Sony says it has sold 160M+ PlayStation 2 units globally since its 2000 launch, the highest-selling console of all time, followed by the Nintendo DS and Switch
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Gameranx
Andrew McKay
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Emil Protalinski
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Sony PlayStation 2 (released in 2000): 160M+ units sold — Nintendo DS (released in 2004): 154M+ units sold — Nintendo Switch (released in 2017): 146M+ units sold — There could be a new console sales king in 2025, only a quarter-century after the PS2's debut. [embedded post…
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@kylebrussell.bsky.social
Kyle Russell
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weird flex but okay [embedded post]
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@stealth40k
@stealth40k
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Sony officially confirmed the PS2 sold over 160 million units. 1) PS2 - 160m 2) Nintendo DS - 154m 3) Switch - 146m One of the big stories of 2025 is going to be how close Switch actually gets to #1. It will pass 150m by the end of the year. https://www.playstation.com/ ... [imag…
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@zhugeex
Daniel Ahmad
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For reference, the same website says over 102 million for the PS1. We know the real figure was actually 102.5 based on Sony's public disclosures after discontinuation. So I'd posit that the PS2 maximum is probably under 161m. But hey, you shouldn't care about this and the
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@zhugeex
Daniel Ahmad
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Spoiler: The PS2 theoretical maximum is 161.8 million. Although the real figure is definitely below that.
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@zhugeex
Daniel Ahmad
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The official PlayStation page now confirms the PS2 has sold over 160 million units. Something I had already calculated 10 years ago. We still don't have an exact figure, but the thread below explains the theoretical maximum. https://www.playstation.com/ ... [image]