In Japan, PlayStation 2 Ends a 12-Year Run

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The PlayStation 3 may have overshadowed it technically, but the PlayStation 2 has seniority. Now, the PS2 is being retired in Japan after nearly 13 years (http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/consoles/sony-stops-shipments-of-ps2-console-in-japan-1121687). That doesn't mean the games have stopped: "To this day, developers have continued to release games on the platform due to its enduring popularity, with the last title in Japan, Final Fantasy XI: Seekers of Adoulin, due out in March this year."

http://games.slashdot.org/story/12/12/29/0934218/in-japan-playstation-2-ends-a-12-year-run