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Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan has confirmed that it is bringing the curtains down on its aftercare service for PlayStation 2, effectively ending support for the console after 18 years.
While the format holder hasn't been manufacturing new PS2s since 2012, it has been providing service for existing customers by fixing up broken machines when required.
However, a report on IT Media (via Kotaku) confirms that Sony asked PS2 owners to fill out an online form by August 31 to have their consoles patched up one last time. Any machines that are sent off to the PlayStation Clinic after September 7 will no longer be serviced.
Sony also put the kibosh on PS2 customer service on August 31. To be fair, you can't complain; PS2 arrived in Japan in March 2000, so the fact Sony has kept things going this long is nothing to turn your nose at.
The PS2 went on to become the best-selling video game console of all time, moving over 155 million units as of March 2012 and shifting 1.5 billion software units. Blimey.
