It also has a different lens and some compatibility issues documented by Sony for earlier PS2 games.
These included a PCMCIA slot instead of the Expansion Bay (DEV9) port of newer models.
A silver edition is available in the United Kingdom exclusively.
The machine's future continues to be uncertain, with North American and European launches considered to be distant if at all.
With a price of $299.99 per console, Sony made gross sales of roughly $153,000,000.
It is widely believed that Sony has abandoned support for the hard drive.
The PlayStation 2 had a difficult start.
Developers also complained that it was difficult to develop for the system, with little in the way of reference material from Sony for its exotic architecture.
However the New Slim Silver Models have more issues with playing PlayStation games than the first PS2 revisions.
In preparation for the launch of a new, slimmer PlayStation 2 model (SCPH-70000), Sony had stopped making the older PS2 model (SCPH-5000x) sometime during the summer of 2004 to let the distribution channel empty out stock of the units.
This allowed the PS2 to tap the large install base established by the PlayStation.
