Well, here it is, Sony"s new, sleek PlayStation 2 boasting rather sexy looks and slipping onto shelves in Europe and the US on November 1 and Japan on November 3. Recommended retail price for Europe is 149 euro (approximately £100), for the US $149 and for Japan it"s "open price", meaning retailers can set their own price point.
Internal architecture has been redesigned for the new PlayStation 2, resulting in a slimmer (as you can see from the pics on this page) and less weighty design. Apparently, internal volume has been reduced by 75 percent, it weighs around half that of the original PS2 and, by the way, the "face" is only 2.8cm, as opposed to first PS2"s 7.8cm. In our first test run we"ll chuck one out the window to see if it floats gently on the breeze.
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