{"product_id":"old-standard-ps2","title":"Old Standard PS2","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eA PS2\u003c\/span\u003e with two controllers.\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003ch1\u003e\u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003ePS2 \u003c\/span\u003eNot in Good Condition.\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003eThe PlayStation 2 (abbreviated \u0026#8220;PS2\u0026#8221;) is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony, the successor to the successful PlayStation, and the predecessor to the PlayStation 3 as part of the PlayStation series of consoles. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was released a year later in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\t\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003ePS2\u003c\/span\u003e is the best-selling console to date,\u003ca href=\"7\"\u003e6\u003c\/a\u003e having reached over 140 million units in sales by mid-2008.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\t\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src='http:\/\/static1.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/6372\/files\/363px-PlayStation_2.png' alt='' \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003eIn addition to \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003ePS2\u003c\/span\u003e software, the \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003ePS2\u003c\/span\u003e can read both CDs and DVDs and is backward compatible with PlayStation games. The ability to play \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eDVD\u003c\/span\u003e movies was an added incentive for consumers to be able to justify purchasing the \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003ePS2 \u003c\/span\u003e(the \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eMSRP\u003c\/span\u003e was US$300 in October 2000). The \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003ePS2\u003c\/span\u003e also supports PlayStation memory cards (for PlayStation game saves only) and controllers, although the memory cards only work with \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003ePS1\u003c\/span\u003e games and the controllers may not support all functions (such as analog buttons) for \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003ePS2\u003c\/span\u003e games.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\t\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src='http:\/\/static0.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/6372\/files\/Sony_Dual_Shock_2.jpg' alt='' \/\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sony","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":8455162,"sku":"","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/6372\/products\/ps2-emulator.jpg?v=1223401240","url":"https:\/\/mrdgame.myshopify.com\/products\/old-standard-ps2","provider":"Mr D's House of Goods","version":"1.0","type":"link"}