Already launched in Japan and due to be released in Europe by early Autumn 2000, the Sony PlayStation 2 will be the most powerful games console on earth.

Forget the Dreamcast, the PlayStation 2 will be more user-friendly as it will be capable of playing current PlayStation games due to its core processor being the same as in the current PlayStation.

The new controller, Dual Shock 2, is the most advanced controller known, as the buttons will be analogue. For example the harder you press a button, the higher a character jumps or the faster a car accelerates. This will dramatically change game play as your mood may alter the game.

Back to the Dreamcast - it may be able to play games over the Internet and send emails, but seeing as this Internet option wasn't available in Europe until spring 2000, lots of games have had the Internet gaming removed. So the Dreamcast can connect to the Internet, but the games are on CD and these have their limits. However, the PlayStation 2 games will be on DVD and CD, these give the PlayStation 2 the added advantage of being able to play DVD videos and of course still being able to play audio CDs.