http://www.ps3hax.net/2012/12/production-of-the-ps2-has-ended/
Well, contrary to what the article says, I say it's about dang time. The 360, PS3, and Wii (now Wii-U too) have all been out too long for the PS2 to still be made. Now it can start being a retro console, and one day be thought of the same way that SNES, PS1, Genesis, etc are thought of.
Quote from the original new source found in the above link:
The PS2 is no longer being shipped in Japan
Its over. The PS2 has finally stopped being produced in Japan. Sony Computer Entertainment announced this news today.
Japan is the last region which still received brand new PS2 systems. Well, the last region out of the big three. I believe the console is still shipping in some other countries which didn’t receive it until long after it arrived in stores in 2000.
But for the most part this is a big deal. The PS2 keeps its crown as best-selling console of all-time at nearly 150 million consoles. Well, best-selling console. If we’re counting the DS then it may not be the #1 selling gaming device ever.
Nonetheless the PS2 was a juggernaut. It lasted a long time and it won’t be forgotten anytime soon. Some people still argue that the PS2 has a superior software library in comparison to current consoles and you’d have a hard time convincing them otherwise because the PS2 has possibly the best library ever.
Good bye PS2, too bad it couldn’t last forever.
PS2: 2000 - 2012