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The PlayStation 2's built-in player for which home video format helped it outsell dedicated players of that same format after its 2000 launch?
Answer
DVD
Because standalone DVD players were still relatively expensive in 2000, many consumers bought a PlayStation 2 partly for its built-in DVD playback, helping it outsell dedicated DVD players.
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The PlayStation 2 became the best-selling console ever partly because it doubled as a DVD player when DVDs were still expensive, outselling dedicated DVD players.
Other options people guess
- Blu-ray
- VHS
- LaserDisc
Topics
- video-games
- consoles
- dvd
- 2000s
- home-entertainment
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