In 2000, Sony released the successor to the popular PlayStation 1...................
It would become the greatest console of the early 2000s........
It would become the best-selling console of ALL TIME............................
It would make DVDs into the home media format we all know and love today.................
It would cause a revolution....................
It..........
Is...............
The.....................
PLAYSTATION 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Released in Japan on March 4th, 2000, North America on October 26th, 200, Europe on November 24th, 2000 and in Australia on November 30th, 2000, the PlayStation 2, or PS2, was one of the most successful consoles of it's time, selling 155 million units worldwide in the 13 amazing years that it's been produced and supported, finally being discontinued in 2013.
The PS2's launch lineup consists of the following according to IGN.com
Here's the final and definitive list of all the games that were…
www.ign.com
And you can find some retrospectives here on this Gamerant article:
The PS2 is one of the most beloved consoles of all time, and for good reason, but its launch line-up left a lot to be desired.
gamerant.com
Regardless, despite the PS2's somewhat lackluster launch lineup, especially compared to the Gamecube and what will become the Microsoft-Sega X(S in South America, Asia and Oceania), the PS2 will eventually make up for it in a awesome way that would make the console a staple of many 2000's gamers' playtime and many late 90s/early-mid 2000s kids' childhoods!
RUMOR: Sony considering adapting numerous Playstation games and properties into forms ranging from films, to television series, to animations.
COULD SONY BE ADAPTING PLAYSTATION PROPERTIES?
Unknown magazine, late 2000.
Yes, the rumor has reached us that Sony could be preparing to adapt numerous Playstation properties into various forms of media, such as television series, cartoons, anime, movies and comics/manga.
However, if they were, which properties would get the treatment, considering how Wild Arms and Arc the Lad already has an anime adaptation and PaRappa the Rapper will be getting one of his one next year? We're choosing our top 5 picks!
#1:
Gran Turismo
Gran Turismo, the Playstation's main racing franchise, a fun game, just like the others. Me, I'd like to see this as either a live-action film trilogy or a anime adaptation that's like Initial D. It has the potential to be the "racing" equivalent to The Matrix.
#2:
Twisted Metal
Twisted Metal just has this sort of vibe that would be perfect for a Saturday morning cartoon........Or we could give it a movie trilogy.....If done right, it has the potential to be awesome!
#3:
Legend of Legaia
Sure, this RPG might not be popular, but it could make for a decent 13-episode anime.
#4:
Ape Escape
Ape Escape is a fun game series that would be perfect material for a Saturday morning cartoon with it's wacky premise, relatively simple plot, fn comedy and action and appeal towards younger audiences.
#5:
Colony Wars
While Colony Wars may not be one of the most mainstream games, with it's great premise and atmosphere, I actually want this to be a anime, and from it's atmosphere and stuff, it would be perfect for the Toonami block on Cartoon Network.
And those are our top five picks for games we think would make fun adaptations if this rumor is true.
