Many analysts predicted a close three-way matchup between the PS2 and competitors Microsof

While the texture smoothing was universally effective (albeit with odd effects where transparent textures are used - white borders would be seen around sprites), faster disk reading could cause some games to fail to load or play incorrectly. Additionally some titles have unique bugs even when the en

The PS2's DualShock 2 controller is essentially an upgraded PlayStation DualShock; analog face, shoulder and D-pad buttons replaced the digital buttons of the original. This design has been carried on to Sony's PlayStation 3 (PS3), which is known as the SIXAXIS controller. The DualShock 2 controller has force feedback, which is commonly called the "vibration" function. It is usually used to tell the user when they have been "attacked" in a game.