The PlayStation 2 has topped 150 million units shipped worldwide, Sony Computer Entertainment has announced.
The landmark number was reached on January 21 - 10 years and 11 months after the console was first released in Japan.
Sony added via a statement that it expects demand to continue for the system in regions such as East Europe, South East Asia the Middle East, and South America. Will it reach 200 million? Impressive stuff.
The news arrives on the same week SCEE plans to celebrate shifting four million PlayStation 3s in the UK.
Sony's former head of Worldwide Studios Phil Harrison said last year he feels Sony faces a "difficult challenge" to match PS2's record-breaking sales with PS3 - as it suffers from the death of the golden age for third-party exclusives.
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StonecoldMC on 14 Feb '11 said:
Truly incredible numbers!!
Yet some people still think Gaming is just for kids
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wrightandrewjame on 14 Feb '11 said:
Wow. Quite incredible. As Sony adds there are regions of the world where there is still demand (due to only getting the PS2 in the last couple of years) so this number could still rise a little more yet.
the nutty boy on 14 Feb '11 said:
the ps2 will never die,it just smells a bit whiffy!..only kidding..love my ps2,sits next to the others under the tv still.
backcue on 14 Feb '11 said:
all time favourite console, purely from all the memories.... thanks Sony ;D
Very_Silver_Ownz on 14 Feb '11 said:
I know the cool kids choose SNES or dreamcast as their favourite console ever but my favourite is ps2.
Resi 4, GTA SA and MGS3 are my favourite games on the PS2.
now if only there was a firmware on PS3 so I can enjoy them all over again
GlynCR on 14 Feb '11 said:
im happy ps2 continues to sell made every other console feel like they were missing something
some of my fav games from that machine mgs3, devil may cry, dark chronicle, ssx 3 those days will be hard to beat
and my ps2 still sits proud next to my ps3
The Bossman on 14 Feb '11 said:
My PS2 is always in my room, in the launch box it came within. Just swap out the cables and ready for PS2 games all over again. Not surprised by these numbers, it's an incredible console and came at the perfect time.