With the PS1 firmly established as the market leader and the Sega Dreamcast gathering momentum, it was vital that Sony hit the ground running with its next machine – and part of that was good, old-fashioned marketing.
It proclaimed that the Emotion Engine would allow for experiences that simply weren't possible on any other system – and while the hype worked, and the PS2 would go on to become the best-selling console of all time, Sony's promises were perhaps a little over the top.
The always-excellent Modern Vintage Gamer has released a new video which looks into the impact of the Emotion Engine, and investigates if the complex, multi-chip brain of the PS2 really did result in better games.
The video does an excellent job of charting the evolution of Sony's best-selling platform, showcasing the performance gap which many early adopters felt, right up to the games which pushed the system to its maximum potential.
