I remember how mind-blowing Tekken Tag 1 and Ridge Racer 5 looked in 1999. Not only they had this realistic and neat art design, but also ran in 60 FPS.
Its a bit of late actually, Dreamcast was already out a year before that brings that same tech achievement even more (like 480p support) and PS2 a bit of a downgrade with its 240p or 480i output only capability (some exception like GT that support 1080i).
@@bpcgos I agree. DREAMCAST beat PS2 to market by a whole year. I remember seeing Madden 02' on display at Babbages and being like "THIS is the emotion engine?!? It's barely better than Dreamcast!" I was NOT impressed with PS2, it barely edges out Dreamcast. I did get a PS2 in 01' and played the hell outta GTA, but once I got XBox it was game over for PS2. I love all the consoles from that era but Xbox was the one to own, graphical powerhouse plus true online gaming. Such a great time to be a gamer!
I remember being so hyped for the PS2. I read every gaming magazine that I could get my hands on to see screenshots and read all the articles talking about how powerful the system was. It was a great time to be a gamer. The last console I was ever really hyped for was the PS3 but the PS2 hype was the peak.
Snap i still have mine.... i played it again recently as i dont recall there being an ending originally and still i dont think there was an ending.... and you dont get any rewards like chararcters or any special modes... but the game goes on a loop
exactly. I remember when I was a kid and saw RE4 and just saying : wow! graphics can't get more relistic than this. Now playing rdr2: ummmmm, It needs to be better We all have downgraded
Classic game. I remember each character had their own fight style and story segments (even an odd stealth segment involving blending in while wearing an enemy uniform) and the wrestler guy even had a Cactaur from the FF series on his jacket.
PS1 days "wow, great graphics" PS2 days "whaaaaaaat!? u cant get better than that! It's almost like reality" PS3 days "WTF!????????? This is a real car, isnt it? No it cant be graphics. It just cannot" PS4 days "mmmmh, nice graphics". And from now on it will always be like that. Our minds will NEVER be blown again, unfortunatelly. Same thing with TV resolution. SD"finally, clear picture, great!!" HD "OH MY GOODNES, what have i been missing all this time!!!" 4K "woooooowwww! It's like i have these ppl right in front of me" 8K (when it comes) "that's nice" at least this is what exactly happend with me.
Yes. The generation leap will be getting smaller and smaller. The 2D to 3D was the biggest one. Super Mario World to Super Mario 64 was mind blowing... not only the graphics were 3d but the gameplay and design... we had to learn how to play video games again.
Well, that's pretty obvious. Going from 2D sprites to 3D models was the first big leap and it came before the mid-90's. And the other leap was from N64-PSX-Saturn to, first, Dreamcast and then PS2 and the others. Those were the two biggest leaps in the industry in terms of graphics. Going to 3D was the biggest game-changer in history and achieving human-like bodies and faces in the next generation was what defined all that is to come. Actually you mention PS3, but that wasn't really a leap, just an upgrade. Ever since Dreamcast, everything that has come in these 20 years has been a refinement of that. Just look at games like, for example, Shenmue, MGS2, Final Fantasy X and some others from 2000-2001. They hold really well nowadays only increasing the resolution. However PSX era games don't age well even if you increase resolution to 16k, because the models were very basic, something obvious since it was the beginning of 3D.
@@ability8886 i don't understand a lot but i know that 4k the double of 1080p, If you can play at 4k and have enough money It might be worth buying a 4k tv
We had no choice but to be patient 😂 today’s kids are vastly different than every generation prior with the I GOTTA HAVE IT NOW mentality. We got to sit, put in a disc, wait for it to load with sounds and play what was in front of us. That’s all gone. Especially with free to play and subscriptions. Can anyone really remember the ps4 or Xbox one chimes? Now compare to ps2 and ps3 . Ah well. I’m still playing my ps2.
New consoles used to revolutionise the industry back in the 90’s - 2000’s. The new capabilities were genuinely mind-blowing. These days new consoles sport ‘faster loading times’ and ‘online capabilities’. Barely exciting, but understandable considering how far technology has come. We’re normalised to consoles now, but back then, new generations posed incomprehensible possibilities and experiences.
@@BeatmasterAC are you kidding me? The PS2 is the only system I can see you making that argument for, but the PS1 and DAMN SURE the PS3 couldn't touch the release of exclusive PS5 games we got....dude God of war Ragnarok, Spiderman 2, demon souls remake, Ghost of tushima, ratchet and clank a rift apart, Horizon, last of us pt remake, and the controller alone is the absolute BEST controller EVER MADE...now if you want to make a argument for PS2 that's legit but PS3 is not even remotely in the same bracket and PS1 was not as DYNAMIC as what the PS5 brought...and just so you know your not talking to some young kid trolling I was born in 89 my mom bought me a PS1 for Christmas the second year it came out, other then maybe resident evil 2 or 3 nothing gave me the feeling of finally getting my hands on my PS5 and playing God of war Ragnarok and I'm a grown man with a daughter now, I was a kid playing re2 on my PS1 and I was still more excited and hyped playing God of war on the ps5
@@KingNez89 No offense bro but I think your point of view is guided by technology and mainstream games. Yeah, ps5 obviously is more powerful than the previous ones. But PS1 still to this day have little gems getting translated and popular to more people like Baroque or Aconcagua. PS2 have classics like GTA SA, VCS, LCS, GoW 1 and 2, MGS 2 and 3, DMC 1, Silent Hill 2 and 3 , Dragon quest VIII , FF X, PES 6, etc. And PS3 had great games (and bigger catalogue than ps5 if im not wrong) like GoW 3, Heavy Rain, og The last of us, Uncharted 3, dbz raging blast, MK 2011. I agree that maybe ps5 have more popular exclusive games than the ps3 but the variety and quantity of games of previous consoles is unmatched imo. And from the list of games you gave for ps5 I think most people are just interested in Spiderman 2, ghost of tushima and gow ragnarok more than anything else.
I see that people nowadays demand a high quality, groundbreaking, innovative, and no IAP video game. Back then I was so happy just by playing a simple game like the PS2 Spongebob game.
They weren´t, the early 2000s was all about the future and out with old, it was cringe to be "90s". And you wren´t alive back than, thats why you kids come up with such bs
@@LittleBrother-t6n y'all 90's kids really like to distance yourselves from 2000s kids as far away as you can. And call us babies even though we're only like 10 years younger than y'all 🤣 talk about cringe
Only true at the level of game output on console in 2001 (not much later, though). The PS1 and PS2 are not even close. However, PS1 and PS2 games were very similar in 2001. There were a few major differences, though. For example, PS2 loaded much faster than PS1 in general. PS2 also had far better save mechanics and far larger storage. But, if we just judge the graphics, the PS2 was far beyond PS1 in 2001. Not endlessly better, but still far beyond it. You have to go to about 2006 to see the true power of the PS2, as you start to get down-ports from Xbox 360 and PS3. The entire game dev landscape had improved, along with controls and games in general. The ones that were capable of going to PS2 without real issues showed just how great the PS2 was over the PS1 and 1990s' consoles. On the other hand, PC and PS2 were very different in about 2002. But, it depends on what you care about most and judge as 'large jumps', and how the average player feels these differences. 2004-2006 was a major turning point in gaming and game dev and more, on PC, Xbox 360, DS, PSP, Wii, and PS3. So much of what we saw here was impossible back in 2001 or so. The largest jump in general was clearly the PS1 between 1994 and 2001. It went from a mostly 2D, small-world, non-analogue stick machine to a fully 3D, fairly large-world, dual stick machine with decent controls and inputs, and far better design overall with very good save mechanics. The most remarkable 6-year period in history. Actual 3D itself was invented around 1993-1996, also, both on PC and console. We also got the really advanced arcade games starting in 1994. We got MMORPGs and related with RuneScape in 2001, and a few others before that. The true first- and third-person shooter genres were also invented around this time, as it required 3D. This is the first time we see a major jump in resolution/pixel count. And, it's maybe the greatest period for IP growth, and was the period of some of the best game mechanics and series of all time (mostly from Japan and America and the UK under Rare, Rockstar, Nintendo, Sony, Naughty Dog, Xbox, Valve, and a few others). (A few other genres were invented at this time, too, among other things, such as the analogue stick.)
0:12 one of the most "magic" elements for me as a kid, was just how COMPLETELY DIFFERENT the PS2 console hardware looked, compared to the PS1..... it was night and day difference, it just looked so advanced and "next gen"....with that DVD disk tray and purple discs and the big fan on the back, even the PC style PSU on/off switch at the back.... I will never get that feeling again about any piece of gaming hardware lol.
And then you would be stuck with bugs with no chance for fixes. No hope for story expansions after you beat the game. Technology has improved for good reasons.
Maybe in NA and/or Europe, but not in Japan. I remember when it was reported that the disc getting the most playtime in Japanese people's PS2 was The Matrix DVD.
I don't know if we had the same PS2 launch, but the PS2 launch games weren't exactly great. Besides Tekken Tag Tournament, TimeSplitters and SSX...the games sucked ass on PS2. Not until a few months into 2001 when the good/great games started rolling in.
@@chowmein0941 Well, at least the arcade board for 1994's Tekken used PlayStation hardware: *Namco System 11.* So, technically, Tekken was born on PlayStation hardware.
I still can't believe it had been 20 years since the ps2 released and it's about to be 3 generations this fall. I feel old for someone who is about 26 this year. But my most memorable and I considered the golden age of gaming generation is the ps1 & n64 eras. The ps1: Tekken 1, Soul Blade, & Ridge Racer is all I needed, but when it came to the n64 my first ever gaming experience: Super Mario 64, Star Fox, Smash Bros, Majora's Mask, Ocarina of Time, Perfect Dark, Donkey Kong, and GoldenEye 64 was the true definition of golden age games.
First it was announced for Dreamcast if I recall it right, then PS2, then Xbox - Itagaki simply wanted the most powerful system he could get at the time. And as much as I appreciate working around hardware limits, it was the better for the game, all team ninja games looked stunning on the og Xbox. Doesn't mean PS2 didn't have good lookers, especially considering the hardware - the lush density of the jungle in MGS3 Subsistence comes to mind or Gran Tourismo 4...
@@Ashitaka0815 man we still got a bunch of hack and slashes way more than Xbox actually we got way of the samurai 1 and 2, shinobi wich is basically ninja gaiden for ps2 by sega it’s a reebot, god of war 1 and 2, devil may cry trilogy, onimusha 1,2,3 and 4, shadow of Rome, genji dawn of the samurai, bujingai, samurai western, blood will tell and more also beat em ups like god hand, urban riegn and yakuza 1 and 2 but Xbox got otogi 1 and 2 and ninja gaiden and some more
There's something about the ps2 that so appealing to me. Maybe its because I like its simplicity and I daresay futuristic? Well when it was in its prime anyway.
I remember watching this same video at Gamestop when I'd come in and make payments on my launch day PS2. This is a nice throwback to a simpler, more innocent time when hype had it's full effect on me and micro transactions weren't a thing.
Then along came Naughty Dog with Jak & Daxter: no loading screens, seamless transition, interwoven world(s), music and soundtrack changed according to the situation you were in, crisp and clean graphics... Throw in Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy X, Need for Speed, Shadow of the Colossus, Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits To my 'ol PS2: I love ya, buddy. Thank you for our good times together
It's fascinating looking back at these. The PS2 games really progressed from this announcement to when the PS3 was released. It does put things into perspective though. Compared to the Dreamcast, only Gran Turismo seems to be a major improvement. Not a dig on the PS2 but it makes me wonder how much more could the Dreamcast have been pushed when compared to the PS2?
Games on ps2 were not as realistic or boundary-breaking as today’s games . But they were just charming and different. Every game felt complete and done by heart.
You couldn't be more wrong , 6th and 5th gen games were THE most groundbreaking of any era , there was no greater generational leaps , and It's not nearly as exciting today there's nothing mind blowing or revolutionary anymore merely minor detail Improvements and larger size worlds.
I guess we'll have the same console as before, with the same games, the same controller, but now with Ray Tracing and worse game launches, just like Anthem, RD2D, warcraft 3 reforged, the division 2 and the list goes on...
I rememrber playing Gta 3 on ps2 for the first time on both at my friend's house in 2001. It was mind blowing. Then he put in silent hill 2 i was awed. Went home told my mom we need a ps2. We got one a year later.
Does anyone know the name of the music heard at the beginning (or throughout the video rather)? Was it custom to the reveal or is it from somewhere else other than the reveal? I find it sounding hilarious.
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I remember how mind-blowing Tekken Tag 1 and Ridge Racer 5 looked in 1999. Not only they had this realistic and neat art design, but also ran in 60 FPS.
I think the PS2 still holds the record for most 60fps games for a console
@@pkkingcrimsonrequiem1332 after nintendo ds only
@@Tetronga 😅😅😅😂😂😂
jackass 3 ran in 1080 60fps lool
Times when every next console generation was a revolution, not just hardware update.
Kursebi no point even getting a ps4 let alone a ps5
Its a bit of late actually, Dreamcast was already out a year before that brings that same tech achievement even more (like 480p support) and PS2 a bit of a downgrade with its 240p or 480i output only capability (some exception like GT that support 1080i).
wait.. which console wasn't a huge leap over the last?
@@bpcgos I agree. DREAMCAST beat PS2 to market by a whole year. I remember seeing Madden 02' on display at Babbages and being like "THIS is the emotion engine?!? It's barely better than Dreamcast!" I was NOT impressed with PS2, it barely edges out Dreamcast. I did get a PS2 in 01' and played the hell outta GTA, but once I got XBox it was game over for PS2. I love all the consoles from that era but Xbox was the one to own, graphical powerhouse plus true online gaming. Such a great time to be a gamer!
Very true. Same with current gen software which is another mixed bag of shit (remasters, paywall, DLC). No originality anymore, as with hardware too.
I remember being so hyped for the PS2. I read every gaming magazine that I could get my hands on to see screenshots and read all the articles talking about how powerful the system was. It was a great time to be a gamer. The last console I was ever really hyped for was the PS3 but the PS2 hype was the peak.
Back when the "magic" was still alive
When every generation was a significant leap in technology.
@@odinsplaygrounds And in entertainment
Koji Igarashi brought da magic back to the hood.
Maybe you are just getting older putting childish things away
Back when consoles lasted only 5 to 6 years
Still the greatest console ever. I bought two of them at the time. And I still own my PlayStation 2 with it's library.
thats a great tasting sandwich
Dam you missed out on smash bros melee
@@everydaynine_2282 gay bros
The og Xbox was miles better, this one was just more popular.
I've gone through countless PS2s idk I may have had bad luck but my PS2s kept having issues
Tekken tag tournament looks even today amazing 19 years later!
One of best soundtracks
Tekken.....the absolute best.
No mate. Didn't age well. Tekken 5 and Soul Calibur 2, now these still look good nowadays.
@@CUTIE_POXX *TEKKEN*
You are right Tekken tag is my favourite
"Check out the fire!" *fire looks like a huge orange stain on screen. Man those were the days, I still have my copy of The Bouncer
Snap i still have mine.... i played it again recently as i dont recall there being an ending originally and still i dont think there was an ending.... and you dont get any rewards like chararcters or any special modes... but the game goes on a loop
exactly. I remember when I was a kid and saw RE4 and just saying : wow! graphics can't get more relistic than this. Now playing rdr2: ummmmm, It needs to be better
We all have downgraded
Classic game.
I remember each character had their own fight style and story segments (even an odd stealth segment involving blending in while wearing an enemy uniform) and the wrestler guy even had a Cactaur from the FF series on his jacket.
Man.. I LOVED Bouncer!
the fire looked fine
PS1 days "wow, great graphics" PS2 days "whaaaaaaat!? u cant get better than that! It's almost like reality" PS3 days "WTF!????????? This is a real car, isnt it? No it cant be graphics. It just cannot" PS4 days "mmmmh, nice graphics". And from now on it will always be like that. Our minds will NEVER be blown again, unfortunatelly. Same thing with TV resolution. SD"finally, clear picture, great!!" HD "OH MY GOODNES, what have i been missing all this time!!!" 4K "woooooowwww! It's like i have these ppl right in front of me" 8K (when it comes) "that's nice" at least this is what exactly happend with me.
Yes. The generation leap will be getting smaller and smaller. The 2D to 3D was the biggest one. Super Mario World to Super Mario 64 was mind blowing... not only the graphics were 3d but the gameplay and design... we had to learn how to play video games again.
I literally can't see a difference with 8K
Well, that's pretty obvious. Going from 2D sprites to 3D models was the first big leap and it came before the mid-90's. And the other leap was from N64-PSX-Saturn to, first, Dreamcast and then PS2 and the others. Those were the two biggest leaps in the industry in terms of graphics. Going to 3D was the biggest game-changer in history and achieving human-like bodies and faces in the next generation was what defined all that is to come.
Actually you mention PS3, but that wasn't really a leap, just an upgrade. Ever since Dreamcast, everything that has come in these 20 years has been a refinement of that. Just look at games like, for example, Shenmue, MGS2, Final Fantasy X and some others from 2000-2001. They hold really well nowadays only increasing the resolution. However PSX era games don't age well even if you increase resolution to 16k, because the models were very basic, something obvious since it was the beginning of 3D.
@@krusenator123 8k would only differ from 4k if you put It in a very large screen
@@ability8886 i don't understand a lot but i know that 4k the double of 1080p, If you can play at 4k and have enough money It might be worth buying a 4k tv
I remember saving my pocket money for a whole year to get the PS2 on launch day. I was 12/13 years old and still don’t know how I was so patien
Same here
@Matt “Spider-Matt” Thornton what about parents? Didn't they help buy u the ps2?
We had no choice but to be patient 😂 today’s kids are vastly different than every generation prior with the I GOTTA HAVE IT NOW mentality. We got to sit, put in a disc, wait for it to load with sounds and play what was in front of us. That’s all gone. Especially with free to play and subscriptions. Can anyone really remember the ps4 or Xbox one chimes? Now compare to ps2 and ps3 . Ah well. I’m still playing my ps2.
The design of fat PS2 was dope and ahead of it's time.
Oh yes especially with the ability to play ps1 games and watch dvd movies was unprecedented
The console shown was the Development Kit.
@@Gatz22 they all do that even the slims
Yes it inspired the xbox one x.
@@devashisnanda3477 i thought i was the only one who noticed that detail.
I remember playing GTA Vice city and I was AMAZED by those graphics and how free I was in that game xD that was my first ps2 game.. such good times
Yeah GTA and WWE here comes the pain are mind blowing to me. my two first ps2 games
I remember gta 3 when it came out I got it day one ... Wow was I impressed.
Such great and simpler times ❤ Tiger Woods Golf was another one I was hooked on 👍
San Andreas
@@mikemiller539 that game was a evolution... I wish gta5 had gang fights and drive buys.. they missed so much in that game.
The best selling console of time.
It deserved the attention it received.
Wasn't it the Wii?
@@PiroKUSS nah
@@sev2300 You're right.
@@PiroKUSS Guessing you failed math class
PS2 157
Wii 101
even the ps1 and ps4 sold more then the wii
@@w0nd3r6 Yeah very true
When you ask your parents to buy a PS2 so they can watch DVD movies- every 2000 kid did this
The most exciting times in gaming.
And there was no PC mr
When you can't wait for the PS5 to be revealed, so you re-reveal the PS2 to yourself.
New consoles used to revolutionise the industry back in the 90’s - 2000’s. The new capabilities were genuinely mind-blowing. These days new consoles sport ‘faster loading times’ and ‘online capabilities’. Barely exciting, but understandable considering how far technology has come. We’re normalised to consoles now, but back then, new generations posed incomprehensible possibilities and experiences.
I miss the Original Sony Computer Entertainment (Japan)
PS1 and PS2 were Goats
The PlayStation 5 is the best system to date and nothing from ever before can compete with the duelsense controller
@@KingNez89
the PS1, PS2 and PS3 mop the floor with the PS5 in terms of Games. Playstation is barely a husk of it's former self.
@@BeatmasterAC are you kidding me? The PS2 is the only system I can see you making that argument for, but the PS1 and DAMN SURE the PS3 couldn't touch the release of exclusive PS5 games we got....dude God of war Ragnarok, Spiderman 2, demon souls remake, Ghost of tushima, ratchet and clank a rift apart, Horizon, last of us pt remake, and the controller alone is the absolute BEST controller EVER MADE...now if you want to make a argument for PS2 that's legit but PS3 is not even remotely in the same bracket and PS1 was not as DYNAMIC as what the PS5 brought...and just so you know your not talking to some young kid trolling I was born in 89 my mom bought me a PS1 for Christmas the second year it came out, other then maybe resident evil 2 or 3 nothing gave me the feeling of finally getting my hands on my PS5 and playing God of war Ragnarok and I'm a grown man with a daughter now, I was a kid playing re2 on my PS1 and I was still more excited and hyped playing God of war on the ps5
@@KingNez89 No offense bro but I think your point of view is guided by technology and mainstream games.
Yeah, ps5 obviously is more powerful than the previous ones. But PS1 still to this day have little gems getting translated and popular to more people like Baroque or Aconcagua.
PS2 have classics like GTA SA, VCS, LCS, GoW 1 and 2, MGS 2 and 3, DMC 1, Silent Hill 2 and 3 , Dragon quest VIII , FF X, PES 6, etc.
And PS3 had great games (and bigger catalogue than ps5 if im not wrong) like GoW 3, Heavy Rain, og The last of us, Uncharted 3, dbz raging blast, MK 2011.
I agree that maybe ps5 have more popular exclusive games than the ps3 but the variety and quantity of games of previous consoles is unmatched imo.
And from the list of games you gave for ps5 I think most people are just interested in Spiderman 2, ghost of tushima and gow ragnarok more than anything else.
@@KingNez89 💀💀
I see that people nowadays demand a high quality, groundbreaking, innovative, and no IAP video game. Back then I was so happy just by playing a simple game like the PS2 Spongebob game.
Same! I loved the simplicity of yesteryear's games! Mind you I also enjoy modern games and their mind blowing graphics...
1999 was an exciting year for movies, games, music... Matrix, dreamcast, backstreet boys/Britney spears... Good times
Thank you for the nostalgic trip, I really miss these days.
Thank you for posting this, man the memories as a kid, such a great time to be a kid back then!!
Greatest time period, waiting for the ps2 to come out and reading all the info on it etc. I miss those days.
Much much Time has passed now.
Time is really flying.
Over 20 years ago
*Huge time-skip........*
And most of the person in this video was dead
water is so wet too!
The early 2000s, 2000-2004 was a massive expansion to the late 90s. The late 90s and early 2000s are the most alike in so many ways.
They weren´t, the early 2000s was all about the future and out with old, it was cringe to be "90s". And you wren´t alive back than, thats why you kids come up with such bs
@@LittleBrother-t6n y'all 90's kids really like to distance yourselves from 2000s kids as far away as you can. And call us babies even though we're only like 10 years younger than y'all 🤣 talk about cringe
IKR? 90s to mid 2000s were the golden Age of Gaming.
Only true at the level of game output on console in 2001 (not much later, though). The PS1 and PS2 are not even close. However, PS1 and PS2 games were very similar in 2001. There were a few major differences, though. For example, PS2 loaded much faster than PS1 in general. PS2 also had far better save mechanics and far larger storage. But, if we just judge the graphics, the PS2 was far beyond PS1 in 2001. Not endlessly better, but still far beyond it.
You have to go to about 2006 to see the true power of the PS2, as you start to get down-ports from Xbox 360 and PS3. The entire game dev landscape had improved, along with controls and games in general. The ones that were capable of going to PS2 without real issues showed just how great the PS2 was over the PS1 and 1990s' consoles.
On the other hand, PC and PS2 were very different in about 2002. But, it depends on what you care about most and judge as 'large jumps', and how the average player feels these differences.
2004-2006 was a major turning point in gaming and game dev and more, on PC, Xbox 360, DS, PSP, Wii, and PS3. So much of what we saw here was impossible back in 2001 or so.
The largest jump in general was clearly the PS1 between 1994 and 2001. It went from a mostly 2D, small-world, non-analogue stick machine to a fully 3D, fairly large-world, dual stick machine with decent controls and inputs, and far better design overall with very good save mechanics. The most remarkable 6-year period in history. Actual 3D itself was invented around 1993-1996, also, both on PC and console. We also got the really advanced arcade games starting in 1994. We got MMORPGs and related with RuneScape in 2001, and a few others before that. The true first- and third-person shooter genres were also invented around this time, as it required 3D. This is the first time we see a major jump in resolution/pixel count. And, it's maybe the greatest period for IP growth, and was the period of some of the best game mechanics and series of all time (mostly from Japan and America and the UK under Rare, Rockstar, Nintendo, Sony, Naughty Dog, Xbox, Valve, and a few others). (A few other genres were invented at this time, too, among other things, such as the analogue stick.)
@@BeatmasterACtrust me it's not that great
0:12 one of the most "magic" elements for me as a kid, was just how COMPLETELY DIFFERENT the PS2 console hardware looked, compared to the PS1..... it was night and day difference, it just looked so advanced and "next gen"....with that DVD disk tray and purple discs and the big fan on the back, even the PC style PSU on/off switch at the back.... I will never get that feeling again about any piece of gaming hardware lol.
This is ground breaking! I'm so hyped for this. need to get one.
The golden era of gaming.
Long gone by now....
When games were sold complete and full. There was no DLCs and expansion packs to milk the consumers.
@Anti Deus I like dlc that expand certain games.some are a rip off,but games like borderlands was worth it.
And then you would be stuck with bugs with no chance for fixes. No hope for story expansions after you beat the game.
Technology has improved for good reasons.
I first heard about PS2 in 1999. I remember back in 1999 these were really advanced graphics for the time.
Who's here after the PS5 reveal?
Back when the next generation was still truly exciting!
Best times for production the games.
the guy at 4:47 talks like he's advertising mushrooms...
Dude the Graphics are insane on PlayStation 2 bro! Have you seen Metal Gear Solid 2?
How far we’ve come, warms the soul seeing this
And thus one of the greatest console of all time is born.
I love my PS3 and PS4, but PS2 will always have a special place in my heart.
I remember playing NBA Live on PS2 and was so amaze at how very realistic the characters were, felt like playing actual Kobe or MJ
Sweet. Can’t wait for it. Already got my preorder in!
Yup, cant wait :D
I feel old I remember getting ps2 on my 10th birthday in 2001
PlayStation 2 Console started off Amazing and the First Games that came out as a Launch Title for the PS2 are so amazing!
No way...
Maybe in NA and/or Europe, but not in Japan. I remember when it was reported that the disc getting the most playtime in Japanese people's PS2 was The Matrix DVD.
I don't know if we had the same PS2 launch, but the PS2 launch games weren't exactly great. Besides Tekken Tag Tournament, TimeSplitters and SSX...the games sucked ass on PS2. Not until a few months into 2001 when the good/great games started rolling in.
Yeah fantavision whooooo! The PS2 launch lineup is universally regarded as one of the worst of all time. It was ass!
my first PS2 game I played was the bouncer , I was amazed how truly amazing graphics at that time . awww what a memories
Woah, the graphics for this new console are insane! I can't wait for this to come out!
😂😂😂
I remember when my my mum bought this PS2 for my dad's birthday. I don't know how i remember it, in 2000 i was just 3 years old( how nostalgic
1:02 TEKKEN.....Tekken was literally *born* on PlayStation hardware.....Tekken is *life.*
@Felipe M. Mhm....
Tekken for arcade: Am I joke to you!?!?
@@chowmein0941 Well, at least the arcade board for 1994's Tekken used PlayStation hardware: *Namco System 11.* So, technically, Tekken was born on PlayStation hardware.
@@tmcttf8087 I see.
Did it use CD's inside of the arcade system, or was it just a board?
@@chowmein0941 Considering it was an arcade system....perhaps just the board?
What's the name of the game 3:17?
That's the power of PlayStation 2
Who is here because of the PS5 reveal? Lol
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Hortinus haha! I figured! To be fair same here haha!
Meeeeeeeeee
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Yep bro because I hear that the ps5 will play PS4 games
I still can't believe it had been 20 years since the ps2 released and it's about to be 3 generations this fall. I feel old for someone who is about 26 this year. But my most memorable and I considered the golden age of gaming generation is the ps1 & n64 eras. The ps1: Tekken 1, Soul Blade, & Ridge Racer is all I needed, but when it came to the n64 my first ever gaming experience: Super Mario 64, Star Fox, Smash Bros, Majora's Mask, Ocarina of Time, Perfect Dark, Donkey Kong, and GoldenEye 64 was the true definition of golden age games.
Dear God, this video was from a PS underground demo disc, my childhood
I've never been so hyped for a new games machine than I was for PlayStation 2!
All the things we take for granted in gaming today was the things they never imagined that they would ever see on screen 20 years ago.
PS2 presentation reveal will be always favourite, they way girls walk up with heart and love to the ps2 🔥😍🔥
What a great machine. Back in the day when you waited late at night in line to get your console
Greg galanos. " the fact that you can render toy story" yeah i bet that was taken out of context lol. He should have said pre render for cutscenes
Man Ninja Gaiden originally coming to the ps2 instead of xbox seems so wild to me.
The upcoming new Ninja Gaiden for PS2...WHEEEEZE
First it was announced for Dreamcast if I recall it right, then PS2, then Xbox - Itagaki simply wanted the most powerful system he could get at the time. And as much as I appreciate working around hardware limits, it was the better for the game, all team ninja games looked stunning on the og Xbox. Doesn't mean PS2 didn't have good lookers, especially considering the hardware - the lush density of the jungle in MGS3 Subsistence comes to mind or Gran Tourismo 4...
@@Ashitaka0815 man we still got a bunch of hack and slashes way more than Xbox actually we got way of the samurai 1 and 2, shinobi wich is basically ninja gaiden for ps2 by sega it’s a reebot, god of war 1 and 2, devil may cry trilogy, onimusha 1,2,3 and 4, shadow of Rome, genji dawn of the samurai, bujingai, samurai western, blood will tell and more also beat em ups like god hand, urban riegn and yakuza 1 and 2 but Xbox got otogi 1 and 2 and ninja gaiden and some more
@@armorwolf7934 All the games you quoted were amazing on ps2, but NG was so ahead of its time man
Tomonobu Itagaki with short hair and no sunglasses is recognizable.
There's something about the ps2 that so appealing to me. Maybe its because I like its simplicity and I daresay futuristic? Well when it was in its prime anyway.
It's not someone in real life its the PS 2 rendering pixels! Thanks for that otherwise I could hardly tell the difference...lol
I remember watching this same video at Gamestop when I'd come in and make payments on my launch day PS2.
This is a nice throwback to a simpler, more innocent time when hype had it's full effect on me and micro transactions weren't a thing.
Ps1 to Ps2 jump was revolutionary but now Ps4 to Ps5 jump seems very minimal compared to previous gen.
hdd to nvme ssd isn't minimal
I was so amazed when i first saw the opening movie of Tekken Tag Tournament. Still remember that moment.
Omg, I totally forgot about The Bouncer! I loved that game!
Too bad it was missing the destructible environments that the video showed off. Still a decent fighting game though.
The Bouncer and Dark Cloud ended up being completely different the time they launched. Wow.
Then along came Naughty Dog with Jak & Daxter: no loading screens, seamless transition, interwoven world(s), music and soundtrack changed according to the situation you were in, crisp and clean graphics...
Throw in Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy X, Need for Speed, Shadow of the Colossus, Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits
To my 'ol PS2: I love ya, buddy. Thank you for our good times together
I remember seeing Tekken Tag Tournament videos for the first time and was blown away.
It's fascinating looking back at these. The PS2 games really progressed from this announcement to when the PS3 was released. It does put things into perspective though. Compared to the Dreamcast, only Gran Turismo seems to be a major improvement. Not a dig on the PS2 but it makes me wonder how much more could the Dreamcast have been pushed when compared to the PS2?
1:23 omg the beta version of Dark Cloud
I am just going to imagine this is the PS5 reveal.
Games on ps2 were not as realistic or boundary-breaking as today’s games . But they were just charming and different. Every game felt complete and done by heart.
You couldn't be more wrong , 6th and 5th gen games were THE most groundbreaking of any era ,
there was no greater generational leaps , and It's not nearly as exciting today there's nothing mind blowing or revolutionary anymore merely minor detail Improvements and larger size worlds.
@@fawkkyutuu8851 mate, that’s why I said PS2 games were not necessarily groundbreaking.
@@platinoirit was a huge graphical leap. What’s your definition of groundbreaking? lol
PS2 was such a leap ahead of PSX. Some games actually hold up fairly decently today to be honest. The objects look so much smoother than PSX.
Those were the days. I still have my old phat ps2 somewhere in my attic. I need to blow the dust off and play it again.
I hope that PS5 reveal will have the same sensation and bring my child soul 💖
I guess we'll have the same console as before, with the same games, the same controller, but now with Ray Tracing and worse game launches, just like Anthem, RD2D, warcraft 3 reforged, the division 2 and the list goes on...
I rememrber playing Gta 3 on ps2 for the first time on both at my friend's house in 2001. It was mind blowing. Then he put in silent hill 2 i was awed. Went home told my mom we need a ps2. We got one a year later.
The PS2 has coming up to life.
To była super konsola psx2👍 moje najlepsze czasy 🤗.
1:54 is that a 16:9 CRT?
3:37 Yeah... So how's that new next generation Road Rash game coming along EA?
I am very hyped for this to come out.
Same, can't wait to try it out
good old times. The screenshot with the ball-room.
At 2:35 the in-game music reminds me of the main theme from "Us", that Jordan Peele horror movie. Does anybody else hear it?!
"The cloth moves subtly" - Narrator while cloth is erratic as fuck.
God bless the PS2! I love that 90s techno music!
I have PS2 Satin Silver in 2006 after than from 2009 i was a PC Gamer till now..... Golden times PS2
It plays DVDs?
What is the crazy acid jam playing at the beginning of the video?
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That song is called sk8r boi by Avril Lavigne.
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@@2NDFLB-CLERKThanks
This makes PS2 sound advance even now. A separate blade of glass moves on its own.
I played Tekken Tag Turnament HD a few days ago and i saw this demo with Jim Kazama and this remember me PlayStation 2
Does anyone know the name of the music heard at the beginning (or throughout the video rather)? Was it custom to the reveal or is it from somewhere else other than the reveal? I find it sounding hilarious.
Never knew Ninja Gaiden was gonna come out for ps2 I guess Microsoft deal made it a Xbox exclusive.
God I miss those 2000s
Me too if i was i live since 19 in 2000.
I remember saving up all my birthday money to buy one i was 12 at the time wow where does the time go
You get 300$ combined gift money? I got pencil boxs, pens
Thanks for share this video
After all these years, I still have my PS2 system and I refuse to give or sell the thing cuz that thing is a cherished memory for me.
Still can't find what game is in 1:52?
to put it simply, the greatest console ever made
I'm crying!
Loved the pressure sensitive Ninja Gaiden. Best ps2 game eva!
2:39 " we use what we call Asian technology "
Wasn't technically wrong xD
Happy the the next gen consoles will be the biggest leap since the jump from PS1 to PS2.