In 2004, Asteroids ( Including both the Atari 2600 port and the arcade original, along with Asteroids Deluxe ) were included as part of Atari Anthology for both Xbox and PlayStation 2, using Digital Eclipse's emulation technology.

** The PlayStation 2 is backward compatible with most of the original PlayStation library.

** Initial PlayStation 3 models are backward compatible with most PlayStation and PlayStation 2 games.

In October 2005, a version was released for the Xbox, PlayStation 2, and PC as part of the Taito Legends compilation of classic arcade games.

Following work on the second entry in the Resident Evil series, Capcom began work on a Resident Evil game for the new PlayStation 2.

* Capcom Classics Collection, a 2005 compilation of arcade games for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox

* PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3

In plotlines mirroring the negative reaction of non-commercial artists to the commercialization of the art form by companies like IBM ( and, later, Sony itself ) the Rakugaki Ōkoku series ( 2003 – 2005 ) for Sony's PlayStation 2 revolves around an anonymous hero and his magically imbued-with-life graffiti creations as they struggle against an evil king who only allows art to be produced which can benefit him.

A second game bearing the anime TV series title Stand Alone Complex was released in November 2004 on PlayStation 2, developed by Sony Computer Entertainment and Cavia and published by Bandai.

A game of the same name developed by G-Artists and published by Bandai was released in 2005 for PlayStation Portable, but this is a sequel to the PlayStation 2 game, with a completely different storyline, setting, and gameplay.

On PlayStation 2 were Garfield and Garfield 2 ( known in the US as Garfield, a Tale of Two Kitties ).

**. hack ( video game series ), a four game series for the PlayStation 2

Karaoke Revolution, created for the PlayStation 2 by Harmonix and released by Konami in North America in 2003, is a console game in which a single player sings along with on-screen guidance and receives a score based on pitch, timing, and rhythm.

* The VU0 and VU1 vector units in the Sony PlayStation 2 are microprogrammable ; in fact, VU1 was only accessible via microcode for the first several generations of the SDK.

MIPS implementations are primarily used in embedded systems such as Windows CE devices, routers, residential gateways, and video game consoles such as the Sony PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable.

MIPS cores can be found in newer Cisco, Linksys and Mikrotik's routerboard routers, cable modems and ADSL modems, smartcards, laser printer engines, set-top boxes, robots, handheld computers, Sony PlayStation 2 and Sony PlayStation Portable.

Also, a new version of Asteroids was developed for PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Windows, and the Game Boy Color in the late 1990s.

Valderrama appeared on the cover of International Superstar Soccer 98, a video game developed by Konami for the Nintendo 64 and the PlayStation version, International Superstar Soccer Pro 98.

Duke Nukem: Total Meltdown ( titled simply Duke Nukem in Europe ), the PlayStation version, contains all three original episodes, plus a new one, Plug ' n ' Pray, which includes six extra levels and a secret level, the latter which was also included in the PC version.

The PlayStation version, developed by Probe Entertainment, has the FMV scenes and Redbook audio music from the PC CD-ROM version, but no multiplayer mode.

The Sega Saturn version, also developed by Probe, inherits most of the restrictions of the PlayStation version, such as the simplified scenery architecture and the downgraded lighting, although it does feature some improved aspects.

In terms of its long lasting impact on the video game industry, perhaps the most intriguing aspect is Wyn Holloway's claim that Lucasfilm had their frequent partner Sony lined up to manufacture their version of the system, this being contemporaneous with Sony's development of the SNES-CD for Nintendo, which ultimately led to the first PlayStation.

An HD version is planned for release in October 2012 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade.

A high definition version of Nights into Dreams has been announced for Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and Steam, and will be released for PlayStation Network on October 2, 2012, and for Xbox Live Arcade on October 5, 2012.

The PlayStation 2 version was widely criticized for having long loading times ( which typically averaged over a minute ).

Aggregating review websites GameRankings and Metacritic gave the PlayStation 2 version a 88. 29 % and 88 / 100 and the PC version a 78. 34 % and 78 / 100.

In the PlayStation 2 version, IGN called it " An absolute must-have game for the PlayStation 2, and it's the best single-player first-person shooter by a long shot.

It became highly popular in arcades following its 2005 release, and a version was released on PlayStation 2 the following year.

* Crescendo, an unplayable character in the 2007 XBOX360 and playable character in the 2008 PlayStation 3 version of Eternal Sonata

The Kantaris deal is a side special story exclusive to the PlayStation version of Time Crisis.

The original PlayStation version is now available for download from the PlayStation Store.

Unlike the other versions, the PlayStation version actually showed the gun being held in the player's hands.

The Net Yaroze lacks many of the features the full PlayStation developers ' suite provides, such as advanced hardware, software, libraries, tools and Sony's extensive technical support ( including live telephone support ).

Sega has since re-released the Japanese version of the Sega Saturn gamepad as a USB version compatible with Windows, Mac OS X and PlayStation 3. but unlike the Wii Remote, it lacks any pointer functionality.

It also includes the original Sega Saturn version of the first Dead or Alive, with smoothed graphics, but lacks the additional content received in the later-released North America PlayStation version ( no Bass or Ayane characters or extra costumes ).

The PlayStation version contains actual cutscenes from the actual film before a mission is started and when a mission is passed, which the Nintendo 64 version lacks.

A digital version for the PSP Go ( a version of the PSP that lacks the UMD drive ) was also made available for the PlayStation Network.

The Taito Legends pack includes an emulated version of the original arcade version of The NewZealand Story, allowing it to be played on the Xbox, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable and any PC.

As part of the PlayStation 2 classics program, the PlayStation 2 version was re-released exclusively in Europe on the PlayStation Network in late February 2012, with a somewhat unusual lack of an announcement, hype or any news beforehand of the re-release.

Speedball 2100, released only for the PlayStation, is a 3D version of Speedball 2 with more options such as choosing and renaming any team, instead of having to play with Brutal Deluxe.

Released at a time when the Sony PlayStation was at its peak of popularity, Virtual Game Station was the first PlayStation emulator, for any platform, that enabled games to run at full speed on modest computer hardware, and the first that supported the vast majority of PlayStation games.

VGS proved to be extremely popular, as it cost less than half the price of a PlayStation and did not require any extra hardware.

For example, any code for a PlayStation controller, which uses shapes instead of letters, would use " X, Circle ", appearing even in Konami's Dance Dance Revolution series, input on the dance pad.

Wing Commander was ported to the Amiga, FM Towns, SNES, Mega-CD, Amiga CD32, 3DO, Mac OS, and PlayStation Portable systems, the most ports of any Wing Commander game.

Pony Canyon does not appear to be releasing any more video game titles as it has not released any video games since Virtual View: Nemoto Harumi for the PlayStation 2 in July 2003.

As most of the units were sold mere weeks after the game's release, the game established itself for having the largest annual shipment of any independently sold game for the original PlayStation.

A third game was in the works for the PlayStation 2, but was scrapped in pre-production, without any official word as to why, or how far the project was before the plug was pulled.

Graphics are much improved on Grandia 2 — the battling is quick and fluid, and loading times everywhere in the game are some of the fastest in any PlayStation 2 game.

PlayStation 1 and PlayStation 2 platinum game disks do not feature any of the original game disc's design, it is replaced with a simple silver design, which, along with the copyright notices around the edges, feature the game's name in the center surrounded by a black outline.

PS-BBN can now also be fully translated into any given language ; the translation process involves the use of the " Beta-linux " release for PlayStation 2 and a specially compiled kernel which gives access to the " APA-ReiserFS " partitions.

" Official U. S. PlayStation Magazine praised it as " easily one of the best first-person shooters out there — on any system ", but called its lack of online play " criminal.

The PlayStation Portable port does not include any of the changes of the PS2 port except for the removal of blood and gore effects.

" Nevertheless, at E3 in 2010, Newell appeared on stage at Sony's keynote ; while acknowledging his past outspoken comments on console development, he discussed the open nature of Sony's PlayStation 3 platform, and announced Portal 2 for the console, remarking that with Steamworks support it would be the best version for any console.