From the moment in early 1999 when Sony announced its second-generation home video game console, the Play-Station 2, it was clear this would no mere plaything.

从1999年初索尼公司宣布其第二代家庭视频游戏机即“玩家2”面市的那一刻起，就很清楚，“玩家2”将不仅仅是玩具。

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From the moment in early 1999 when Sony announced its second-generation home video game console, the PlayStation 2, it was clear this would be no mere plaything.

1999年早期，索尼发布了它的第二代游戏机PlayStation2，PS2显然不仅仅是个玩具。

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What's New: It's clear that Fireteam Bravo 3 is trying to mimic the console experience by having cooperative play so that you can team up with your friends and take on the missions together.

新特点：现在已经判明，《海豹突击队：布拉沃火线小组3》通过合作模式来模仿控制体验，因此你可以和你的朋友一起组队闯关。

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Console-based games giants Nintendo and Sony have steered clear of China, though privately imported boxes are available and Nintendo recently unveiled a games console designed especially to protect against the country's rampant software piracy.

BBC: NEWS | Business | China's online games sales double

In case it wasn't already clear how small the Android-powered console is, the folks at Ouya included the picture you see above to further illustrate that point -- the thing is really small.

ENGADGET: Ouya dev consoles shipping to backers on December 28th, SDK available same day

"If you look at where the market is headed, it's clear that Sony needs to acknowledge that the traditional console business is dead, " said Dan "Shoe" Hsu, editor-in-chief of gaming site GamesBeat.

CNN: What to expect from Sony event: PlayStation 4