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The PlayStation 2 (PS2) is a disc media based gaming console manufactured by Sony. Sale started in March 2001 (Japan).

CPU: 128 Bit 'Emotion Engine' clocked at 294MHz (later versions 299MHz)
- System Memory: 32MB Direct Rambus or RDRAM
- Memory Bus Bandwidth: 3.2GB per second
- Main processor: MIPS R5900 CPU core, 64-bit
- Co-Processor: FPU (Floating Point Multiply Accumulator x 1, Floating Point Divider x
  1)
- Vector Units: VU0 and VU1 (Floating Point Multiply Accumulator x 9, Floating Point Divider x 1), 128-bit
- Floating Point Performance: 6.2GFLOPS
- 3D CG Geometric Transformation: 66 million Polygons Per Second
- Compressed Image Decoder: MPEG2

Graphics: 'Graphics Synthesizer' clocked at 150MHz
- DRAM Bus bandwidth: 48.0GB Per Second
- DRAM Bus width: 2560 bits
- Pixel Configuration: RGB:Alpha:Z Buffer (24:8:32)
- Maximum Polygon Rate: 75 Million Polygons Per Second

Sound: 'SPU2+CPU', 48 hardware channels of ADPCM on SPU2 plus software-mixed channels , 44.1 KHz or 48 KHz (selectable)

I/O Processor: MIPS R3000A clocked at 33.8MHz or 37.5 MHz), 32 Bit sub bus

Interfaces: 2 Proprietary PlayStation controller ports, 2 propietary Memory Card slots using MagicGate encryption, Expansion Bay for Network Adaptor and Hard Disk Drive, IEEE 1394, Infrared remote control port, and 2 Universal Serial Bus USB 1.1 ports.

Disc Media: DVD-ROM (CD-ROM compatible) with copy protection. 4.7GB capacity, few are DVD-9 (8.5GB)

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