Categories: Future Tech

Sony Stops Production of PlayStation 2

Sony has brought an end to the Japanese production of its very famous gaming console, the PlayStation 2 (PS 2).Sony has sold more than 150 million consoles since it was launched in March 2000 in Japan.

The PS2 was so popular that it outsold the PlayStation 3 in the first three years of its launch.

By ending production, Sony has fueled rumors it is putting manufacturing resources towards the PlayStation 4.

What happens to the games?

Worry not! Although Sony is putting an end to the production in Japan, this does not mean no more games will be produced for the PS 2.

About 11,000 games have been made for the PlayStation 2 over its 12 year lifespan. It is also said that a lot more titles are also due for release this year.

Sony said the PS 2 will be available in shops in Japan till the stocks last. No new units will be produced.

Sony has yet to say whether it will stop production for other territories as well.

The PS2 is credited with being the best-selling game console of all time and its wide use is also thought to have aided the popularity of DVDs as a drive for the disks was built in to the machine.

Prateek Panda

Prateek is the Founder of TheTechPanda. He's passionate about technology startups and entrepreneurship and enjoys speaking to new founders every day. Prateek has also been consistently regarded as one of the top marketing experts in the region.

Recent Posts

DeepSource’s new autonomous AI agents promise to scan, fix code security vulnerabilities

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to progress exponentially, the future of industries like software engineering…

1 day ago

Retail’s Return Rate Crisis: The Urgent Need for Proactive Solutions

The average return rate in eCommerce is estimated at 17.6% for 2024. Nearly 1 in 5 products…

2 days ago

AI Launches: Cybersecurity, AI Agents, product specs, business operating system, automobile, consumer & MSME lending, cloud, data streaming

The Tech Panda takes a look at recent launches in the superfast field of Artificial…

3 days ago

As India’s tech sector on track to surpass $300 billion, CEO of Ness shares insights into AI’s important role 

The tech sector in India has been going from strength to strength in recent years.…

3 days ago

Unknown & uncontrolled machine identities within organizations leading to emergence of new identity security challenges

Experts are saying that organizations are inadvertently creating a new identity-centric attack surface through growing…

3 days ago

Outbound & inbound: India attracts businesses from US & Singapore while expanding to UAE, Europe & Philippines

The Tech Panda takes a look at how India has been attracting foreign businesses from…

4 days ago