Sony PlayStation 2 Slim vs Sony PlayStation 4 (CUH-1200)

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PlayStation 2 Slim compared with PlayStation 4 (CUH-1200)

	SonyPlayStation 2 Slim	SonyPlayStation 4 (CUH-1200)
Overview
Released
Released	November 2004	June 2015
Performance
Type
Type	Home console	Home console
CPU
CPU	–	AMD Jaguar, 8 cores
GPU
GPU	–	AMD Radeon
GPU compute
GPU compute	–	1.84 TFLOPS
Memory
Memory	–	8 GB
Storage
Storage	–	500 GB, 1 TB
Disc drive
Disc drive	Yes	Yes
CPU
CPU	–	Single-chip custom processor with an eight-core x86-64 AMD Jaguar CPU
GPU
GPU	–	1.84 TFLOPS AMD Radeon-based graphics engine
Memory detail
Memory detail	–	8 GB GDDR5 shared system memory
Storage detail
Storage detail	CD-ROM and DVD-ROM drive; game saves use separate memory cards in two slots	500 GB hard drive at launch; 1 TB CUH-1200BB01 released in Japan on 3 December 2015; read-only Blu-ray (6× CAV) and DVD (8× CAV) drive
Design and power
Weight
Weight	900 g (better)	2,500 g
Power use
Power use	Approximately 45 W; external AC adaptor; DC 8.5 V input	230 W maximum rating; AC 100–240 V, 50/60 Hz
Size
Size	230 × 28 × 152 mm (width × height × depth)	275 × 53 × 305 mm (width × height × length, excluding the largest projection)
Colours
Colours	Charcoal Black	Jet Black; Glacier White
In the box
In the box	Console, DUALSHOCK 2 controller, AV cable, AC adaptor and power cord; UK package also includes a Euro-AV connector plug	–
Display and video
Maximum output
Maximum output	–	1080p
Video output
Video output	AV MULTI OUT analogue video connector	HDMI out, up to 1080p
Audio
Audio	DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) and analogue audio through AV MULTI OUT	DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) and HDMI audio
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × controller, 2 × memory card, 2 × USB, 10/100 Ethernet, DC IN 8.5 V, AV MULTI OUT and DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL)	2 × SuperSpeed USB (USB 3.0), AUX, HDMI out, DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL), Gigabit Ethernet
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth	–	Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 b/g/n; Bluetooth 2.1 (EDR)
Controller
Controller	DUALSHOCK 2 analogue controller included	DUALSHOCK 4 wireless controller
Backward compatibility
Backward compatibility	Plays PlayStation-format CD-ROM, PlayStation 2 CD-ROM and DVD-ROM, audio CDs and DVD-Video	Plays PS4 games; does not play PS3, PS2 or original PlayStation discs