Currently, most people just use V12 for both models, or V12 for the old model and V13 for the newer one.
The PlayStation 2 was such a hot item after its release that it was near impossible to find one on retailer shelves, leaving those wanting a PlayStation 2 to either wait or purchase the console online at sites such as eBay, where the console was being sold by many people for twice and sometimes five times as much as the manufacturers listed price.
V3 has a substantially different internal structure from the subsequent revisions, featuring several interconnected printed circuit boards.
It was not until late 2001 that the Microsoft Xbox became the second console with (non-standard) USB and DVD support.
These included a PCMCIA slot instead of the Expansion Bay (DEV9) port of newer models.
Available in November 2004, it is smaller and thinner than the old version and includes a built-in Ethernet port.
The two versions of the PS2 with an Eye Toy camera.
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.
