PlayStation 2 never gets enough credit for how much it changed home media consumption

Anyone who grew up during the early 2000s will tell you that the PlayStation 2 was a big deal. Sony's second gaming console managed to sell over 160 million units worldwide since its original release, and remains one of the best-selling video game consoles of all time. This was due to a couple of big factors that managed to come together for the PS2 at the right time. Not only was the gaming industry going through big changes from the late 90s into the early 2000s, but the way people engaged with all media also shifted. Luckily, this was heavily in favor of the PlayStation 2 at the time it came out.