It’s been one whole year (almost) since the Kinect motion controller for Xbox 360 was launched around the world, giving us the joy of controller-free gaming in the process.

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Ten years ago today, on March 4th 2000, the PlayStation 2 was released in Japan, kick-starting what most would agree to be a golden age in videogames, bringing with it a host of classic titles too numerous to mention (but you can insert your favourites here).

The PlayStation 2 then released officially in North America on October 26th and in Europe on November 24th of the same year, and as of the end of last year, has gone on to sell an incredible 140 million units, with sales spurred on by new hardware revisions, different colour offerings and hundreds of different bundles.

Congratulations to the console that keeps on trucking, and will probably continue to chug along into the foreseeable future thanks to Sony’s continued support.

15 years ago yesterday, Sony’s original little videogame console that could, the PlayStation, was launched in Japan, delivering what most would consider the biggest shake-up the console industry (and the games industry in general) had received in quite some time.

In an era of Nintendo and SEGA dominance in the hardware market, Sony’s PlayStation ended up throttling its competitors, the Nintendo 64 and SEGA Saturn, in most ways that matter, such as developer support, quality high-profile games, and console sales, becoming the new dominator and paving the way for the PlayStation 2’s unmitigated success years later.

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