A silver edition is available in the United Kingdom exclusively.
For some consumers this is in fact a limitation, especially for the fans of titles such as Final Fantasy XI, which requires the use of this peripheral, and prevents the use of the official PS2 Linux kit.
It was not until late 2001 that the Microsoft Xbox became the second console with (non-standard) USB and DVD support.
Sony has also made a PVR/DVD burning consumer device that plays PlayStation 2 games called the PSX.
When the PlayStation 2 launched in America in October 26, 2000, Sony sold 510,000 units within the first 24 hours.
In September 2004 Sony unveiled the third major hardware revision (V12, model number SCPH-70000).
Not only did Sony roll out the PS2 online adapter in late 2002 to compete with Microsoft, several online launch games were first party titles such as SOCOM US Navy SEALS in order to show that Sony was supporting this feature actively.
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