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

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PlayStation 2 compared with PlayStation 4 (CUH-1200)

	SonyPlayStation 2	SonyPlayStation 4 (CUH-1200)
Overview
Released
Released	November 2000	June 2015
Performance
Type
Type	Home console	Home console
CPU
CPU	Emotion Engine, 294.912 MHz	AMD Jaguar, 8 cores
GPU
GPU	Graphics Synthesizer, 147.456 MHz	AMD Radeon
GPU compute
GPU compute	–	1.84 TFLOPS
Memory
Memory	36 MB	8 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	–	500 GB, 1 TB
Disc drive
Disc drive	Yes	Yes
CPU
CPU	128-bit Emotion Engine at 294.912 MHz (Sony)	Single-chip custom processor with an eight-core x86-64 AMD Jaguar CPU
GPU
GPU	Graphics Synthesizer at 147.456 MHz with 4 MB of embedded video DRAM (Sony)	1.84 TFLOPS AMD Radeon-based graphics engine
Memory detail
Memory detail	32 MB Direct RDRAM main memory, 4 MB embedded video DRAM, 2 MB I/O processor memory and 2 MB sound memory (Sony)	8 GB GDDR5 shared system memory
Storage detail
Storage detail	DVD-ROM and CD-ROM drive; saves on 8 MB MagicGate memory cards (two slots). An expansion bay at the back takes a network adaptor	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	2,200 g (better)	2,500 g
Power use
Power use	50 W (220–240 V)	230 W maximum rating; AC 100–240 V, 50/60 Hz
Size
Size	–	275 × 53 × 305 mm (width × height × length, excluding the largest projection)
Colours
Colours	Black	Jet Black; Glacier White
Display and video
Maximum output
Maximum output	–	1080p
Built-in screen
Built-in screen	No built-in screen	–
Video output
Video output	AV Multi Out for analogue video, including composite, S-Video, RGB SCART and component with suitable cables	HDMI out, up to 1080p
Audio
Audio	SPU2 sound processor; analogue stereo; DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) with Dolby Digital and DTS for DVD films	DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) and HDMI audio
Connections
Ports
Ports	Front 2 × controller ports, 2 × memory card slots, 2 × USB, 1 × S400 i.LINK; back AV Multi Out, DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL), expansion bay	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	DUALSHOCK 4 wireless controller
Backward compatibility
Backward compatibility	Most original PlayStation games and PlayStation controllers and memory cards	Plays PS4 games; does not play PS3, PS2 or original PlayStation discs