Product: PlayStation2
Price: Japan gets it for a paltry 39,800 yen ($400). SCEA has yet to determine a price for the US, but the price will be much lower than Japan's.
Available: Those lucky people in Japan can purchase one on March 4th, 2000. The US launch is currently stated for Fall release next year.
Comes With: Dual Shock 2 Analog Controller, 8MB Memory Card, Demo Disc, AV Multi Cable, AC Power Cord.
Dimensions: 12" x 7" x 3"
Weight: 4lbs. 10 oz.
CPU: 128-bit Emotion Engine 294,912 MHz 32MB Direct RDRAM Memory
Comments: It's fast; really fast. Forget your PC, the PlayStation2 is the most powerful home gaming system ever created. You know how the Dreamcast is thinking? Well, the PlayStation2 already knows.
Dimensions: Just About the size of your current PlayStation Dual Shock Controller.
Weight: If it's gained some weight,you can't tell by looking.
Features: All functions and buttons except for "start" and "select" are fully analog. Built-in "Shock" effect. Backwards compatiblewith original Dual Shock Analog Controller.
Comments: Push the accelerator pedal in a car -- the harder you push, the faster you go. That's how analog control works. Every control interface on the pad now reacts to how musch pressure you appply to it.