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Sony PlayStation 2 Slim · Sony Interactive Entertainment / PlayStation official history photograph
Sony · PlayStation
PlayStation 2 Slim
Sony's smaller SCPH-70000 PlayStation 2 revision, with built-in Ethernet and the PS2 disc library in a 900 g case.
- Type
- Home console
- Output
- –
- Memory
- –
- Storage
- –
- Weight
- 900 g
Specifications
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- Type
- Home console
- Disc drive
- Yes
- Storage detail
- CD-ROM and DVD-ROM drive; game saves use separate memory cards in two slots
Design and power
- Weight
- 900 g
- Power use
- Approximately 45 W; external AC adaptor; DC 8.5 V input
- Size
- 230 × 28 × 152 mm (width × height × depth)
- Colours
- Charcoal Black
- 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
- Video output
- AV MULTI OUT analogue video connector
- Audio
- DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) and analogue audio through AV MULTI OUT
Connections
- Ports
- 2 × controller, 2 × memory card, 2 × USB, 10/100 Ethernet, DC IN 8.5 V, AV MULTI OUT and DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL)
- Controller
- DUALSHOCK 2 analogue controller included
- Backward compatibility
- Plays PlayStation-format CD-ROM, PlayStation 2 CD-ROM and DVD-ROM, audio CDs and DVD-Video
Pros and cons
Pros
- 900 g body with roughly one-quarter the volume of the preceding PS2 design
- Built-in Ethernet port for supported network games
- Plays original PlayStation game discs as well as PS2 discs
Cons
- Uses an external AC adaptor
- No internal hard-drive expansion bay
- Analogue video output only
Closest rivals
Model | Type | Output | Memory | Storage | Weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home console | 1080p | 512 MB | 20 GB | 3,500 g | Dec 2005 | |
| Home console | 576i | 64 MB | 8 GB | 4,000 g | Mar 2002 | |
| Home console | 576i | 40 MB | – | 1,400 g | May 2002 |
Sources
Photo: Sony Interactive Entertainment / PlayStation official history photograph
- PS2 Slim early-body design in white, silver and black; regional/later finish variants, not an assertion of launch colours: Sony Interactive Entertainment / PlayStation official history photograph