The PlayStation 2 (PS2) is a developed and marketed by . It was first released in on November 4, 1999, in on October 26, 2000, and in and in November 2000, and is the successor to the , as well as the second installment in the console lineup. Announced in 1998, the PS2 offered for its predecessor's controller, as well as its games. The PS2 is the , having sold over 155 million units, with 150 million confirmed by Sony in 2011. Over have been released for the PS2 since launch, with over 1.5 billion copies sold. Sony later manufactured several smaller, lighter revisions of the console known as Slimline models in 2004. This product comes with 2 pads plus 18 latest PS2 games.