PlayStation 2 launch at Osaka Toys "R" Us, March 3–4, 2000
Scope and Contents
This collection includes roughly 700 digital photographs taken by game journalist Colin Williamson in Japan from 1999–2005. The subjects include include trade shows, interviews with developers, and general photographs from game stores and arcades around Japan. Many of the early digital photographs in this collection were taken at low resolution; their appearance in our digital archive reflects their original resolution and quality.
Additionally, this collection includes a set of film photographs that Williamson took during a press visit in 1997.
Dates
- Creation: March 3–4, 2000
Historical Note
"wehavenops2s.jpg" shows a sign posted at the Kōrien Toys "R" Us location indicating that they were sold out of PlayStation 2 units.
Full Extent
9 Digital Photographs
Language of Materials
Japanese
Abstract
These photos were taken outside a Toys "R" Us location in Kōrien, Osaka, where Colin Williamson purchased a PlayStation 2 when the system launched on March 4, 2000. Because Williamson arrived so early the night before, he was given a redemption ticket (ticket.jpg) and allowed to return later to redeem a console, which went on sale the following morning (ps2rush.jpg)
Source
- Colin Williamson (Photographer, Person)
Subject
- Sony Computer Entertainment (Organization)
- Toys "R" Us (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Video Game History Foundation Library Repository