There are two sub-versions of the SCPH-700xx, one with the old Emotion Engine (EE) and Graphics Synthesizer (GS) chips, and the other with the newer unified EE+GS chip, but otherwise are identical. The removal of the expansion bay has been criticized as a limitation due to the existence of titles such as Final Fantasy XI, which require the use of the HDD. It also lacks an internal power supply, similar to the GameCube, and has a modified Multitap expansion. Due to its thinner profile, it does not contain the 3.5' expansion bay and therefore does not support the internal hard disk drive. Available in late October 2004, it is smaller, thinner, and quieter than the older versions and includes a built-in Ethernet port (in some markets it also has an integrated modem). In September 2004, Sony unveiled its third major hardware revision (V12, model number SCPH-700xx).

Original style PS2 slimline with a DualShock 2 controller.Ģ × USB 1.1, Ethernet, IrDA, 2 × controller ports. Slimline case designs PlayStation 2 slimline Several different variations in color were produced in different quantities and regions, including ceramic white, light yellow, metallic blue (aqua), metallic silver, navy (star blue), opaque blue (astral blue), opaque black (midnight black), pearl white, Sakura purple, satin gold, satin silver, snow white, super red, transparent blue (ocean blue), and also Limited Edition color Pink, which was distributed in regions including Oceania and parts of Asia. An infrared receiver was added for use with a remote to control DVD playback, leaving both controller ports free from the external receiver. There was also the SCPH-3000x, 3500x, 3900x, and 500xx models.īeginning with model SCPH-500xx (v9 & 10), the i.LINK port was removed. V7 and V8 included only minor revisions to V6. V5 also introduced a more reliable laser than the ones used in previous models.

V5 introduced minor internal changes, and the only difference between V6 (sometimes called V5.1) and V5 is the orientation of the Power/Reset switch board connector, which was reversed to prevent the use of no-solder modchips. In V4, everything except the power supply was unified onto one board. V3 had a substantially different internal structure from the subsequent revisions, featuring several interconnected printed circuit boards. SCPH-10000 and SCPH-15000 did not have built-in DVD movie playback and instead relied on encrypted playback software that was copied to a memory card from an included CD-ROM (normally, the PS2 will only execute encrypted software from its memory card see PS2 Independence Exploit). These models instead included a PCMCIA slot. Three of the original PS2 launch models (SCPH-10000, SCPH-15000, and SCPH-18000) were only sold in Japan and lacked the expansion bay of later PS2 models.

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