The lifetime sales total of the PS2 has finally been divulged.
New data tied to Sony's PlayStation 2 console has been revealed well over 10 years after the platform was discontinued. Following its initial release in 2000, the PS2 stuck around for a period of 13 years before Sony eventually opted to end its production in 2013. Throughout this run, the second PlayStation console is known to have sold at an incredibly high rate and became the best-selling video game hardware in history.
Shared during the latest edition of PlayStation's official podcas, exiting boss of Sony Interactive Entertainment, Jim Ryan, appeared on the show to talk about his career at the company. In the process, Ryan briefly mentioned the PlayStation 2 and stated that the console had sold 160 million units in its lifespan. Previously, Sony had only announced that the PS2 had surpassed 155 million units but never provided finalized numbers beyond this.
For the time being, the PlayStation 2 remains the top-selling console ever by a pretty hefty margin. However, the Nintendo Switch has slowly been gaining on the PS2 over the past few years and is nearing the point where it will have sold 140 million units. By comparison to other PlayStation platforms, the PS4 is the second best-selling hardware ever released by Sony and sits at 117 million.
Do you think any other video game console will surpass this mark that has been made by the PS2? And if so, which console do you think stands the best chance? Be sure to let me know either down in the comments section or reach out to me on social media at @MooreMan12.
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