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History Of The Release Of PlayStation 2 In The World

Introduction

The PlayStation 2 (PS2) is a home video game console that was manufactured by Sony Computer Entertainment. Announced in 1999, the PlayStation 2 (PS2) is the successor to the original PlayStation, as well as the second installment in the PlayStation lineup of consoles. The sixth-generation console competed with Sega’s Dreamcast, Microsoft’s Xbox, and Nintendo’s GameCube. It was first released in Japan on March 4, 2000, in North America on October 26, 2000, and in Europe and Australia on November 24, 2000. It is backwards compatible with games from previous systems such as PlayStation 1 games when used with an adapter or via emulation software like PCSX-ReARMed or VHBL/Vitamini.

PlayStation 2

PS2, or PlayStation 2, was a home video game console that was manufactured by Sony Computer Entertainment. It’s the successor to the original Playstation and the first model in their PS family. The system is backward compatible with all … Read the rest

The Author of Minecraft’s Last Poetry Gets High

The controversial end of Mojang Studios for Minecraft has sparked much debate over the years. A poem scrolls across the screen after the player has defeated the ender dragon for nine minutes. Excerpts from “End Poem”, like the title of the swan song, were written on fan skins and made into merch. But the story behind the prose itself is alluring.

In a lengthy Twitter thread, Irish writer Julian Gough shared how he met Minecraft creator Markus Persson 11 years ago and wrote the ending story for the adventure game Minecraft’s End Poem. Gough said he was pressured into signing with Mojang Studios and then Microsoft after the company bought the studio in 2014 after the ending was implemented into the game. The deal would sign Gough’s rights to Mojang and then-parent company Microsoft. According to Gough, he was never signed to Mojang when he wrote the ending, meaning he … Read the rest