Only in Japan and in its first week were sold about 900.000 consoles.
The spectacular initial sales of the PlayStation 2 were due in large part to the success of its predecessor, the PlayStation, and the fact that it is compatible with the games of this. Very few people got their console at the end of the year 2000 due to manufacturing delays. Sony knew what was going to happen on the day of the launch of this system so it gave the possibility to sell this equipment through the ebay auction site, however the compulsive buyers did not mind paying $1000 dollars for this team through the ebay. The news came largely to the buyers, which generated a great expectation that caused the shortage of system in the stores on the day of the launch. The official launch of PlayStation 2 was on Main Japan, and on October 26th of the same year in the United States. In 2000 came news of the first videogame for PS2, Jak and Daxter: The legacy of the forerunners. In April 1999, the first news about the successor of the PlayStation was met, shortly after the launch of the Dreamcast.
