{"id":3009358,"date":"2002-11-18T15:36:00","date_gmt":"2002-11-18T23:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"urn:uuid:95d8f8cd-f28a-4ae5-9795-d251930e44c5"},"modified":"2025-02-19T18:51:54","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T02:51:54","slug":"sony-computer-entertainment-to-release-playstation2-ratchet-clank-action-pack","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/sonyinteractive.com\/en\/press-releases\/2002\/sony-computer-entertainment-to-release-playstation2-ratchet-clank-action-pack\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony Computer Entertainment To Release \u201cPlayStation\u00ae2 Ratchet & Clank\u2122 Action Pack\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tokyo, November 18, 2002<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) announced today that it would release \u201cPlayStation\u00ae2 Ratchet & Clank\u2122 Action Pack\u201d on December 3rd, 2002. This pack will contain a PlayStation 2 hardware and a PlayStation 2 software \u201cRatchet and Clank\u201d and will be sold at a suggested retail price of 26,800 Yen (excluding tax).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PlayStation 2 has been supported by a wide range of users, achieving a cumulative shipment of more than 11 million units in Japan and 45 million units worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cRatchet & Clank\u201d, the standard of action games that represents the PlayStation 2 platform, will be released worldwide commemorating the 8th anniversary of PlayStation\u00ae since its first launch in Japan. In North America and Europe, it has already become a major hit title, with shipments reaching almost 1 million units in a week after release. In Japan, along with the \u201cAction Pack\u201d, the title will become available as a standalone product on December 3rd at a suggested retail price of 5,800 Yen (excluding tax). This spectacular action game illustrating the exciting and amusing adventures of the main character \u201cRatchet\u201d and its partner \u201cClank\u201d, is developed exclusively for PlayStation 2 by Insomniac Games, the creative team of the \u201cSpyro the Dragon\u2122\u201d franchise, whose combined worldwide sales have reached more than 10 million units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This highly appealing \u201cPlayStation 2 Ratchet & Clank Action Pack\u201d comes in a blue box with pictures of unique characters and various action scenes shown on it, giving users a sense of excitement of the game. It is a perfect product as a gift to families and friends, and by releasing it towards the year-end peak selling season, SCE aims to promote and further expand its target to even wider demographics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In line with the release of \u201cPlayStation 2 Ratchet & Clank Action Pack\u201d, a new model PlayStation 2 \u201cSCPH-39000\u201d (open price) will become available on November 21st, 2002. Numbers of attractive software titles from third party software developers and publishers are scheduled to be released for the holiday peak-selling season, and further penetration of PlayStation 2 is expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With PlayStation and PlayStation\u00ae2, Sony Computer Entertainment will create and develop a new world of computer entertainment for the broadband era through the fusion of game, music, movies, and broadcasting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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Product Name:<\/strong> \u201cPlayStation\u00ae2 Ratchet & Clank\u2122 Action Pack\u201d SCPH-39000 RC<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suggested Retail Price:<\/strong> JPY 26,800 (excluding tax)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Available:<\/strong> Tuesday, December 3rd, 2002<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Included:<\/strong> PlayStation\u00ae2 x 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PlayStation 2 software title \u201cRatchet & Clank\u2122\u201d x 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Analog Controller DUALSHOCK 2 x 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AV cable (integrated Audio\/Visual) x 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AC Power Cord x 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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About Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recognized as the global leader and company responsible for the progression of consumerbased computer entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) manufacturers, distributes and markets the PlayStation\u00ae game console and PlayStation\u00ae2 computer entertainment system. PlayStation has revolutionized home entertainment by introducing advanced 3D graphic processing, and PlayStation 2 further enhances the PlayStation legacy as the core of home networked entertainment. SCEI, along with its subsidiary divisions Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc., Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd., and Sony Computer Entertainment Korea Inc. develops, publishes, markets and distributes software, and manages the third party licensing programs for these two platforms in the respective markets worldwide. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. is an independent business unit of the Sony Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PlayStation and the PlayStation logo, PS one and PS2 are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. \u201cRatchet & Clank\u2122\u201d and \u201cSpyro the Dragon\u2122\u201d are trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","byline":[16],"class_list":["post-3009358","press-release","type-press-release","status-publish","hentry","post-sony-computer-entertainment-to-release-playstation2-ratchet-clank-action-pack"],"ab_tests":{},"yoast_head":"\nSony Computer Entertainment To Release \u201cPlayStation\u00ae2 Ratchet & Clank\u2122 Action Pack\u201d - Sony Interactive Entertainment<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sonyinteractive.com\/en\/press-releases\/2002\/sony-computer-entertainment-to-release-playstation2-ratchet-clank-action-pack\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sony Computer Entertainment To Release \u201cPlayStation\u00ae2 Ratchet & Clank\u2122 Action Pack\u201d\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Tokyo, November 18, 2002\u00a0\u2013 Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. 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