Official Sony Multitap 2 (PS2)

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The PlayStation 2 was in the middle of an awkward phase of TV standards. Not only were displays transforming from the 4:3 aspect ratio to the 16:9 aspect ratio, but they were also going from interlaced to progressive. And this was also before video signals became standardized, like with HDMI. Thus, various PS2 games have varying degrees for supported video modes. Roosevelt Creative Arts Middle School –". Archived from the original on 21 September 2013 . Retrieved 30 December 2016. The PlayStation 2 ( PS2) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on 4 March 2000, in North America on 26 October 2000, in Europe on 24 November 2000, and in Australia on 30 November 2000. It is the successor to the original PlayStation, as well as the second installment in the PlayStation brand of consoles. As a sixth-generation console, it competed with Nintendo's GameCube, Sega's Dreamcast, and Microsoft's Xbox. It is the best-selling video game console of all time, having sold over 155 million units worldwide. The PlayStation Multitap is a peripheral for the PlayStation. It is an adapter that can be used to plug in up to four controllers and memory cards at the same time in a single controller port. With a second multitap, up to eight controllers and memory cards can be plugged at once. [1] Compatibility [ edit ] A: Due to technical limitation (maximum number of USB endpoints in the chip the adapter uses). But we have a workaround for this that will be part of a future firmware.

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The PlayStation 2 has undergone many revisions, [72] some only of internal construction and others involving substantial external changes. The Multitap (the first device to be marketed with such a name) by NEC Home Electronics for the PC Engine, which launched alongside the platform in Japan on October 30, 1987, was the first multi-controller adapter made specifically for multiplayer support, allowing up to five controllers to be plugged into the console. Because the console itself only has one controller port as standard, the Multitap was a necessity for games that supported more than one player. As a result, various inexpensive alternatives to the Multitap were released for the PC Engine by third-party companies, such as the Battle Tap by Big Club and the Joy Tap 3 by Hudson Soft, which featured less controller ports than the first-party Multitap, but these were gradually phased out as more games started to allow up to five players. The first PC Engine game to allow more than two players simultaneously was Pro Tennis: World Court in August 1988 (ten months after the launch of the system), which allowed up to four players in a doubles match, while Dungeon Explorer in 1989 was the first game to fully allow up to five players. The Multitap was redesigned into the TurboTap for the North American market with the launch of the TurboGrafx-16 in 1989, and later as the DuoTap for the TurboDuo in 1992 (the different models were due to the change in controller ports between the TurboGrafx-16 and the TurboDuo). Marriott, Michel (26 October 2000). "PlayStation 2: Game Console as Trojan Horse". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 13 July 2019 . Retrieved 30 August 2019.

Marketing for the PlayStation 2 reverted to the same tactic used in the early days of the original PlayStation: use 17-year-olds as the target audience, since younger audiences aspire to be teenagers and older audiences enjoy video games at the same level they did when they were 17. [42] Now I've had multipad before on my PS2 so i know about it functions and what not, so when i saw LilyPad having multipad support It made me happy. a b c Diefendorff, Keith (19 April 1999). "Sony's Emotionally Charged Chip" (PDF). Microprocessor Report. 13 (5). Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 September 2006 . Retrieved 22 June 2017. The PlayStation 2 continued to be produced until 2013 when Sony finally announced that it had been discontinued after over twelve years of production—one of the longest lifespans of any video game console. New games for the console continued to be made until the end of 2013, including Final Fantasy XI: Seekers of Adoulin for Japan, and FIFA 14 for North America. [53] The last game to be released on the PlayStation 2 is Pro Evolution Soccer 2014, which was released in the United Kingdom on 8 November 2013. Repair services for the system in Japan ended on 7 September 2018. Later, Sony added new development kits for game developers and more PS2 units for consumers. The PS2's built-in functionality also expanded its audience beyond the gamer, [6] as its debut pricing was less than many standalone DVD players on the market. This made the console a low-cost entry into the home theater market. [41] [42]Culdcept: This game may have been before its time, even though there are games before and after this one that we just didn’t get in the West. (We did get Culdcept Saga for 360, which is also solid, but there’s something about the aesthetic of the earlier titles that’s just charming.) The pitch: Monopoly-meets- Magic: the Gathering. But more than that, it strikes a good balance between the complexities of Fortune Street and Dokapon Kingdom, without so much of the meanness. Competitive: These are the games you play against your friends, build up skills and keep on challenging each other as you go. They’re addictive because of the rivalries they create. Guinness (February 2009). Guinness World Records 2009 Gamer's Edition. Guinness World Records. pp. 108–109. ISBN 978-1-904994-45-9. GTA: San Andreas is the best-selling PlayStation 2 game, with a massive 17.33 million copies sold. Sega Enterprises Annual Report 1998" (PDF). Sega Enterprises, Ltd. pp.1, 7–8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2004 . Retrieved 7 December 2014.

Sony unveiled the PlayStation 2 at the Tokyo Game Show on 20 September 1999. [34] Sony showed fully playable demos of upcoming PlayStation 2 games including Gran Turismo 2000 (later released as Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec) and Tekken Tag Tournament—which showed the console's graphic abilities and power. [35] Launch [ edit ] Fahey, Rob (9 March 2004). "Sony launches new PS2 colors in Japan". gamesindustry.biz. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007 . Retrieved 10 July 2007. To configure other settings for PCSX2, open its standalone configuration application pcsx2-config from the Applications menu (press [F1] on the system list). Sony to Cut Price of PlayStation 2 in Japan Market --- Move Follows Plan to Lower Cost of Product in U.S. by a Third." Asian Wall Street Journal: 0. 15 May 2002. ProQuest. Web. 29 July 2013.A good multiplayer game has to have at least one of these four aspects, and the more it has, the better: Perry, Douglass (10 March 2000). "The Untapped Power of PlayStation 2". IGN. Chicago: Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 18 February 2017 . Retrieved 18 February 2017. Hardware Review - Sony PlayStation 2". www.thedigitalbits.com. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019 . Retrieved 30 August 2019. Sony PlayStation vs Nintendo 64". Digital Spy. 9 December 2012. Archived from the original on 20 August 2014 . Retrieved 19 August 2014.

Perry, Douglass C. (20 September 1999). "TGS 1999: Sony's Grand Showing". Archived from the original on 28 July 2017 . Retrieved 30 December 2016. Humphries, Matthew (October 24, 2005). "PS2 SCPH-75000 Compatibility Issues". Geek.com. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016 . Retrieved April 7, 2010.Enhancement. Increase the rendering resolution. Makes 3D objects clearer. Lower this setting for GPU intensive games. Final Fantasy XI Review for PlayStation 2 – GameSpot". GameSpot. San Francisco: CBS Interactive. 23 March 2004. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011 . Retrieved 11 November 2010. The standard PlayStation 2 memory card has an 8 megabyte (MB) capacity [62] and features MagicGate encryption. There are a variety of non-Sony manufactured memory cards available for the PlayStation2, allowing for a memory capacity larger than the standard 8MB. Later systems used more complex buses, such as the Nintendo 64 serial bus, the Dreamcast Maple Bus or USB. These buses tend to be more modular and can already support more than one device per port, making the multitap little more than a hub. Playstation 1 and Playstation 2 Compatibility". 6 December 2018. Archived from the original on 6 December 2018 . Retrieved 15 July 2020.