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PlayStation 2 models
Several models of the PlayStation 2 (PS2) video game console were produced from 2000 to 2013. Some PS2 revisions only change in their internal construction or implement cost-saving measures while others feature substantial external changes.
Each region receives a different model number; for example, slimline models produced from 2008 to 2013 were released in North America as SCPH-90001, in Australia as SCPH-90002, and in Hong Kong as SCPH-90006. The final digit is a region code with no bearing on the hardware; many games and DVDs are restricted to certain regions, and the system software displays in different languages.
A total of 5 different models of the PS2 were produced during its lifespan. The PS2 is primarily differentiated between models with the original "fat" case design introduced in mid-to-late 2000 and the later "slimline" models introduced at the end of 2004. In 2010, a television incorporating a PS2 was introduced.
Three of the original PS2 models were (SCPH-10000, SCPH-15000 and SCPH-18000) were only sold in Japan and had a PCMCIA slot unlike all other models sold worldwide. The two PS2 launch models in Japan (SCPH-10000 and SCPH-15000) had no built-in DVD movie playback and instead relied on encrypted playback software that was copied to a memory card from an included CD-ROM (normally, the PS2 will only execute encrypted software from its memory card; see PS2 Independence Exploit); the later Japan-only PS2 models (SCPH-18000 and later) did eventually come with built-in DVD movie playback.
There was also the SCPH-3000x, 3500x, 37000, 3900x, and 500xx models, which were sold between 2000 and 2004 for all regions including North America and Europe. These models replaced the PCMCIA slot of previous Japan-only models with the expansion bay, which contained space for a 3.5" hard disk drive and a connector for the Network Adaptor. They also came with built-in DVD movie playback, unlike the initial two PS2 models in Japan.
Early SCPH-3000x models produced from late 2000 to early 2001 had a substantially different internal structure than with earlier Japan-only revisions as well as subsequent revisions, featuring several interconnected printed circuit boards. In later SCPH-3000x models produced from 2001 to 2002 as well as the SCPH-3500x, everything except the power supply was unified onto one board. Some minor internal changes were made in SCPH-3000x(R) models produced from late 2001 to 2002, and the only difference between early and later SCPH-3000x(R) models is the orientation of the Power/Reset switch board connector, which was reversed in later revisions to prevent the use of no-solder modchips. These models also had a more reliable laser than with previous models. SCPH-3000x models sold between 2000 and 2002 also used either the initial version of the Graphics Synthesizer (GS) as found on the three Japan-only models or the revised, smaller version of the Graphics Synthesizer as found in the majority of PS2 consoles up until the SCPH-500xx models and some SCPH-700xx and SCPH-7500x models, depending on the time of manufacture. SCPH-37000 and SCPH-3900x included only minor revisions to the 2001–2002 SCPH-3000x(R) models.
Beginning with the SCPH-500xx models, the i.LINK port was removed, and a built-in infrared receiver was added in-between the Power/Reset and Eject buttons to allow for the use of a remote to control DVD playback without the need of a dedicated infrared receiver dongle as used on previous models, leaving both controller ports free from the external receiver.
The standard color of the PS2 is matte black. Several different variations in color were produced in different quantities and regions, including ceramic white, light yellow, metallic blue (aqua), metallic silver, navy (star blue), opaque blue (astral blue), opaque black (midnight black), pearl white, Sakura purple, satin gold, satin silver, snow white, super red, transparent blue (ocean blue), and also Limited Edition color Pink, which was distributed in regions including Oceania and parts of Asia.
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PlayStation 2 models
Several models of the PlayStation 2 (PS2) video game console were produced from 2000 to 2013. Some PS2 revisions only change in their internal construction or implement cost-saving measures while others feature substantial external changes.
Each region receives a different model number; for example, slimline models produced from 2008 to 2013 were released in North America as SCPH-90001, in Australia as SCPH-90002, and in Hong Kong as SCPH-90006. The final digit is a region code with no bearing on the hardware; many games and DVDs are restricted to certain regions, and the system software displays in different languages.
A total of 5 different models of the PS2 were produced during its lifespan. The PS2 is primarily differentiated between models with the original "fat" case design introduced in mid-to-late 2000 and the later "slimline" models introduced at the end of 2004. In 2010, a television incorporating a PS2 was introduced.
Three of the original PS2 models were (SCPH-10000, SCPH-15000 and SCPH-18000) were only sold in Japan and had a PCMCIA slot unlike all other models sold worldwide. The two PS2 launch models in Japan (SCPH-10000 and SCPH-15000) had no built-in DVD movie playback and instead relied on encrypted playback software that was copied to a memory card from an included CD-ROM (normally, the PS2 will only execute encrypted software from its memory card; see PS2 Independence Exploit); the later Japan-only PS2 models (SCPH-18000 and later) did eventually come with built-in DVD movie playback.
There was also the SCPH-3000x, 3500x, 37000, 3900x, and 500xx models, which were sold between 2000 and 2004 for all regions including North America and Europe. These models replaced the PCMCIA slot of previous Japan-only models with the expansion bay, which contained space for a 3.5" hard disk drive and a connector for the Network Adaptor. They also came with built-in DVD movie playback, unlike the initial two PS2 models in Japan.
Early SCPH-3000x models produced from late 2000 to early 2001 had a substantially different internal structure than with earlier Japan-only revisions as well as subsequent revisions, featuring several interconnected printed circuit boards. In later SCPH-3000x models produced from 2001 to 2002 as well as the SCPH-3500x, everything except the power supply was unified onto one board. Some minor internal changes were made in SCPH-3000x(R) models produced from late 2001 to 2002, and the only difference between early and later SCPH-3000x(R) models is the orientation of the Power/Reset switch board connector, which was reversed in later revisions to prevent the use of no-solder modchips. These models also had a more reliable laser than with previous models. SCPH-3000x models sold between 2000 and 2002 also used either the initial version of the Graphics Synthesizer (GS) as found on the three Japan-only models or the revised, smaller version of the Graphics Synthesizer as found in the majority of PS2 consoles up until the SCPH-500xx models and some SCPH-700xx and SCPH-7500x models, depending on the time of manufacture. SCPH-37000 and SCPH-3900x included only minor revisions to the 2001–2002 SCPH-3000x(R) models.
Beginning with the SCPH-500xx models, the i.LINK port was removed, and a built-in infrared receiver was added in-between the Power/Reset and Eject buttons to allow for the use of a remote to control DVD playback without the need of a dedicated infrared receiver dongle as used on previous models, leaving both controller ports free from the external receiver.
The standard color of the PS2 is matte black. Several different variations in color were produced in different quantities and regions, including ceramic white, light yellow, metallic blue (aqua), metallic silver, navy (star blue), opaque blue (astral blue), opaque black (midnight black), pearl white, Sakura purple, satin gold, satin silver, snow white, super red, transparent blue (ocean blue), and also Limited Edition color Pink, which was distributed in regions including Oceania and parts of Asia.
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