15 Mind-Blowing Facts About The PS2

15. Horizontal Or Vertical?

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In a nice touch, Sony made the PS2 so robust that gamers are able to choose which way they want the console to sit - horizontal gives a nice, classic games console feel, whereas vertical makes the machine resemble a PC desktop a little more.

The choice is entirely down to what aesthetic feel the user wants, as the system works well positioned either way. It's little design nuances such as this which resonated with gamers, and it's startling to think that the PS2 was the very first video game unit to offer such an option for players.

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