Vertical Stand
» PLATFORM: PlayStation 2 » YEAR: 2000 » COST: £9.99 (launch), £30+ (today, boxed), £10+ (today, unboxed)
During the era of relentless PS2 hype, every single feature of the console was presented as a groundbreaking innovation – and that included its form factor. Rapturous applause broke out when Sony demonstrated the console’s ability to stand vertically. Players wept tears of joy when they learned that the PlayStation logo on the disc tray could be rotated to match the console’s orientation. However, the naysayers would try to spoil the party. “We’ve never stood a console vertically before,” they doubted. “What if it were to fall over? Won’t someone please think of the children?”