Before it became the best-selling console of all time, the PlayStation 2 was a mind-blowing glimpse into the future. This video takes us straight back to the year 2000, capturing the exact moment people got their hands on Sony's next-gen powerhouse for the very first time. The sheer awe on their faces shows just how massive of a leap this was for the gaming industry. The footage captures a crowded launch event filled with neon lights, CRTs, and eager gamers testing out early PS2 titles. One of the first faces we see trying out a racing game is none other than a young Ashton Kutcher, who hypes up the gameplay by saying the effects are out of control and that it actually feels like you are driving. The excitement only builds as another player expresses total disbelief at what he is witnessing. He points out that the graphics are so real they surpass anything he has ever seen, even in arcades, and notes that you can actually see emotional responses on the faces of the characters while looking at a snowboarding game. To the modern eye, these early 3D graphics might look retro, but in 2000, this was the absolute peak of technology. It was the birth of an era that would define gaming for a generation and change entertainment forever. #gaming #retro #nostalgia #playstation2 #ps2 #2000s #ashtonkutcher #gaminghistory #shorts #viralshorts #gamers #throwback
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That was Ashton Kutcher wasn’t it?
PS2 was actually ahead of computers at that time
I knew someone was gonna say "the graphics look so real" 😂😂
Both are actors second guy is Simon Rex
I remember the first time playing a 64, I was blown away. Never felt anything like that since, don't know if it was getting older or a slower drip
lmao how much do you think they paid Kutcher to shill PS?
Wasnt the second guy in the hood? Or at least i could have swore ive seen him rap in the hood somewhere 🤔
“The graphics are so real”
Wait till they discover rdr2
The graphics are so real little did they know 😂
The first guy is playing a demo of driver.
You dont know these people?😂
I wouldnt know what to say either if i was paid $10,000 to say a line at a game expo
I love watching old videos where they claim the graphics are so real but to anyone looking at it today it's absolute dogshit😭
I got the first Playstation the day it released
Imagine us saying that in 20 years
So they hired actors pretending to be regular people for marketing
DIRT NASTY
"THE GRAPHICS ARE SO REAL" In 2050 we will either have literally picture perfect graphics or we will become stagnant.
“Even in the arcade” what a time. Back when arcade graphics were better than consoles.