While a vast effort was made on the part of Sony's engineers, ironing out as many quirks as possible to ensure game development was smooth, even seemingly unsophisticated games had required specialized development steps to ensure satisfactory performance, unless they wanted their game to be mocked in the cutthroat sixth-generation-gamer media for having 'last-gen' graphics.
Sony's second-most popular product next to the Walkman, and unquestionably their most successful game console, the PS2 isn't without its faults - chief among them, its complexity. Its unassuming, yet imposing black chassis hides a masterclass in system design. The PlayStation 2 is widely heralded as the most popular video game system of all time. Twelve years in production, nearly 4,000 titles, and over 150 million units sold worldwide.
