PAL PS2 closes in on 20 million units News
PlayStation 2 News by Tom Bramwell
Sony's PlayStation 2 passed another milestone on Saturday as the worldwide cumulative shipping figure struck a massive chime at 60.03 million units. In terms of breakdown, that's 14.17 million in Japan (where it launched on March 4th, 2000) including Asia, 26.42 million in the US (October 26th, 2000) and just under 20 million - 19.44 million units - in Europe (November 24th, 2000).
From the machine's Japanese launch to the present day, that's three and a half years - making the 60 million figure 1.6 times more volume than the original PlayStation managed in the same period. As a result, Sony has upped its monthly production/shipment to more than three million units from this August in order to capitalise on the Christmas period.
It's been quite a haul for Sony, who shipped their 50 millionth PS2 on January 15th 2003, having hit 40 million just four months previously and 30 million four and a half months prior to that. Sales can be expected to accelerate over the Christmas period of course, but it'll be interesting to see what sort of legs the console has left...
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Originally posted by Bill Gates Is Evil in the "Eidos Attacks Gamecube" thread:
"Microsoft WILL dominate. I promise each and everyone of you. There is no way in hell Microsoft can be stopped. Nintendo? Doomed. Sony? Doomed." Indeed, Sony are doomed... I'll just let that comment stand on its own. :) I don't own a PS2, and have no intention of buying one right now; not because of any kind of hate towards Sony or fanboyism towards Ninty (I own a Gamecube), but because I just don't feel any great need to get one in the near future. |
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if you can't find something you like on PS2, what chance do you have with the others?
They're attempts at proving they're advised gamers. I've got me PS2, and bloddy hell, I buy every (playable) game I can afford for it - isn't that the purpose of having a highly sucessfull console?
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Tiger_Walts
09/09/03 @ 13:41
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I still do not have a PS2 yet, but will be getting one when the price drops, feel free to recommend your favourite games so I can start hunting for them in 2nd hand stores. These are already on my list...
Ico PES3 Rez Sly Cooper GT3 |
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Yeah, and? I'm selling my GC for £377. That's three times the price of a brand new Xbox (or a second hand PS2).
Really? you ain't as stoopid as you sound ;P Edit: Will you sell my GC for me too, then I could buy a 2nd hand PS2 and two new Xboxes....... FWB roxxxors!!!!!111!!!1111!
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inpHilltr8r
09/09/03 @ 19:02
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"Anyone who buys a console just to play two games is pretty thick.:
Halo, KotoR... oh shit. |
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Renzo - I'm keeping my PS2 because of 2 or 3 games. The suggestion that I probably don't like games is frankly ridiculous. The other consoles have better examples of most the software available. The only thing worth keeping my ps2 for is pro evo, the next gta and possibly gt4 (but probably not).
However, if i were to buy a PS2 now just for 2 games, that would be a bit strange. |
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Noone's mentioned VF4 Evo yet? I might be seeing that in the sales soon then!
PS2 games I've picked up despite still waiting for the price drop: Ico GTA: Vice City Virtua Fighter 4 Frequency Eyetoy Those are the games I considered essential enough to buy a console for. I'd probably also have Project:Zero already if I was anything of a survival horror fan. True, you can pick that up on the xbox, but it's ten quid more for pretty much the same game. |
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