s, hardware> The leading family of games consoles, from sony Corporation consisting of the original Playstation (Ps1) and the Playstation 2 (Ps2). The basic Playstations consist of a small box containing the processor and a DVD reader, with video outputs to connect to a TV, sockets for two game controllers, and a socket for one or two memory cards. The Ps2 also hasUsBsockets. The Ps2 can run Ps1 software because the Ps2' s I/O processor is the same as the Ps1' s CPU. start . {FAQ (http://www.flex.net/users/cjayc/vgfa/system/sony_psx.txt)}. [Dates? Features?] (2003-07-29)