After an apparent manufacturing issue caused some initial slowdown in producing the new unit, Sony reportedly underestimated demand, caused in part by shortages between the time the old units were cleared out and the new units were ready.
One of them includes the old EE and GS chips, and the other contains the newer unified EE+GS chip, otherwise being identical.
The two versions of the PS2 with an Eye Toy camera.
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It is widely believed that Sony has abandoned support for the hard drive.
However, the release of several blockbuster games during the 2001 holiday season pushed the PS2 far in front even as the Xbox and GameCube made their impressive debuts.
It was not until late 2001 that the Microsoft Xbox became the second console with (non-standard) USB and DVD support.
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