Playstation PS1 PS2 Sony Playstation <games, hardware> The leading family of {games consoles}, from {Sony Corporation} consisting of the original Playstation (PS1) and the Playstation 2 (PS2). The basic Playstations consist of a small box containing the processor and a {DVD} reader, with video outputs to connect to a TV, sockets for two game controllers, and a socket for one or two memory cards. The PS2 also has {USB} sockets. The PS2 can run PS1 software because the PS2's I/O processor is the same as the PS1's CPU. (http://scea.sony.com/playstation/). FAQ (http://flex.net/users/cjayc/vgfa/system/sony_psx.txt). [Dates? Features?] (2003-07-29)