| By the time Sony released the first PlayStation in North America, home video game systems were big business. Sony, however, saw room in an already-crowded market for what they claimed would be a revolutionary system. The success of the original PlayStation (and later, the PlayStation 2) more than proved them right. Within 18 months of its release in North America, over four million units had been sold. The PlayStation 2, when it was released, offered a significant upgrade from the original PlayStation. In addition, the PS2 is backwards compatible, so gamers can play original PlayStation games on the new system. Moreover, in addition to a wide variety of original PlayStation games and games uniquely designed for the newer console, the PS2 can also play music CDs and movie DVDs, as well. Of course, most video game manufacturers release their games cross-platform, meaning that they are available for more than one system. So typically, if a person is interested in a particular game, she can usually find it for whichever console she has. However, each console has games that are unique to it, as well. While each console boasts a somewhat different set of features from the other consoles, this difference in game availability is of particular importance to serious gamers. Fortunately for PS2 fans, the PlayStation platform has the largest library of games available for any system. |
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