Sony is ending the Japanese production of the PlayStation 2. The PlayStation 2 first went for sale in March 2000 in Japan and has sold over 150 million consoles thus far. The PlayStation 2 was very popular and outsold the PlayStation 3 for the first 3 years that the PS 3 was available. By ending the production of the PS 2 console, this brings about speculation that the PlayStation 4 is being built.
I have seen video games built into airplane TVs and hotel TVs, but this is the first time I’ve heard of a TV with a built-in console that is available for consumers. The Sony Bravia KDL-22PX300 is a 22-inch LCD TV that has a built-in PlayStation 2. The 720p Bravia TV also has four HDMI slots and has a built-in Freeview tuner. There is also an Ethernet port so you can watch Internet video. There are three USB sockets, a VGA connector, and component video connectors. PlayStation 1 games and DVDs worked on the PS2. This TV sells for £200 from Richer Sounds and comes with one PlayStation controller. [The Register]
