Celebrate The PS2's 25th Anniversary With These Pictures From Launch Day
Today marks the 25th anniversary of PS2, the best-selling video game console of all time. Sony released the home system in Japan on March 4, 2000, and one Redditor flew over to Tokyo at that time to buy one.On Reddit, user YomReddit shared a post with four pictures showing his adventure to Akihabara in 2000 to pick up a PS2 at launch. The Redditor added that they waited 26 hours in line outside a Tokyo store to grab the Sony system. Previously, YomReddit celebrated the console's 20-year anniversary in a similar manner on Reddit. In the comments, the Redditor noted they were from England and played Japanese games since the PS2 was region-locked.25 years ago I flew to Japan to buy a Playstation 2 on launch day. We queued outside a store in Akihabara for 26 hours. byu/YomReddit ingaming The PS2 was originally unveiled at the Tokyo Game Show in September 1999, according to the PlayStation website. A couple of the first games showcased for the system included Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (though it wasn't named this at the time) and Eternal Ring, developed by Elden Ring studio From Software.Continue Reading at GameSpot

Today marks the 25th anniversary of PS2, the best-selling video game console of all time. Sony released the home system in Japan on March 4, 2000, and one Redditor flew over to Tokyo at that time to buy one.
On Reddit, user YomReddit shared a post with four pictures showing his adventure to Akihabara in 2000 to pick up a PS2 at launch. The Redditor added that they waited 26 hours in line outside a Tokyo store to grab the Sony system. Previously, YomReddit celebrated the console's 20-year anniversary in a similar manner on Reddit. In the comments, the Redditor noted they were from England and played Japanese games since the PS2 was region-locked.
25 years ago I flew to Japan to buy a Playstation 2 on launch day. We queued outside a store in Akihabara for 26 hours.
byu/YomReddit ingaming
The PS2 was originally unveiled at the Tokyo Game Show in September 1999, according to the PlayStation website. A couple of the first games showcased for the system included Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (though it wasn't named this at the time) and Eternal Ring, developed by Elden Ring studio From Software.Continue Reading at GameSpot