To bring you the most timely up-to-the-minute PS2 coverage, we have sent out a legion of brave men (well actually, Ben & Alex drove around San Jose late at night until the crowds of PS2 fans camping outside Software Etc. & Walgreens started to weird them out) to seek out new information and boldly go where hundreds of thousands are trying to go also: the PS2 Nirvana!
To get the real scoop, our brave contributing editor, Steve Smith, has volunteered for hazardous duty and will be delivering a blow-by-blow instant replay of his first 24 hours with his new Sony Playstation 2 Unit.
Steve will also supply ongoing PS2 game reviews, hardware profiles and the occasional romantic interlude with the FedEx carrier. Honest it is just like being there – playing with your own PS2 except it's at Steve's house. Feel free to skip around – you can even boot before you open the box!
Sony PlayStation2 Games
- December 8, 2000
In this article we give some capsule impressions of the PS2 games line-up after putzing about with the console for a couple of weeks. Not all of the titles have made it to us yet, but most of the majors are represented.
Sony PlayStation2 as a DVD Player…and Other Matters of Cultural Consequence
- November 6, 2000
Some say that mass distributing a low-end DVD player in this way to the great unwashed only threatens to dilute the hobby. It will flood the home theater world with know-nothings who lack the rarified sensibilities of the true home theater lover. Heavens, it might even invite DVD makers to include extra interactive or gaming material on disks that only play on PS2s. But worst of all, and this is the true nightmare of all aficionados, when everyone has a DVD player, we won't feel special anymore.
PS2 Conclusions
- October 29, 2000
With two days of game play under my belt, and a touch of sleep, I am better able to stand back and pontificate on my first impressions.
The Play IS the Thing
- October 27, 2000
In this installment, we focus on the actual PLAY experience - after all the poking and prodding, what is it really lik eot play games on this thing?
The Bootup - Illustrated
- October 26, 2000
For the hundreds of thousands of loyal game nuts that Sony screwed out of their pre-ordered units today, SharkyExtreme.com feels your pain. And so let us give you a heavily illustrated tour of the out-of-box PS2 experience.
24 Hours in the Life of a PS2 Drone
- October 26, 2000
For the millions of you who will be waiting past Christmas to enjoy that out-of-box experience with the PS2, we at SharkyExtreme.com will be posting this early adopter's impressions of the hardware itself and the early games in real-time throughout the day.
The Lineup
- October 25, 2000
We've had a Japanese PS2 for almost a year now and as cool as that may sound, Japanese isn't our mother tongue. So just like everyone else in San Jose, admittedly not the world's most exciting place, the SE staffers took the plunge and set out on a mission to get a US PS2.
Countdown to Launch
- October 25, 2000
To start things off right and proper, we are taking this opportunity to mention that SONY is LAUNCHING their PLAYSTATION 2 console THIS WEEK.
Japanese Launch Review
- March 23, 2000
Sharky Extreme staffers were lucky enough to spend some quality time with a PS2 unit and as a result bring you an in-depth look at the technology and hands-on opinion of Sony's most wanted console. We've played through the best and worst of the launch titles and compare the state of affairs between the PS2, Dreamcast and the PC.