PlayStation 2 is almost 20 years old. It's very strange. So long ago, yet I still vividly remember getting the console from my mother in November of 2002 as an early birthday present. My parents are no longer alive, but the console she gave me is still in my possession and working. It's always there for me, as well as the games I enjoyed on the system : Devil May Cry, Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, Onimusha: Warlords, Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Grand Theft Auto III, Final Fantasy X, Tekken Tag Tournament, Shadow of Memories, Virtua Fighter 4, Red Faction, Moto GP, WRC: World Rally Championship, Dark Cloud, AirBlade, Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil, Dropship: United Peace Force, Armored Core 2 and many, many more games that released later in the system's lifespan... all the way up to Pro Evolution Soccer 2014, the console's last game. :)
Thanks, everyone. And I do use Free MCBoot. I also love Virtua Fighter 4. My girls Pai Chan and Vanessa Lewis never let me down. Much like Sun Shangxiang in Dynasty Warriors and Ling Xiaoyu in Tekken. :)
AutomaticSnake nah it’s just in your mind,people who were kids in 2010’s in the future will think that it was the best time for games it’s just nostalgia
When ps2 launched it all felt so new to me being a young teen experiencing this system with my best friend playing gta 3 all night, silent hill 2, mgs2, jak and daxter the precursor legacy gow1 and 2, tekken tag tournament. It was all beautiful and I miss it very much
May explain why the final ps2 game ever release was the same yr ps4 was released :o Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 was the last game so it was and still is an amazing console :)
Also, I just wanted to say I miss demo disks. Being able to just pop in the system and play. Nowadays you have to download a 20+gb demo and wait an hour or two (depends on your internet provider and mines is slow), just to play a 10-20 minute demo. Not cool.
Also, I just wanted to say I miss demo disks. Being able to just pop in the system and play. Nowadays you have to download a 20+gb demo and wait an hour or two (depends on your internet provider and mines is slow), just to play a 10-20 minute demo. Not cool.
I remember I was very excited staring at the Ps2 Ridge Racer and Tekken Tag very early preview pictures on the videogames magazines. They looked so insanely attractive to me back in the day... and still I can't help but love all the videoclips about those two games when they were in development.
I still remember watching this as a young teen and being so hyped up for the PS2. Then...the PS2 launches the following year with games like X-Squad, Orphen and Q Ball Billiards Master...lol. Jk...jokes aside, the launch PS2 did give us some cool games like Tekken Tag Tournament, Madden NFL 2001, TimeSplitters and SSX.
It must have been so exciting to experience this with everyone else, I can only imagine what it felt like ,something so new to the world..... Also how old are u now and what do you think of the current industry.
@@AksamRafiz I'm 35 now. And what do I think of the current industry? I think that it's sad that traditional gaming is almost dead in this new age of digital distribution. There was a good long time when console gaming was special because each company put out games that could only be experienced on their console(s). Now...exclusivity is almost dead as well and consoles don't mean what they once were. I don't think that consoles will be here much longer. I think the Series X will be Microsoft's final console, as their next XBox will be a digital App for all devices. XCloud is Microsoft's future. And that is the next XBox after the Series X. As for Sony, I think they are slowly but surely following Microsoft and will soon jump on the cloud gaming bandwagon soon and abandon traditional gaming. I think Nintendo will keep tradition alive for another generation or two before they too will follow suit. The new generation of gamers missed out on the golden era of gaming, but I think that gaming in this day and age can still yield memorable moments and experiences. Just different from what we had, though.
I can't believe it's been 20 years since this masterpiece came out luckily there is emulator called PCSX2 that allows everyone and me to play games in 1080p or 4K
Ya im a huge fan of emulation and pushed PCX2 pretty hard on my 980ti and 1440p monitor back in the day. But, i just picked up a Fat ps2 from the thrift store (with the intention of selling it) and im telling you there is some magic to those blurry, smeary, fuzzy, ps2 graphics on a 4:3 monitor or crt. Not to mention just seeing the console and using the official ps2 controller. Its like going back in time. Im gonna load all the iso's on a micro sd card so i don't burn out its optical drive and party like its 2000 on original hardware. It was cool to take it all apart and service it too. Plus PCSX2 is missing some effects and cant play everything 100% accurate. I used to not care and play with any old controller when using the emu but its just not the same.
@@rosevillereaper9230 also, some games still run terribly or have terrible bugs in emulator, its a reason to go and pick a real one, because real hardware ps2 hasnt been emulated to perfection yet, but we are really close.
I'm in the minority when I say that I never minded motion blur. I was excited for it when it was first being introduced. Of course, this is all assuming that it's not overdone. Edit: I forgot how young and chunky Kaz Hirai looked, lol. Man, I feel old.
Li TT per object motion blur is fine at any resolution, it helps give things like say the bolt a rifle moving a proper sense of motion, bullet casings being eject, bullet traces or helicopter and plane propellers spinning at very high RPMS, people need to stop following this trend that all motion blur is bad, if you want to say camera motion blur where the screen blurs when you move your head, I'll agree in most cases it's not needed unless the game is running at 60-120fps+.
@@aninfinitemindofmusicandreams Actually chromatic aberration is used since many years in photography as filter to give a sense of chromatic stereoscopic depth to the picture simply increasing or/and reducing red and green on one of either x and y axys offsets. In short pretty much what anaglyph glasses did with the early 3D. Unfortunately it's very rarely applied to games in a proper way, and I'm not mad about the effect, but when it's done well it can give anxiety vibes to the mood of the game, especially when drama or horror, e.g. dreaming, remembering or under drugs effects situations. The filter for retro look you're talking about is crt scanlines emulation.
I really liked and still like MGS1 motion blur and in that case it was used on Ps1 to produce various effects and not as antialiasing. Talking about AA: GT3 motion blur is very well made and implemented, apparently it works in a circular way and jaggies are quite reduced, while I will never understand the pixelated effect they applied to GT4 instead, which weirdly works the other way around. There are, nonetheless, many Ps2 games that abused of blur with the result of having a lot of ghosting on screen, which I really couldn't stand and still. There were other software resources to antialias the Ps2 picture, e.g. in Tekken Tag Tournament (western versions only) in which an effective antialiasing (a simple one, of course) was emulated through an apposite routine. Someone says that it's just an anti-flicker filter, but I'm sure that it's more than that, because all the polygons edges are clearly smoothed compared to the japanese version (that has also a lot of flickering), and a mere flicker filter can only "freeze" the shimmering of the screen, but the jaggies would stay there, freezed, but there.
How far we've come from the very first PlayStation. I remember playing PS2 games when I was a kid and competing against my school mates in Tekken. We rented the console just to play only for an hour. Up to this day, I still wanted to own one.
I remember playing GTA 3 on the PS2 at a friend's house for the first time. It was the most amazing thing I've ever seen! I don't think I was impressed much after that until I played Oblivion on PC. That was the next leap in graphics and physics later released on Xbox 360 and PS3. The current gen I dont think has impressed me any in terms of graphics. Its basically the same as last gen but better resolution, framerates, more particles and draw distance. Hopefully the PS5 and Xbox will bring that wow factor again later this year!!!🤗🤗🤗🤗
@@LuciferSerpentking what!? Ps5 or XboxSX difference will be huge.. don't forget this new next generation hardware has Ryzen Zen 2 Cpu which is still kicking Intel's ass and Suffering in GPU department only because of AMD's shitty GPU drivers but GPU drivers is not a big issue for console since its upto Console manufacturers to fully utilize PS5 and Xbox Series X gpu power.
Meh... I still think it was largely over-hyped and most people bought into the hype like from this video with claims like "Emotion Engine" and "Real-life characters." In reality, the Dreamcast, which came out two years prior had even better graphics in ways as it didn't have to rely on interpolation techniques to render (so it was much clearer/more stable looking). The Dreamcast was also easier to program for, included a modem for online play, had 4 controller slots with visual memory units, had tons of great launch titles, and cost significantly less than the PS2 at launch. The DVD-playback and PS1 backwards compatibility were the two main reasons I and many others still got a PS2 initially but technologically and even games-wise, I would rate PS2 behind the Dreamcast, GameCube, and Xbox. For a laugh watch this old video from the time: "Dreamcast VS PS2 funny faceoff"
@@JonBlack413 I think it just depends on your preference of games. I spent more time on Phantasy Star Online than any other game in my life - by far. I also thoroughly enjoyed Shenmue, Sonic Adventure 1 and 2, Jet Set Radio, a bunch of great fighting games, and many others on the Dreamcast and just overall spent a lot more time with the Dreamcast but there were still a few games on PS2 I enjoyed too obviously. The PS2 was still a great system and I'm glad I bought it but in my opinion it definitely wasn't the best of that generation.
Excellent video my friend. I’m one of the lucky ones who got to play the PS2 the day it launched (but it was night time by the time I got home). I mostly played Unreal Tournament and a bit of Ridge Racer. Excellent memories.
The last great gaming generation ( so far ). Hopefully 9th gen returns to this former glory. Dreamcast will always be my fav 6th gen console ( PS2 was great just not as Innovative ).
To be fair the upgrade from psx to Ps2 was one of the most life changing experiences I had in video games. Ps2 to ps3 was less apparent. And ps3 to ps4 is almost the same but with few extra details like better draw distances, better fps and more detailed textures or anti aliasing. Video game technology is advancing slower and slower. Just check how crazy changes were from 1990 Sega genesis period to 2000 dreamcast. And now 2010 ps3 to 2020 ps4.
Rendering in huge worlds is also a constraint. The PS5 is supposed to have a 4x better processor than PS4, and a SSD built in so hopefully PS5 should perform.
Kyle Hayes why would rendering a larger world been an issue? If we talk mostly non dynamic geometry that has not been a scaling issue really the last 10 years or so. (yes of course an SDD will allow to stream in more quicker but my questions is more related to the “render” and CPU statement)
@@litjellyfish Rendering or image synthesis is the automatic process of generating a photorealistic or non-photorealistic image from a 2D or 3D model (or models in what collectively could be called a scene file) by means of computer programs. Also, the results of displaying such a model can be called a render. you ever play a game like dayz? To be fair it's a 10 year old game.
Kyle Hayes I think you miss understood me. I did not ask what a render is. I asked why you saw rendering a huge world a constraint. I then followed by explaining why I found the statement questionable. My statement is that for huge worlds there is plenty good systems in software and hardware already. Occlusion culling and distance based level of detail. So pushing those polygon data sets around for pure rendering is not really a big problem world based. It’s like manage those data set in memory and also to update the dynamic stuff in it. And for this more memory, quicker storage and more powerful CPU is great. But that is just to handle and update the huge worlds. It’s separated more or less totally from the actually render pipeline Hope i am more clear how :)
2002 was when I got really into gaming and I was already a full grown adult. This era captivated me more than the gens before it when I was a kid. Still have a PS2 and Xbox though they aren’t the original ones I bought.
I went from ps1 and n64 to Dreamcast and swore nothing will ever beat that. Until MGS 2 was released! We will never see generational jumps like my generation did ever again!
Mango Steel true. Now it’s more slow progression. Still it’s not fair. In some ways there is progression but not as huge. I would say a lot of AI image analysis etc really has taken leaps the last 10 years.
Ps2 was technically flawed, but Sony did almost everything else right, the hype, the games, the backwards compatibility. It's just my opinion, but ps3 and 4 can't hold to ps1 and 2.
The ultimate sony product is a backwards compatible FAT PS3 that's been case modded, NEC capacitors replaced, 1tb SSD installed, and delidded to run cooler
@@vgrepairs You do realize I'm talking about the systems as they were back in their day, right? It's like if someone said, "NES was a great system" and you go, "na-ah, my PC can play NES games and more!" It's pretty awkward that I even have to explain this, but that's internet for you.
The ps2 was released in 2000 and this video is from 1999, that is, a year before the launch they were already talking a lot about the console, showing the capabilities of it and etc., however nowadays there are only MONTHS left for the launch of the ps5 , and nothing is shown, but nowadays obviously there are many more means of dissemination and such, I think this at least strange, Sony should have already revealed much more.
I remember the old myth about PS2 back in the early 2000s that Iraq ordered thousands of PS2 system to be used as clusters of supercomputer for missile guided systems. Good times tho 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
I was reading an interview about the scientist guy that took a few hundred or a thousand PS3 and created a supercomputer and he said back in the day he tried to do the same with the PS2 since it ran Linux like the PS3(before it was taken out) but there was an architecture problem and they could never make a supercomputer out of the PS2. If Iraq War had not happened Saddam should have bought a few thousand PS3 and made a supercomputer for the scud missiles.
tbh i really wanna know if there's any game which does that, like physics simulations can run at whatever you want it but actually rendering hundreds of fps when you don't need to waste those resources sounds... dumb
O ps2 foi lançado em 2000 e esse video é de 1999, ou seja, uma ano antes do lançamento já estavam falando bastante sobre o console, mostrando a capacidade dele e etc, e no entanto hoje em dia faltam apenas MESES pra o lançamento do ps5, e nada é mostrado, sendo que hoje em dia obviamente existem muito mais meios de divulgação e tal, eu acho isso no mínimo estranho, a Sony já deveria ter revelado muito mais coisas.
Not necessarily. The growth is not proportional and it's getting smaller and smaller in every generation. Next gen we might not even get an upgrade in resolution. The largest generation leap came from 16 bits (Snes/Genesis ) to 32/64 (PS1/N64)... then to (PS2/GC)... Still, nothing was as major as Super Mario World to Super Mario 64 for example... A Link to the Past to Ocarina of time.. we will never see this leap again. The leap from PS3 to PS4 was the smallest we've ever had and it probably will be even smaller to PS5.
Thiago Vidal you’re right I was thinking we will get a breakthrough in the next 20 years. Graphene has always been promised as the next gen material and if we can get it too production it’s might create the leaps in power I’m hoping for.
@@RoughRiders55 But also, let's not ignore the potential of raytracing. commonplace in pre -rendered CGI for decades, only now became possible in real time, although limited, it can be what the industry needs in order to make this leap more visible in the next 2 generations, as the system get's more accurate. At least we have one exciting new feature to look forward to for next gen. This can make a big difference... perhaps higher than PS3 to PS4 if done right.
I want a video like this but for the Dreamcast pre launch. I want to see what people said about it and all the tech in that console since it was the first of the PS2 generation and it died in like 2 years. RIP Dreamcast, that DVD made the PS2 sell like hotcakes and Dreamcast sales grounded to a halt.
Man I cannot WAIT to get my hands on one! I have been saving up, and im trading in my old ps5 and a few games to secure mines....its crazy how far technology has come! I for one cant WAIT to get my hands on nba live 2001! Also im blown away that it has a BUILT IN DVD PLAYER....man my excitement is through the roof! 🎉😄
If the world population come to 12-14 billion now, maybe the next next generation of gaming console can finally beat the record of PS2 in marketing sale. But right now it will be unbeatable
7:12 ...sounds as if they where planning for PC card support and it initially was going to work off from that for some things. Wonder how that looked like in the prototype casing.
and what we got? games like Metal Gear 2 AND 3... Tekken 4 And 5... Final Fantasy 10,10-2 and 12... i think they delivered more than promised... same as ps3... sadly 4 didnt had the same fame for they just remade previous games
It's funny how since 1995 basically, graphics chip and game console developers were claiming that their new systems would produce realistic characters and then they'd show CGI. Even to this day we don't have CGI quality characters but we're getting closer with ray-tracing and everything.
ray tracing has been the first time I have actually thought that games are becoming almost photo realistic (talking real time) Genuinely exited for this next gen and PC gaming in general but this tech is so expensive (talking about making software) only a few companies can make it happen
@@n0isyturtleMGS3, God Of War, Silent Hill, Gran Turismo 3 and 4, Jak and Daxter, Ratchet And Clank, Burnout 3, Black... few from a few exceptions, lol. Also, even if it was, they werent technically lying. The fact that the hardware has the capabilities doesnt mean every developer or even anyone (looking at you Jaguar) would reach its maximum capabilities.
Tbh just llok at this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_2_technical_specifications The basics of the hardware is nothing compared to what we know as GPU and CPU (some were embraced and is standardized now but other stuff just isn't practicable with a pc use case)
Ugh, the final nail in the coffin for Sega Dreamcast's existence, then Microsoft Xbox emerge a year later and it's all over for Sega's video game console business.
Honestly can't believe the PS2's twenty years old now.
I can't believe that I aged 20 years. Jesus
Time sure goes by quick
I can't believe Phil Harrison had hair and Kaz Hirai was a little chubby back then.
I was 12 when the PS2 came out 2000.
@@christopherb.5797 I was 2 when it came out
The jump from ps1 to ps2 was insane
PS2 to PS3, not as much at the launch. PS3 to PS4, barely noticeable.
True. We probably won’t be able to tell the difference on first glance from ps4 and ps5 visually
@@albertzinger7132 go play a PS3 game, it is bigger than you remember.
@@thenumber1baller946 I said early games, like 2006, looked like upscaled PS2. Obviously it's not the case with games like MGS 4 or Uncharted 2.
@@albertzinger7132 that's not what you said though, you just said PS3 to PS4 is barely noticeable. It is.
PlayStation 2 is almost 20 years old. It's very strange. So long ago, yet I still vividly remember getting the console from my mother in November of 2002 as an early birthday present. My parents are no longer alive, but the console she gave me is still in my possession and working. It's always there for me, as well as the games I enjoyed on the system : Devil May Cry, Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, Onimusha: Warlords, Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Grand Theft Auto III, Final Fantasy X, Tekken Tag Tournament, Shadow of Memories, Virtua Fighter 4, Red Faction, Moto GP, WRC: World Rally Championship, Dark Cloud, AirBlade, Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil, Dropship: United Peace Force, Armored Core 2 and many, many more games that released later in the system's lifespan... all the way up to Pro Evolution Soccer 2014, the console's last game. :)
Dynasty Musou Lovely story!
You could always revive the ps2, dude, using freemcboot and such 🙂. Feel the memory ❤️
That's a nice story to hear. Great sentimental to have.
Finally! Someone who played Virtua Fighter 4!
Thanks, everyone. And I do use Free MCBoot. I also love Virtua Fighter 4. My girls Pai Chan and Vanessa Lewis never let me down. Much like Sun Shangxiang in Dynasty Warriors and Ling Xiaoyu in Tekken. :)
1:20
Talks about realism and muscles stretching
shows a cosmic horror monstrosity
Almost looks like Sony has been trying to release the ps5 for 20 yrs and the ps5 won't do everything they claim it will either.
Ikr
@@amyhoard1222 Yeah because the technology we have is the bad stuff. The government has waaay better than us
I remember when this was all new. Where did all that time go? Time should have stopped here. The late 90's and early 2000's was a great time.
CoolDudeClem
Amen sir.... I weep everyday day.. I miss those days
AutomaticSnake nah it’s just in your mind,people who were kids in 2010’s in the future will think that it was the best time for games it’s just nostalgia
Unless you were in 2 tall towers in NY... Then the early 2000's kinda sucked
Also when you dont have to worried about bill, your parents still take care of you, and you just go to school and play ... man growing up sucks
Totally agreed! The times when Reboot was on TV, were the best!
It was so small, but SO big at the same time. Now it's just too damn loud.
When ps2 launched it all felt so new to me being a young teen experiencing this system with my best friend playing gta 3 all night, silent hill 2, mgs2, jak and daxter the precursor legacy gow1 and 2, tekken tag tournament. It was all beautiful and I miss it very much
The time when microtransactions and season pass is not even a thing
the PS2 is a legendary console
Best library of games hands down
It's amazing the fact that this console that even isn't the most powerful of its generation, won it (principally by its catalogue of games).
the most sold console to this day, the newer consoles like the ps5 and the xbox one 2 won't outsell it
@@angeloluna529 it was the most sold console because most of them broke so people had to buy 2 and 3 times
@@tynao2029 same thing happened to the xbox 360s widespread red ring of death and ps3 yellow light of death
‘You can see how my face moves’, says he when only his lips are barely twitching.
He doesn't have an emotion chip installed.
And he is monotone, I'm starting to side eye this guy lol.
I had the same thought XD
@@ShawnTheRazor His emotion engine broke down
he was a real time render plot twist
Games have changed a lot when the PlayStation 2 Console came out and i have to say PlayStation 2 Console did an Awesome Job!
May explain why the final ps2 game ever release was the same yr ps4 was released :o Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 was the last game so it was and still is an amazing console :)
Dreamcast : ok bb , Shenmue : oh yeah
Ps2 had variety of games n actual gameplay not like some movie type select choice games.
I'm the 100th like, give me my million dollars!
LOL
I feel like I owe so much to these guys for allowing me to experience all the good times I've had with my Playstation consoles throughout the years.
You paid for the ps2 and games you played so they got what they wanted $$$£££€€€
@@Alexander_l322 nah he pirated everthng
@@antwango well I pirate everything but ps4 games as I play those online... my ps3 has CFW
1:08 damn, Kaz was eating a lot. by the PS3 2005-06 E3 event he had hit the gym
Damn, I miss that PlayStation Underground logo and those demo discs!
And most of the music that's playing comes from those demo discs😀
I remember one with ratchet deadlocked shadow of the colossus and that king kong great times
*GRAN TURISMO 2000*
Also, I just wanted to say I miss demo disks. Being able to just pop in the system and play. Nowadays you have to download a 20+gb demo and wait an hour or two (depends on your internet provider and mines is slow), just to play a 10-20 minute demo. Not cool.
Also, I just wanted to say I miss demo disks. Being able to just pop in the system and play. Nowadays you have to download a 20+gb demo and wait an hour or two (depends on your internet provider and mines is slow), just to play a 10-20 minute demo. Not cool.
I remember I was very excited staring at the Ps2 Ridge Racer and Tekken Tag very early preview pictures on the videogames magazines. They looked so insanely attractive to me back in the day... and still I can't help but love all the videoclips about those two games when they were in development.
I remember that hype nostalgia days waiting for PlayStation 2 watching this kind of videos wow 😲
WOW I can't wait to buy PS2 when they release it next year.
Are you kidding! The ps1 just came out😂
@@thegreatachiever4651 r/wooosh
@@allgrunfan4051 r/whooshwhoosh
@@MegaMat_Show i have realized my mistake, and I shall take my defeat and leave
What is this "PS2" you are all talking about?
I just bought the latest and most powerfull in home videogame entertainment.
The Commodore64.
I still remember watching this as a young teen and being so hyped up for the PS2. Then...the PS2 launches the following year with games like X-Squad, Orphen and Q Ball Billiards Master...lol.
Jk...jokes aside, the launch PS2 did give us some cool games like Tekken Tag Tournament, Madden NFL 2001, TimeSplitters and SSX.
It must have been so exciting to experience this with everyone else, I can only imagine what it felt like ,something so new to the world..... Also how old are u now and what do you think of the current industry.
@@AksamRafiz I'm 35 now. And what do I think of the current industry? I think that it's sad that traditional gaming is almost dead in this new age of digital distribution. There was a good long time when console gaming was special because each company put out games that could only be experienced on their console(s). Now...exclusivity is almost dead as well and consoles don't mean what they once were. I don't think that consoles will be here much longer. I think the Series X will be Microsoft's final console, as their next XBox will be a digital App for all devices. XCloud is Microsoft's future. And that is the next XBox after the Series X. As for Sony, I think they are slowly but surely following Microsoft and will soon jump on the cloud gaming bandwagon soon and abandon traditional gaming. I think Nintendo will keep tradition alive for another generation or two before they too will follow suit.
The new generation of gamers missed out on the golden era of gaming, but I think that gaming in this day and age can still yield memorable moments and experiences. Just different from what we had, though.
6:17 He’s teasing the EyeToy
Phil Harrison, the days when he knew how to make a successful console with the PS2, instead of making an absolutely abysmal one with the Stadia.
It's never the person, it's who they surround yourself with.
I can't believe it's been 20 years since this masterpiece came out luckily there is emulator called PCSX2 that allows everyone and me to play games in 1080p or 4K
Ya im a huge fan of emulation and pushed PCX2 pretty hard on my 980ti and 1440p monitor back in the day. But, i just picked up a Fat ps2 from the thrift store (with the intention of selling it) and im telling you there is some magic to those blurry, smeary, fuzzy, ps2 graphics on a 4:3 monitor or crt. Not to mention just seeing the console and using the official ps2 controller. Its like going back in time. Im gonna load all the iso's on a micro sd card so i don't burn out its optical drive and party like its 2000 on original hardware. It was cool to take it all apart and service it too. Plus PCSX2 is missing some effects and cant play everything 100% accurate. I used to not care and play with any old controller when using the emu but its just not the same.
@@rosevillereaper9230 also, some games still run terribly or have terrible bugs in emulator, its a reason to go and pick a real one, because real hardware ps2 hasnt been emulated to perfection yet, but we are really close.
Still love more PS1 and PS2 games than other PS 3 or 4... I don't know why may be nostalgi may be new new games have no soul=(
Looks like kaz just ate giant enemy crab! 😂
You beat me to it 😂
😂😂😂😂 excellent comment
I'm in the minority when I say that I never minded motion blur. I was excited for it when it was first being introduced. Of course, this is all assuming that it's not overdone.
Edit: I forgot how young and chunky Kaz Hirai looked, lol. Man, I feel old.
It’s the first thing I turn off when I have the option
well implemented motion blur is fine. Like per-object motion blur that is only used sparingly.
Li TT per object motion blur is fine at any resolution, it helps give things like say the bolt a rifle moving a proper sense of motion, bullet casings being eject, bullet traces or helicopter and plane propellers spinning at very high RPMS, people need to stop following this trend that all motion blur is bad, if you want to say camera motion blur where the screen blurs when you move your head, I'll agree in most cases it's not needed unless the game is running at 60-120fps+.
@@aninfinitemindofmusicandreams Actually chromatic aberration is used since many years in photography as filter to give a sense of chromatic stereoscopic depth to the picture simply increasing or/and reducing red and green on one of either x and y axys offsets. In short pretty much what anaglyph glasses did with the early 3D.
Unfortunately it's very rarely applied to games in a proper way, and I'm not mad about the effect, but when it's done well it can give anxiety vibes to the mood of the game, especially when drama or horror, e.g. dreaming, remembering or under drugs effects situations.
The filter for retro look you're talking about is crt scanlines emulation.
I really liked and still like MGS1 motion blur and in that case it was used on Ps1 to produce various effects and not as antialiasing. Talking about AA: GT3 motion blur is very well made and implemented, apparently it works in a circular way and jaggies are quite reduced, while I will never understand the pixelated effect they applied to GT4 instead, which weirdly works the other way around.
There are, nonetheless, many Ps2 games that abused of blur with the result of having a lot of ghosting on screen, which I really couldn't stand and still. There were other software resources to antialias the Ps2 picture, e.g. in Tekken Tag Tournament (western versions only) in which an effective antialiasing (a simple one, of course) was emulated through an apposite routine. Someone says that it's just an anti-flicker filter, but I'm sure that it's more than that, because all the polygons edges are clearly smoothed compared to the japanese version (that has also a lot of flickering), and a mere flicker filter can only "freeze" the shimmering of the screen, but the jaggies would stay there, freezed, but there.
Damn years are running af
Can’t believe it’s been 20 years
That fat Japanese guy was actually Kaz Hirai. Damn, I couldn't believe my eyes for a second.
How far we've come from the very first PlayStation. I remember playing PS2 games when I was a kid and competing against my school mates in Tekken. We rented the console just to play only for an hour. Up to this day, I still wanted to own one.
Kaz Hirai went from a chunky Yakuza boss to a japanese salary man in the space of 10 years.
Yup. I miss that he is gone. Always loved Kaz.
*shows CGI with PS3 graphics*
"RUNNING IN REAL TIME"
the last of us is ps3 graphics，this is not
I remember playing GTA 3 on the PS2 at a friend's house for the first time. It was the most amazing thing I've ever seen! I don't think I was impressed much after that until I played Oblivion on PC. That was the next leap in graphics and physics later released on Xbox 360 and PS3. The current gen I dont think has impressed me any in terms of graphics. Its basically the same as last gen but better resolution, framerates, more particles and draw distance. Hopefully the PS5 and Xbox will bring that wow factor again later this year!!!🤗🤗🤗🤗
@@LuciferSerpentking what!? Ps5 or XboxSX difference will be huge.. don't forget this new next generation hardware has Ryzen Zen 2 Cpu which is still kicking Intel's ass and Suffering in GPU department only because of AMD's shitty GPU drivers but GPU drivers is not a big issue for console since its upto Console manufacturers to fully utilize PS5 and Xbox Series X gpu power.
kaz with the double chin, phil with the hair and ken with the english
What a combo lmfao
Shame Phil's a fraud now. Bailing on Sony and Microsoft when the going got tough with PS3 & Xbox One. Now he's heading Stadia lol.
Wtf is a "Stadia" ;)
haha.
@@LouSassol69er Maybe Sony was not treating him good ect & he wanted freedom?
I was just looking at my early 2000s Official Playstation magazines 😂
PlayStation always manages to build extreme hype for their next generation console. I’m so pumped about PS5!
Phil Harrison was very charismatic.
The best video game console ever created.
Meh... I still think it was largely over-hyped and most people bought into the hype like from this video with claims like "Emotion Engine" and "Real-life characters." In reality, the Dreamcast, which came out two years prior had even better graphics in ways as it didn't have to rely on interpolation techniques to render (so it was much clearer/more stable looking). The Dreamcast was also easier to program for, included a modem for online play, had 4 controller slots with visual memory units, had tons of great launch titles, and cost significantly less than the PS2 at launch. The DVD-playback and PS1 backwards compatibility were the two main reasons I and many others still got a PS2 initially but technologically and even games-wise, I would rate PS2 behind the Dreamcast, GameCube, and Xbox. For a laugh watch this old video from the time: "Dreamcast VS PS2 funny faceoff"
@@Bristecom better technology: Agreed
Better Games: 😕 Not even close.
@@JonBlack413 I think it just depends on your preference of games. I spent more time on Phantasy Star Online than any other game in my life - by far. I also thoroughly enjoyed Shenmue, Sonic Adventure 1 and 2, Jet Set Radio, a bunch of great fighting games, and many others on the Dreamcast and just overall spent a lot more time with the Dreamcast but there were still a few games on PS2 I enjoyed too obviously. The PS2 was still a great system and I'm glad I bought it but in my opinion it definitely wasn't the best of that generation.
LOLOLOL
Why do you have to state the obvious?
Excellent video my friend. I’m one of the lucky ones who got to play the PS2 the day it launched (but it was night time by the time I got home). I mostly played Unreal Tournament and a bit of Ridge Racer. Excellent memories.
*Sniff*
It's been 20 years.
:')
3:48 They had the Matrix slow motion idea but never took it far enough & WB took over lol.
Except The Matrix came out way before that.
PS1 - PS2 was the biggest leap when it comes to graphics.
@boogy313rd no he meant what he said from PS1 - PS2 sony platforms otherwise he wouldve said PS1 - PC
boogy313rd ps1 to xbox.
*PS2 to PS3
holy crap at 6:20 phil talks about motion controls with a camera. before the ps2 was even out. this is truly visionary
eye toy in a nutshell
Eye Toy eh?
And this is how legend was born!
The last great gaming generation ( so far ). Hopefully 9th gen returns to this former glory. Dreamcast will always be my fav 6th gen console ( PS2 was great just not as Innovative ).
The PS4 was awesome
@@unicorntomboy9736 PSVR is amazing, But PS2 and XBOX? Just something more fun about them.. maybe because I'm not being nickle and dimed.
I remember in 2001 all of my friend is excitedly to discuss the outstanding graphic differences between ps1 and ps2
To be fair the upgrade from psx to Ps2 was one of the most life changing experiences I had in video games. Ps2 to ps3 was less apparent. And ps3 to ps4 is almost the same but with few extra details like better draw distances, better fps and more detailed textures or anti aliasing. Video game technology is advancing slower and slower. Just check how crazy changes were from 1990 Sega genesis period to 2000 dreamcast. And now 2010 ps3 to 2020 ps4.
The Grabisoft I would not say slower but less noticeable. It’s more upscaling now than new features.
Rendering in huge worlds is also a constraint. The PS5 is supposed to have a 4x better processor than PS4, and a SSD built in so hopefully PS5 should perform.
Kyle Hayes why would rendering a larger world been an issue? If we talk mostly non dynamic geometry that has not been a scaling issue really the last 10 years or so. (yes of course an SDD will allow to stream in more quicker but my questions is more related to the “render” and CPU statement)
@@litjellyfish Rendering or image synthesis is the automatic process of generating a photorealistic or non-photorealistic image from a 2D or 3D model (or models in what collectively could be called a scene file) by means of computer programs. Also, the results of displaying such a model can be called a render. you ever play a game like dayz? To be fair it's a 10 year old game.
Kyle Hayes I think you miss understood me. I did not ask what a render is. I asked why you saw rendering a huge world a constraint.
I then followed by explaining why I found the statement questionable.
My statement is that for huge worlds there is plenty good systems in software and hardware already. Occlusion culling and distance based level of detail.
So pushing those polygon data sets around for pure rendering is not really a big problem world based.
It’s like manage those data set in memory and also to update the dynamic stuff in it. And for this more memory, quicker storage and more powerful CPU is great. But that is just to handle and update the huge worlds. It’s separated more or less totally from the actually render pipeline
Hope i am more clear how :)
2002 was when I got really into gaming and I was already a full grown adult. This era captivated me more than the gens before it when I was a kid. Still have a PS2 and Xbox though they aren’t the original ones I bought.
so beautiful and timely.
I remember growing up and sci-fi was in books and movies only.
Not everyday life.
6:10 Motion controler and kinect was a playstation concept 20 years ago.
Nintendo also did it almost 10 years before this with the Power glove
I went from ps1 and n64 to Dreamcast and swore nothing will ever beat that. Until MGS 2 was released! We will never see generational jumps like my generation did ever again!
Mango Steel true. Now it’s more slow progression. Still it’s not fair. In some ways there is progression but not as huge. I would say a lot of AI image analysis etc really has taken leaps the last 10 years.
Ps2 was technically flawed, but Sony did almost everything else right, the hype, the games, the backwards compatibility. It's just my opinion, but ps3 and 4 can't hold to ps1 and 2.
The ultimate sony product is a backwards compatible FAT PS3 that's been case modded, NEC capacitors replaced, 1tb SSD installed, and delidded to run cooler
The PS3 WAS A PS1 AND PS2!! Epic fail!
@@vgrepairs You do realize I'm talking about the systems as they were back in their day, right? It's like if someone said, "NES was a great system" and you go, "na-ah, my PC can play NES games and more!" It's pretty awkward that I even have to explain this, but that's internet for you.
@@klodek14 comparing a nes to a pc when someone compared a ps3 to a ps2.....okay lmao
@@klodek14 you said the ps3 and ps4 werent shit compared to the ps2
The ps2 was released in 2000 and this video is from 1999, that is, a year before the launch they were already talking a lot about the console, showing the capabilities of it and etc., however nowadays there are only MONTHS left for the launch of the ps5 , and nothing is shown, but nowadays obviously there are many more means of dissemination and such, I think this at least strange, Sony should have already revealed much more.
Why should they?
i think somethings coming this month
PS2 released on March 2000 in Japan and at the end of the year in the USA. This video is from late 1999 so of course they will show a lot of stuff.
Thank you Sony for the amazing childhood. Can't wait to pick up a PS5 this year!
The only PlayStation we acknowledge is 1&2 I’d give every 7 and 8th generation console to experience the PS2 era again 💯💯💯 #ps2days
0:13 clearly something went wrong with that idea, because my ps4 cant even play audio cd's
Who buys CDs anymore in current year?
Gentleman Gamer I do, sometimes, when it’s the only way I can get a limited-release album and I can’t buy a high-quality MP3 online
i got to try that now.
I play games with spotify music all the time
@@unicorntomboy9736 I absolutely do.
Ps5 here we go
I burst into tears of joy watching this
PS1- Polygons, PS2 - Motion Blur? @3:20 (apparently), PS3 - Bump Mapping, PS3/4 - Ambient Occlusion, PS5 - Ray Tracing.
No. Ps4 - PBR and SSR.
@@bradchikenheart2 I find the evolution in AO a bigger graphical impact than reflections alone.
@@XanderCrease AO is beautiful but PBR is what makes AO look even better.
This is your daily dose of Recommendation
PS2 review
I remember the old myth about PS2 back in the early 2000s that Iraq ordered thousands of PS2 system to be used as clusters of supercomputer for missile guided systems. Good times tho 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
You could command an invincible army of jaggies with a cluster like that
US propaganda against Iraq they eventually killed him for having weapons of mass destruction of which there is no proof and it is a proven lie
I was doubtful about that rumor, but the US government DID buy thousands ps3's for data clusters
I was reading an interview about the scientist guy that took a few hundred or a thousand PS3 and created a supercomputer and he said back in the day he tried to do the same with the PS2 since it ran Linux like the PS3(before it was taken out) but there was an architecture problem and they could never make a supercomputer out of the PS2. If Iraq War had not happened Saddam should have bought a few thousand PS3 and made a supercomputer for the scud missiles.
Always loved my Playstations! From 1 to 4 👍👍👍👍
Gran turismo looked gorgeous at the time.
Hello ,Father of Playstation and Hirai San!!
Wow 600 fps 3:44... Next generation still cannot compete with the almighty that was ps2.
a bit of sparks at 600fps is nothing special.
@@veloce5491 it's a joke why so serious
tbh i really wanna know if there's any game which does that, like physics simulations can run at whatever you want it but actually rendering hundreds of fps when you don't need to waste those resources sounds... dumb
Damn Kaz Hirai was a chunky fellow!! Hard to believe he went on to run all of Sony years from when this was filmed.
O ps2 foi lançado em 2000 e esse video é de 1999, ou seja, uma ano antes do lançamento já estavam falando bastante sobre o console, mostrando a capacidade dele e etc, e no entanto hoje em dia faltam apenas MESES pra o lançamento do ps5, e nada é mostrado, sendo que hoje em dia obviamente existem muito mais meios de divulgação e tal, eu acho isso no mínimo estranho, a Sony já deveria ter revelado muito mais coisas.
It’s amazing the leap of power we had in 20 years. Imagine the next 20 years it’s going to be fantastic
Not necessarily. The growth is not proportional and it's getting smaller and smaller in every generation. Next gen we might not even get an upgrade in resolution.
The largest generation leap came from 16 bits (Snes/Genesis ) to 32/64 (PS1/N64)... then to (PS2/GC)...
Still, nothing was as major as Super Mario World to Super Mario 64 for example... A Link to the Past to Ocarina of time.. we will never see this leap again. The leap from PS3 to PS4 was the smallest we've ever had and it probably will be even smaller to PS5.
Thiago Vidal you’re right I was thinking we will get a breakthrough in the next 20 years. Graphene has always been promised as the next gen material and if we can get it too production it’s might create the leaps in power I’m hoping for.
@@RoughRiders55 But also, let's not ignore the potential of raytracing. commonplace in pre -rendered CGI for decades, only now became possible in real time, although limited, it can be what the industry needs in order to make this leap more visible in the next 2 generations, as the system get's more accurate. At least we have one exciting new feature to look forward to for next gen. This can make a big difference... perhaps higher than PS3 to PS4 if done right.
those graphics are SO REALISTIC!!!!
Wow, the graphics could never be better than this.
I had an either net setup for PS2 online, played Call of Duty Finest hour and Battlefront online.
I want a video like this but for the Dreamcast pre launch. I want to see what people said about it and all the tech in that console since it was the first of the PS2 generation and it died in like 2 years. RIP Dreamcast, that DVD made the PS2 sell like hotcakes and Dreamcast sales grounded to a halt.
Amazing to watch, I’m hyped for the 9th GEN consoles....the Xbox series X will be my main console but I’m excited for the PS5 too
Man I cannot WAIT to get my hands on one! I have been saving up, and im trading in my old ps5 and a few games to secure mines....its crazy how far technology has come! I for one cant WAIT to get my hands on nba live 2001! Also im blown away that it has a BUILT IN DVD PLAYER....man my excitement is through the roof! 🎉😄
Masterpiece! I love PS2!
Well they did, what they just said.
I really hope our companies are like this until today, but sadly reality is sometimes cruel.
First ps2 games i played were The Bouncer, Dynasty Warriors 2, Tekken Tag and Crash Wrath of Cortex.
Mine was timesplitters. The controls were a ball ache at first. Had to use both analogue sticks which is easy now.
@@shifty2755 i remember playing the demo and thought it was fun. Not sure why i never bought the game though.
@@carlosrodriguez-di3bs
I also had the boxing game that came out at launch too.ready to rumble 2
Back then when online gaming wasn’t a thing make gaming with friends and family much more enjoyable.
If the world population come to 12-14 billion now, maybe the next next generation of gaming console can finally beat the record of PS2 in marketing sale. But right now it will be unbeatable
It won't reach 12 billion
Who's ready for the PS5?
20-Year Anniversary of PlayStation 2 (2000-2020)
I remember seeing Aiko from the Ridge Racer Tech Demo. She was supposed to use her in Ridge Racer V but they made a different character to replace her
it was an exciting time for videogames then when great improvements were seen
Kaz Hirai handsome as ever
The previews were always way better looking than what you actually got.
Aw man I remember that Ridge Racer PS2 promo piece! Looks atrocious now, but I thought it was HOT back then :D
7:12 ...sounds as if they where planning for PC card support and it initially was going to work off from that for some things. Wonder how that looked like in the prototype casing.
10 Million Transistors. A12 Chipset has 7 Billion now. ._.
and what we got? games like Metal Gear 2 AND 3... Tekken 4 And 5... Final Fantasy 10,10-2 and 12... i think they delivered more than promised... same as ps3... sadly 4 didnt had the same fame for they just remade previous games
PS2 Fear & Respect
I can’t wait for the new PlayStation 2 I’m so excited :v
Ps1 and ps2 is like heaven and earth .
all people who make PS2 l don't care there Japan or non Japan , God Jobs fore all them . your work have make revolusioner of video games all time .
It's funny how since 1995 basically, graphics chip and game console developers were claiming that their new systems would produce realistic characters and then they'd show CGI. Even to this day we don't have CGI quality characters but we're getting closer with ray-tracing and everything.
ray tracing has been the first time I have actually thought that games are becoming almost photo realistic (talking real time)
Genuinely exited for this next gen and PC gaming in general but this tech is so expensive (talking about making software) only a few companies can make it happen
Wrong.
See kids, they lied about graphical capabilities even back then.
Which part was a lie? Shadow of the Colossus looked better than this Demo. Clearly PS2 can do this.
@@jstout333 You can't use SotC as an example, come on. That game pushed the PS2 to it's limits, it's one of the only exceptions to the rule.
they've been lying since the nintendo 64
@@n0isyturtle but... it did it.
God of War and Gran Turismo all looked incredible.
@@n0isyturtleMGS3, God Of War, Silent Hill, Gran Turismo 3 and 4, Jak and Daxter, Ratchet And Clank, Burnout 3, Black... few from a few exceptions, lol.
Also, even if it was, they werent technically lying. The fact that the hardware has the capabilities doesnt mean every developer or even anyone (looking at you Jaguar) would reach its maximum capabilities.
Sony loved using that duck tech demo
RAM - 32MB
VRAM - 4MB
CPU - 300 Mhz
GPU - 150Mhz
embedded VRAM
Tbh just llok at this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_2_technical_specifications
The basics of the hardware is nothing compared to what we know as GPU and CPU (some were embraced and is standardized now but other stuff just isn't practicable with a pc use case)
THE RAW POWER OF THE EMOTION
Ugh, the final nail in the coffin for Sega Dreamcast's existence, then Microsoft Xbox emerge a year later and it's all over for Sega's video game console business.
LOL the music after each question
This looks amazing, cant wait.
The PS3 baby @2:37
spongebelt thats his older bro
It's oogachaka baby!
My favorite console
Too good to be true! Can’t wait for this!