Energy-Efficient, Resource-Saving New PlayStation The new slim line PlayStation 2 (SCPH-70000), released by Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. in Japan, North America and Europe in November 2004, features a completely overhauled design architecture that has reduced the hardware’s weight by 50%, internal volume by 75% and thickness by 5cm (from 7.8cm to 2.8cm), achievements that have greatly reduced resource use.