Sony's Social Media Tribute to the PS2 Borders on Insulting 1

The legendary PS2 celebrated its 25th anniversary in North America over the weekend, and Sony’s social media tribute bordered on insulting.

The company took the opportunity to promote its PS Plus Premium retro games, which makes sense, until you realise it’s missing many of the system’s most memorable releases.

The trailer focuses on the likes of Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, Mister Mosquito, Dark Cloud, Siren, and Sly Cooper. All great games!

But as fans have pointed out in the replies, there are so many incredible PS2 games missing from the selection, including God of War, Ratchet & Clank, ICO, and Twisted Metal Black to name just a few.

To be fair, SoulCalibur 3 and Tomb Raider Anniversary have been announced for the service, and are due out in the coming months.

We also think it’s positive Sony’s stuck with this retro initiative, and continued to iterate on its emulator and bring more classic games to its contemporary consoles.

But we don’t think we’re being greedy to ask for more.

The rollout of these retro releases has been glacially paced, and there’s still so much the company could make readily available on the PS Store.

Here’s hoping it’s not ignoring the criticism and begins to expedite the addition of these classic games.

Sammy Barker

As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He’s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.