Sony PlayStation vs Sony PlayStation 2

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PlayStation compared with PlayStation 2

	SonyPlayStation	SonyPlayStation 2
Overview
Released
Released	September 1995	November 2000
Performance
Type
Type	Home console	Home console
CPU
CPU	MIPS R3000A-compatible, 33.87 MHz	Emotion Engine, 294.912 MHz
GPU
GPU	PlayStation GPU	Graphics Synthesizer, 147.456 MHz
Memory
Memory	3 MB	36 MB (better)
Disc drive
Disc drive	Yes	Yes
CPU
CPU	Custom 32-bit R3000A-based CPU at 33.8688 MHz; a Geometry Transformation Engine coprocessor handles 3D calculations (Sony developer manual)	128-bit Emotion Engine at 294.912 MHz (Sony)
GPU
GPU	PlayStation GPU with textured and Gouraud-shaded polygons; up to 360,000 polygons per second (Sony)	Graphics Synthesizer at 147.456 MHz with 4 MB of embedded video DRAM (Sony)
Memory detail
Memory detail	2 MB main RAM, 1 MB video RAM, 512 KB sound RAM and a 512 KB operating system ROM (Sony developer manual)	32 MB Direct RDRAM main memory, 4 MB embedded video DRAM, 2 MB I/O processor memory and 2 MB sound memory (Sony)
Storage detail
Storage detail	Double-speed (2×) CD-ROM drive; saves on removable 128 KB memory cards (two slots)	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
Display and video
Built-in screen
Built-in screen	No built-in screen	No built-in screen
Video output
Video output	AV Multi Out for composite and RGB; separate composite video and stereo audio RCA outputs on the original SCPH-1002	AV Multi Out for analogue video, including composite, S-Video, RGB SCART and component with suitable cables
Audio
Audio	16-bit Sony sound processor, 24 ADPCM channels at up to 44.1 kHz; analogue stereo out; plays audio CDs	SPU2 sound processor; analogue stereo; DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) with Dolby Digital and DTS for DVD films
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × controller ports and 2 × memory card slots on the front; serial I/O, parallel I/O and AV Multi Out on the back (serial and parallel ports dropped on later models)	Front 2 × controller ports, 2 × memory card slots, 2 × USB, 1 × S400 i.LINK; back AV Multi Out, DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL), expansion bay
Controller
Controller	PlayStation controller at launch; later bundles came with the DUALSHOCK analogue controller	DUALSHOCK 2 analogue controller
Backward compatibility
Backward compatibility	–	Most original PlayStation games and PlayStation controllers and memory cards
Design and power
Weight
Weight	–	2,200 g
Power use
Power use	–	50 W (220–240 V)
Colours
Colours	–	Black