Japan
Automotive Edition — Snow White
Special edition · Japan
Z Gundam Hyaku Shiki — gold
Best-known releases
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Complete physical checklist