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Sony · 2000–2013 · Generation 6

The best-selling console ever made.

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Games DatabasePersona 4Teens enter a TV to solve murders in this beloved rural RPG.2008

Games DatabasePsi-Ops: The Mindgate ConspiracyA physics-based psychic shooter that deserved a sequel.2004

Games DatabasePsychonautsDouble Fine's debut: a summer camp for psychics where every level is somebody's mind.2005

Games DatabaseThe BouncerSquare's cinematic PS2 brawler, all spectacle and almost no game.2001

Games DatabaseSSXEA's PlayStation 2 launch snowboarder, punishing at first and addictive once it clicks.2000

Games DatabaseSoulCalibur IIThe sequel to the greatest fighting game ever made, now on every major console with a guest fighter for each.2003

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NewsJul 23, 2026Persona 4 Revival trailer spotlights Chie SatonakaAtlus released a new character trailer for Persona 4 Revival, introducing Chie Satonaka voiced by Anne Yatco, ahead of the remake's February 2027 launch.→

NewsJul 18, 2026Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy hits PS Plus Premium with full trophy supportPsi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy, the cult PS2 action game, will be re-released on PS5 and PS4 via PS Plus Premium on July 21, complete with a full trophy set and…→

NewsJun 16, 2026Lost SEGA Rally Nintendo DS prototype discovered after 20 yearsA preservation group has uncovered a playable prototype of an unreleased SEGA Rally title for Nintendo DS, lost for nearly 20 years.→

NewsFeb 28, 2000Bethesda Announces The Dreamland Chronicles: Freedom RidgeBethesda and Mythos Games reveal a turn-based alien resistance strategy game for PC and PlayStation 2.→

NewsSep 13, 1999PlayStation2 Details announcedHeralding in a new age of digital entertainment, Sony Computer Inc. (SCEI) today announced the launch details of its revolutionary computer entertainment system, PlayStation2.→

PreviewJun 1, 1999OniBungie West blends anime, martial arts, and gunplay into a third-person action game that could be something special, if the controls hold up.→

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