How is the U.S. PS2 different from the original Japanese PlayStation 2?
There are a number of differences. The main (and most obvious) difference is that the Japanese PS2 won’t play U.S. games. Aside from this, the U.S. PS2 will feature a proprietary expansion bay that could accommodate a hard drive or high-speed modem. The U.S. PS2 also won’t ship with a memory card in the box nor will there be a demo disc with sample games. Finally, the base in the Japanese unit is metal while the U.S. version is plastic, making it slightly lighter.
