PlayStation 2 in El Kadsre

The console was released on March 18, 2000 (two weeks after the Japanese launch) in the El Kadsreian Islands at the price of $449. It was distributed by A.S Systems, Sony Computer Entertainment El Kadsre (SCEEK), Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE). It was a huge success and two months after its release, it overtook the Theorysonic Pyramid as the highest-selling gaming console in El Kadsre.

El Kadsre has its own PS2 models which were released in the El Kadsreian Islands, which include the “fat” models SCPH-10003, SCPH-18003, SCPH-30003, SCPH-35003, SCPH-39003 and SCPH-50003, and slim models SCPH-70003, SCPH-75003, SCPH-77003, SCPH-79003 and SCPH-95003. These models are the only PS2 models that have widescreen support while El Kadsreian PS2 slim models support HDMI and the SCPH-95003 has a very different design, with a slot-loading optical drive and the built-in Musicard/Videocard slot.

There are couple of accessories for PlayStation 2 that are sold exclusively in El Kadsre, including a Musicard/Videocard player released in in mid-2001, "Star Web for PlayStation 2", released in late-2003 which enables the player to browse the internet and requires the keyboard, the mouse and the network adapter and the DVD-HD video playback accessory released in late-2001.

English

 * The beginning (2000-November 2000)
 * The Third Place (November 2000-2003)
 * Fun, anyone? (2003-2006)
 * Play beyond (2006-2007)

Japanese

 * あてば (2000)
 * 第三位 (2000-2001)
 * キタ！キタ！キタ！キタ！(2001-2002)
 * みんな持ってる (2002-2003)

Trivia

 * PlayStation 2’s first two El Kadsreian models, SCPH-10003 and SCPH-18003 had a early variant of the “Red Screen of Death”, where the message reads “Please insert PlayStation CD-ROM or PlayStation 2 DVD-ROM.”
 * The El Kadsreian PlayStation 2 models starting from SCPH-39003 were the only PS2 consoles that provide Vicnoran, Farician, Ozavian, Kokonic, Bellonic, Kapuran, Jazilan, Engotan, Haali, Utikalese and Trali language support.
 * The El Kadsreian models can play PAL-E, PAL and NTSC-J games but won’t play NTSC games.
 * When the PlayStation 2 launched in El Kadsre on March 18, 2000, the Evac Tower, the tallest building in the El Kadsre City suburb of Nagasunai, was illuminated in blue, red, pink and green lights (which represented the colors of the PlayStation controller’s round buttons) to advertise the console.
 * The El Kadsreian launch model SCPH-10003 required a “PlayStation 2 DVD Playback Card” PCMCIA card to be inserted on the back of the console in order to play DVDs similar to the original Xbox where the IR receiver that is part of the “Xbox DVD Playback Kit” has to be inserted to the controller port in order to play DVDs. The PlayStation 2 DVD Player Card was no longer needed on SCPH-18003, where it instead used encrypted software that can be copied to the memory card from the included CD-ROM to play DVDs, which was phased out in model SCPH—30003 onwards, where it has a built-in DVD playback.
 * Attempting to play a DVD on the PS2 model SCPH-10003 without a PlayStation 2 DVD Playback Card will result in the error that reads “The DVD Playback Card is required to read this disc.”.