Playstation 2 (Slim)

The Play Station 2 Slim version was a very decent console with a very memorable line of games. Although it was a home console it was able to solve a few issues with its previous fatter version. Because of its compact, small, and slim size it was able to use less energy and wasn't able to overheat unlike the regular Play Station 2. One great aspect of the slim version was its immense portability. The system is very lightweight, flat, and very portable. With the system you were able to play Play Station 2 games on and off line, watch DVD's, and play Play Station 1 games,

The portability factor also go rid of the Play Station 1's huge amounts of add ons needed to play on the road. This portable aspect of the console would become lost as future generations of video game consoles emerged with a change in direction. Instead of having one console that would be built both the home and for on the road, the market was divided. Now more consoles are focused on being the best all in one entertainment system, including the portable market. With the lack of portability in most of the consoles, mobile gaming was able to dominate the market with very mediocre games. Although most of the games on home consoles are great, their respective systems are too bulky and a real mess to drag around if you are going on a vacation or moving to a new location.

The Play Station 2, at the time it was one of the best systems, being able to render cinematic with good quality graphics and game control. It wasn't perfect though, the system would freeze constantly, overheat a lot, and really scratch the disks to the point where they were unplayable. The slim version however fixed the majority of problems, it was smaller and able to absorb less heat. It was smaller, more efficient, and was still able to have the same functionality of the regular Play Station 2. The creation of slimmer versions of consoles would later become a trend, thereby replacing the original version of the system entirely and allow for crucial problems to be solved. Although it can feel like it's a crutch for more monitary gain, it has been proven that the slimmer versions have been more capable of handling the same jobs as the older versions of the system as well as being more portable.