The [b]PlayStation 2[/b] (officially abbreviated [b]PS2[/b]) is a [[video game]] home console manufactured by [[Sony]] Computer Entertainment as part of the [[PlayStation]] series. 

It was first released on March 4, 2000, in [[Japan]], and then was released on October 26, 2000 in North America, and November 24, 2000 in Europe.

The second in Sony's line of [[PlayStation]] consoles, developed for the sixth generation market to compete against Microsoft's [[Xbox]], Nintendo [[GameCube]] and [[Sega Dreamcast]]. The PS2 is hailed as [b]the best selling console of all time[/b], having reached over 154.4 million units sold as of November 21, 2011. As of 2012, over 12 years after its initial release, new games continue to be developed and sold for it. 

h4. See also
* [[List of game consoles]]
* [[Tag Group:Video Game]]
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