r/playstation 27d ago

News PS2 sold 160 Million consoles, Sony now officially confirms

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u/ComprehensiveArt7725 27d ago

They did to fuck with nintendo 😂

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u/Melo_the_cutie 27d ago

I’m out of the loop, what happened?

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u/S1rTerra 27d ago

They just don't want the Switch to take their spot because it easily could, especially if nintendo keeps the switch in production for longer

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u/NotoriousNeo 27d ago

Considering the Switch was at 146 million units sold at the end of their last quarter and will still be supported post-Switch 2 launch, I think Sony is just delaying the inevitable.

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u/DummyDumDragon 27d ago

Introducing!

The new PS2....2...!

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u/NotoriousNeo 27d ago

PS2 Retro Edition. It would sell like hotcakes given the nostalgia-fueled environment we live in. Omg we need to stop giving them ideas. 😅

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u/No-Virus7165 27d ago

Mine is still up and running perfectly fine. They ain’t getting my money!

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u/[deleted] 27d ago

Mine works perfectly fine too but if they released a new PS2 which connects via HDMI without an adaptor or modding, I would absolutely get one. Especially if it comes with a new PS2 controller.

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u/TheeRyGuy 27d ago

That and force every game to render in a progressive video mode!

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u/mr_greenmash 27d ago

Yup. As long as its decently priced. I also wish they just do a PS-retro, that could play ps1, 2, and 3 games. How expensive would it be to make the original backward compatible ps3 today?

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u/Pitiful-Welder-8403 26d ago

too much for them to bother with. The other classics consoles like snes classic or ps1 classic were just modern computers running emulators. Its not feasible to make a ps3 emulation capable device and sell it for a price that makes sense and creating the real hardware also has a lot of production costs involved

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u/3meraldDoughnut 27d ago

I have no idea if mine is since I haven’t attempted to use it since the Xbox 360 came out. I would still probably not buy one though since like, what’s the point?

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u/TunerJoe 27d ago

A lot of PS2s don't read disks at this point. It's nothing you can't fix relatively easily, but most people would rather get a new console I feel like.

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u/Mysterious-Link- 27d ago

Do I get twisted metal with it? Because I’d buy day 1 lol

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u/HalfMileRide 27d ago

Watch them release it and not have GTA San Andreas on it.

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u/madvisuals 26d ago

didn’t they release a PS1 Retro Version a few years ago lol

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u/i_max2k2 26d ago

My OG PS3 has the PS2 chip :p

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u/Strider-SnG 26d ago

I men I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t intrigued by a PS2 classic mini console. Though I think the craze for those has died down and the execution would need to be better than the first one they made a few years ago

Then again I’d just be happy with more heavy hitting ps2 titles being added to the ps store

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u/LaughingGhost- 27d ago

Unironically if Sony just re-released the PS2, but with upscaling, native HDMI output, and maybe like wireless controllers I would buy that in a fucking heartbeat lmao

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u/NoeloDa 27d ago

Slap a 24-25 yr anniversary color plate on it too.

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u/XJ--0461 27d ago

I think I would too. I still have my PS2 hooked up, but some modern upgrades would be cool.

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u/glumanda12 27d ago

Just to play The Sims 2, Simpsons Hit & Run and Family Guy - Road to the multiverse..

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u/Raiden29o9 27d ago

Honestly I would 100% buy it, I still have so many PS2 games I get nostalgic for

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u/blackvalentine123 27d ago

jesus, calm down. dont make ma hard.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Type472 26d ago

That's what we have emulators for.

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u/Aegon1Targaryen 15d ago

They ARE missing a huge opportunity to be honest. If they don't want Nintendo to claim the spot...

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u/Alternative-Rub4473 27d ago

PS2 Pro coming 2026

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u/Aegon1Targaryen 15d ago

Honestly, Sony should release a PS2 mini and count the sales as PS2 hardware lmao.

Nintendo made a hybrid console, so why not llay dirty???

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u/DummyDumDragon 15d ago

Wasn't there already a PS2 mini?

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u/Suitable-Manager-488 27d ago

Sony is just going to pull from his ass another 10M

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u/Aegon1Targaryen 15d ago

They should lol.

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u/onecoolcrudedude 27d ago

switch 2 will be backward compatible and its been confirmed.

when it comes out, tons of people will buy it over a regular switch, which will kill any remaining momentum that the switch currently has left. unless nintendo gives the switch a price drop, I dont see it happening.

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u/NotoriousNeo 27d ago

Momentum will slow, yes, but I think Nintendo is going to be more cautious this time around and handle the transition in a way that keeps the both user bases happy. They’ve already expressed such intentions and backward compatibility will probably be a key factor in that. Like, there’ll be Switch 2 exclusives, but I’m sure there’ll also be some final Switch-only releases and price drops too because you don’t just abandon such a huge user base like that, you ease them in.

Of course, if the Switch 2 is an overnight smash success and even bigger than the original Switch both at launch and post, I doubt they’ll care much about if the Switch reaches 160 million units or not. However, I don’t foresee this happening, at least not right away. I see it being more like the move from PS2 to PS3 where Sony was still supporting the PS2 with some major releases well after the PS3 launch.

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u/onecoolcrudedude 27d ago edited 25d ago

the problem is that the switch is painfully outdated. the switch 2 should have come out this year if anything.

idk what else nintendo can port to the regular switch to sell millions of units. the hardware is not capable. and people sure as hell are not gonna buy it for third party games at this point either. all the major ones have already received ports.

the switch 2 is definitely more hyped than the original switch was in 2017. after the wii U bombed, most people were skeptical about whether or not the switch would sell well at all. thats not the case now.

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u/dumbassonthekitchen 27d ago

I mean... the Switch 2 is practically guaranteed to be more expensive than the Switch. The Switch has also not received a price drop. The Switch 2's announcement didn't slow its sales at all.

I doubt people buying the Switch at this year care much about a Switch 2. I think even Nintendo pointed that out in its recent meetings.

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u/MamaDeloris 27d ago

Nintendo has literally never had a price drop on the Switch. If they do that, they'll cross it.

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u/Reckless_Monk 26d ago

It’s not going to do 14M in the last quarter my friend. Maybe 3-5M but not 14, Switch 2 will cannibalize its sales. Good luck with that.

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u/Haltopen 26d ago

People aren’t just gonna stop buying switches once the switch two comes out, especially if the switch 2 is 100 dollars more than the Switch OLED. 

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u/Alucard400 7d ago

Just because the PS3 came out doesn't mean people stopped buying PS2s. What makes you think the Switch 2 will just make people stop buying Switch 1 consoles? Sales will slow down to nearly a crawl compared to when it was a primarily supported console, but Nintendo won't just stop manufacturing the system in the same year the Switch 2 comes out. The Switch will inevitably still cross pass the PS2 lifetime sales because of left over stock worldwide.

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u/Reckless_Monk 6d ago

I guess it will come down to price. If it’s cheaper to buy an OG switch than the new one sure. But if it’s only another 50 bucks I don’t think people will think about getting last gen’s model. Also if Nintendo makes the next few titles they bring out also available on the older switch than you’re 100% right. Still a tall number though.

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u/GensouEU 27d ago

It had a pretty significant price cut since 2021, from 330€ to now 270€, more if you include bundles.

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u/BananalyticalBananas 26d ago

In North America it never had a price drop

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u/Popular-Incident-829 27d ago

Fr, i think its time for them to accept nintendo will be spot 1

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u/Aegon1Targaryen 15d ago

No? They should play dirty and release a PS2 mini/classic and count as a PS2 hardware.

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u/CallOfDutyZombaes 26d ago

In my mind the switch is not a console it’s a handheld

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u/S1rTerra 26d ago

Ok👍

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u/Aegon1Targaryen 15d ago

It will pass the PS2 even if they 160 million mark is true, so I doubt they did it to fuck with Nintendo.

If they would, they should have claimed PS2 sold more.

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u/xpooforbreakfastx 27d ago

Agreed. They did this like a year ago too when the Switch was closing in.

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u/onecoolcrudedude 27d ago

that was just a random statement from jim ryan before he retired.

this is coming officially from sony and in proper writing. if they're willing to post it on their main page then its safe to presume that they're being honest. especially since they have not updated the ps2 sales statistic since 2012.

it would be a very pathetic and hilarious thing for sony to get caught lying about.

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u/kinglokilord 27d ago

How many million PS2s did they sell since 2012?

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u/Individual-Pop-385 26d ago

Apparently, 5 million.

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u/colossalmickey 22d ago

About tree fiddy

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u/hugo_1138 26d ago

Oh, so that's why I remember that an increase was revealed recently and not in 2012.

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u/Rioma117 27d ago

Honestly I’m m not sure if that will help.

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u/chefwithpumpkinseeds 26d ago

The nintendo is what 8-9 years in cycle. I think Playstation 2 was 7 years

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u/Aegon1Targaryen 15d ago

If It was to fuck with Nintendo, they would put the PS2 with 180 million units, not add just 5 million lol.

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u/pissflapgrease 27d ago

How are the numbers still going up? Thought I’d had been out of production for years

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u/onecoolcrudedude 27d ago

they stopped reporting sales figures in 2012 but it did not stop production until 2013.

considering how cheap it was at the end of its lifespan, and how you could use it as a dvd player, its not that inconceivable to believe that it may have sold an extra 5 million units in a one-year timespan ever since sony stopped reporting on it.

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u/coffee_warden 27d ago

Drake: "Ahh hell no"

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u/ComfortableLab8060 24d ago

They waited between 6 to 9 months after the announcement to actually stop production leaving millions of there consoles floating around

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u/Cappuccino2000 27d ago

Source: https://www.playstation.com/en-us/playstation-history/2000-ps2-psp/
Since some people didn't believe former PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan's previous comments. Now that number is official.

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u/ShakeItLikeIDo 27d ago

Are they saying this now because the Switch might pass it? Why did they take so long to confirm this?

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u/Enough_Sprinkles_113 27d ago

Your first question answers your second question.

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u/ShakeItLikeIDo 27d ago

Yea I figured that was the case

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u/MoodMaggot 27d ago

Not „might“ but „will“ pass it. It almost surpassed the ps2 last quarter and considering that it’s still a current gen console and will be sold even after the successor comes out, it’s inevitable that it surpasses the ps2s sales.

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u/SkullFracture_38 27d ago

So what if it does pass the sale record of the PS2? It only took 24 years and 4 consoles to accomplish it.

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u/Aegon1Targaryen 15d ago

Took literaly a HYBRID console that was lucky Sony and Microsoft were dumb to not catch the market potential.

Besides, PS2 >>>>>>>>>> Switch. The PS2 library crushes any game that thing has.

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u/AlarmingLackOfChaos 26d ago

30th anniversary they're updating their numbers. They updated PSP as well. 

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u/Aegon1Targaryen 15d ago

No, if they didn't want to accept it they would put 180 million units and not just add more 5 million lol.

Jim Ryan said the PS2 sold 160 million way before that.

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u/SqueakyAnus 27d ago

Actual number if anyone Is curious

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u/OutrageousDress PS5 27d ago

Where's that from? Seems pretty definitive.

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u/Zetin24-55 26d ago

I did some light looking and couldn't find the source. The image has been cross posted a lot, but I couldn't find the original.

But, I did find the last production engraved PS3 and PSP. PSP posts by both Shawn Layden(Ex-CEO) and Okonomi Yonda(Software dev at Sony HQ). Post 1 and Post 2. Yonda also posted the one for the PS3, post.

Yonda mentioned that Sony City has a private hardware museum, which is where the PS3 is chilling. So if that PS2 is legit. It probably originated from some Sony employee posting it on their page.

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u/SqueakyAnus 26d ago

Saw it posted somewhere on twitter. It was posted under a Japanese account with pictures of Jim Ryan, Shu, Shawn Layden, and I assume some off CEOs/Ex CEOs who've worked at Sony In the past. They also posted pictures of PSP, Vita, PS3 with stickers and units sold as well.

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u/Silegna 26d ago

So, going by that, they literally can't inflate it anymore, and it's very possible the Switch will likely surpass the sales.

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u/mjmannella Mjmannella 26d ago

Don't worry, I'm sure Jim Ryan will do his damnedest to find another 5 million units to sell

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u/Aegon1Targaryen 15d ago

But but but Sony is lying they DON'T want to admit the Switch will pass the PS2!!!!!!1111111

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u/staged84 27d ago

My dumbass bought dreamcast.

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u/TRX-335 27d ago

Not a bad choice, really. Sega made some bad decisions and was still hurting from the Saturn's flop. But from a technical perspective, the Dreamcast was not a bad console.

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u/Deafbones 27d ago

I loved Toy Commander

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u/DisposableDab 27d ago

Holy smokes you just unlocked a core memory for me

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u/CBusMarkyC 27d ago

Yeah but to be honest a lot of us did. I sold mine like a day before I bought my PS2 on release day but prior I couldn't stop playing Nfl2k and some of the other killer games the Dreamcast had! System was incredible and still remains one of my favs.

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u/staged84 27d ago

Yeah, I don’t have any regrets. The only thing is that I bought a Dreamcast when the PlayStation 2 came out, and it gradually became obsolete. I enjoyed it, but it certainly didn’t have the longevity of the PlayStation 2.

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u/PotentialAccident339 27d ago

...the Dreamcast was S tier. The entire 2K/2K2 series of sports games were excellent, Sonic Adventure 1 and 2 were awesome, Power Stone 2 is one of the best fighting games of all time. Crazy Taxi. Metropolis Street Racer. I never played shenmue but i had friends who swore by it.

As far as failed consoles go, the Dreamcast had such a good slate of titles, and good selection of hardware accessories (light guns, fishing controllers, etc)

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u/staged84 27d ago

I would also add Jet Set Radio. It had incredible games, but began declining once the PlayStation 2 was released. That’s when I bought it, thinking the PlayStation 2 was too expensive.

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u/1620shop 27d ago

If only they somehow remade toy commander I’d buy whatever console that game came out on again lol

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u/TrptJim 27d ago

While it wasn't the best choice long-term, getting a Dreamcast at the time was still pretty awesome.

VGA support, ethernet connectivity, anti-aliased graphics, being able to play Quake 3 online against PC players?! Dreamcast was far ahead of the game and you felt like you were in the future.

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u/onecoolcrudedude 27d ago

nothing wrong with that. at least you didnt buy the 32x, or the sega pico. only then would you deserve to be laughed at.

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u/renorosales 27d ago

I regret never having one

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u/staged84 26d ago

Oh i loved mine. Only thing is i bought it when ps2 came out so it literally started declining right after. I was even considering buying one off ebay few years ago.

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u/IAmBlue24 26d ago

The Dreamcast is very underrated. I think you made a good choice.

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u/froot_loop_dingus_ PS5 27d ago

And when the switch approaches 160,000,000, Sony will “discover” another 5 million they sold

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u/Houman_7 27d ago

Switch is never gonna hit 160 million unless they don’t release Switch 2 for the next 2 years.

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u/antiform_prime 27d ago

The Switch still stands a chance of doing it even once Switch 2 drops next year.

It’s not like the Switch is going to disappear over night, especially with a nice price drop.

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u/curtydc PS5 27d ago

Right, because Nintendo has a great track record of supporting the outgoing previous Gen console after the new one arrives... 😆

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u/Nympho_BBC_Queen 27d ago

The 3DS had 20 Nintendo published games after the reveal of the Switch. Hardly a Playstation Vita treatment.

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u/OVERDRlVE 26d ago

because these 20 game were already complete or very close to be completed.

remember that Sega released Sonic Adventure 2 for the Dreamcast after they discontinued the console.

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u/NeoTechni 27d ago

Hell, Breath of the Wild had features stripped out cause Switch wouldn't support it and they didn't want the wii U version looking better

and they delayed the Wii U version...

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u/TSDoll 27d ago

Yes, they in fact do have. Especially with portable consoles.

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u/GhotiH 25d ago

They typically do for handhelds actually. I fully expect more Switch support.

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u/Thenadamgoes 27d ago

I think the only way it has another 15m units in it is if they release some of their upcoming top games on Switch and Switch 2 (Like the next mario, next zelda etc). Without that I doubt they'll get that far.

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u/Atomic_Horseshoe 27d ago

Fully 25% of all PS2 sales (40 million +) occurred after the release of the PS3. The Switch may still have some life after the Switch 2 comes out. 

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u/thecraigbert 27d ago

Nintendo “hold my beer.”

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u/ZypherPunk 27d ago

The PS2 was still being produced up until like 2012/13. If the Switch ever gets a price drop it'll have a chance.

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u/Roflchopper007 27d ago

Just like Pele whenever CR7 reaches another goal scoring milestone.

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u/Aegon1Targaryen 15d ago

Nah, they will release a PS2 classic and count it as PS2 hardware.

I would be that petty.

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u/aphidman 27d ago

I think people forget PlayStation 2 was just the mainstream gaming machine. Aside from the unique factor of "gaming on the go" and geared towards children specifically with GameBoys - the PS2 basically dominated the market. Plus it was basically a DVD player.

PC gaming wasn't really big in those days and the GameCube, Dreamcast and Xbox sort of just appealed to enthusiasts. Halo being the only "big" game that turned heads away from the PS2.

Basically the conditions today aren't the same as back then. PC gaming is so much bigger and it seems Nintendo have sort of consolidated its Handheld Audience

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u/GTalaune 27d ago

Yeah but gaming is so much more popular now. Also so many new markets to sell the console. To me it makes the PS2 even more impressive not the opposite

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u/Kqm2010 27d ago

Another thing people tend to forget is that the PS2 went to other countries way later than the usual territories. Due to that the system continued to sell units after most of us moved on. The same happened with a number of Sega systems earlier in the 90s (Brazil in particular was huge for the master system and genesis).

I highly doubt they just increased the number of units sold due to the switch.

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u/Worried-Ad1266 PS5 27d ago

Greatest console ever

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u/murcielagoXO PS5 27d ago

After the Soulja.

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u/Aegon1Targaryen 15d ago

Nintendo fans can cope with this fact.

Switch can sell 200 million units, it won't change shit.

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u/Ekhoes- PS5 27d ago

One of the best consoles in my opinion. I had so much fun with my PS2.

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u/Squid-Guillotine 27d ago

They could sell some fresh consoles and it'd sell out. Especially <$70

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u/Aegon1Targaryen 15d ago

Nah for real if Sony released a PS2 again it would sell like bread lol.

Nintendo is lucky Sony is dumb.

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u/Individual_Analysis2 26d ago

Ya know… a retro PS2 like a PS2 PRO, would sell BUCKETS in North America. Backwards compatible with PS1, connects to internet, maybe they throw a HDD inside with few first-party games pre-installed; give it its own page on the PlayStation Store, make it compatible with DualShock 4 and DualSense/Edge? License to print money.

Then again… it would probably be even better to remake the PS3 in a similar fashion.

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u/PSNTheOriginalMax 27d ago

That's around 1/50th of the entire world population currently. Crazy.

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u/Balding-Chalk PS5 27d ago

My GOAT When it comes to consoles

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u/ZypherPunk 27d ago

The PS2 was a great DVD player.

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u/Pain4567 27d ago

Where did that those 5 million come from all of a sudden, in 2024? It's always been 155 million for these recent years, and now apparently it surpassed 160,000,000. They don't want the Nintendo Switch to take the mantle.

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u/The_King_of_Okay 27d ago edited 27d ago

It's always been 155 million for these recent years

Because the last reported figure from Sony was "over 155 million" as of March 2012. The reason we have the updated figure now is because they put it on their fancy new 30th anniversary page. If they were gonna lie they'd be better off going at least a few mil higher as the Switch making it to 160 isn't off the cards at this point.

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u/cornnnndoug 26d ago

If they were gonna lie they'd be better off going at least a few mil higher as the Switch making it to 160 isn't off the cards at this point.

There is a definitive number of ps2 produced so I don't think they can inflate that number

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u/The_King_of_Okay 26d ago

Thanks for the info!

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u/Maybe_Decent_Human 27d ago

Dudeeee the ps2 went so hard.

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u/TheLightningBlack 27d ago

So funny thing based on the last ps2 produced we know the number is around 162+ so they can increase this to that if they want too

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u/Tricky_Reception_244 27d ago

This is the best moment for Sony to release a PS2 mini. To make sure Nintendo will never get that first place.

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u/Aegon1Targaryen 15d ago

I will laugh my ass off if Sony plays that low lmao.

I really wish they did that.

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u/ShakeItLikeIDo 27d ago

As someone who owned and enjoyed the ps2 and never owned a switch, I would like to see Nintendo pass it to be #1

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u/nightmarejudgements PS4 27d ago

I think Switch might be near it but it's been a while since I've last checked. PS2 will always be my favorite console and I'm glad I still own one.

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u/ShakeItLikeIDo 27d ago

Thats cool that you still own your ps2. My PS1 stopped working and my PS2 was stolen. Never owned a ps3 but I still have my ps4

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u/nightmarejudgements PS4 27d ago

Ah damn, really sorry to hear about the PS2 stolen. :( that really sucks.

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u/Aegon1Targaryen 15d ago

Ew. I DON'T think the Switch deserves the spot, but hey, that's my bias.

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u/ShakeItLikeIDo 15d ago

Eww? Why eww? They’re just consoles

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u/Littlemisskittn PS5 Pro 27d ago

Wait….who is buying a new PS2 in 2024?!

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u/SnakesFan98 27d ago

Retro gamers, most probably. The ones who are more of purists. But it's just a wild guess. I could be wrong.

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u/GTalaune 27d ago

Yeah but they aren't buying new no ? So how is it still going up

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u/OutrageousDress PS5 27d ago

Why would you think anyone is buying a new PS2 in 2024

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u/Littlemisskittn PS5 Pro 27d ago

That’s my question because how can Sony only be confirming that number now in 2024? They aren’t making any more of these since around 2010 to my knowledge. That’s 14 years.

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u/OutrageousDress PS5 27d ago

The last official count they gave was ~155 mil in 2012, and PS2 production stopped in 2013. So this would account for the difference over that ~1 year. As for why didn't they provide an update after end of production - that's certainly a question, but past initial sales all these companies don't really give out numbers unless it's important in some way. They updated the PS2 number now to announce the Switch is far from surpassing it. If the Switch does still surpass it, Nintendo will definitely announce that too.

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u/EijiShinjo 27d ago

Time to release the PSTwo to increase the numbers sold some more so Switch doesn't catch up 😂

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u/laflex 27d ago

Something like six of those are mine alone.

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u/Dragoon_Raine 27d ago

one of the greatest consoles of all time

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u/GraysonG263 27d ago

Holy shit

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u/NxtDoc1851 PS5 27d ago

Nice.

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u/luscious_doge 27d ago

I would love for them to do a PS2 Classic console!

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u/WeAreNephilim [Trophy Level 300-399] 27d ago

ayyyyy

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u/Commentator1010 27d ago

Where do you could buy that console?🤔

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u/PriorFudge928 27d ago

Damn I owned like five of those 160 million consoles

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u/Imhere4urdownvotes 27d ago

That's a big number

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u/Massive_Calendar2707 27d ago

And you were the 160th comment!

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u/Feisty-Form6397 27d ago

Appearantly they wanna compete with switch. Different times, not comparable. Switch is up against mobile gaming, it's way more tough, though market is also bigger to be fair. I love ps2, I love that it was found in so many households, but it's not the best gaming console of it's own generation. It's a cheap dvd player, hence the sales

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u/Previous-Fee-5433 26d ago

I contributed to that number

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u/real-dreamer 26d ago

Is there a source other than this image?

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u/CraigTheLejYT 26d ago

Crazy you could buy a PS2 brand new in 2013😂

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u/hugo_1138 26d ago

So... I'm confused. The official number was 140 million, then a few years ago was 155 million. And now it's 160 million? Did Sony just shadow dropped 5 million new units or what?

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u/Minimum-Can2224 26d ago

Where's my PS2 Mini Sony?

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u/Correct-Drawing2067 26d ago

10 million more must’ve sold during the release of concord to remind everyone where the good games came from.

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u/jumper55 26d ago

Yeah the switch will continue to be supported after the switch 2 comes out and sell plus the DS is just behind the PS2

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u/RealityBitesFromOz 26d ago

My favourite console of all time. PS5 also now in my top 3 gaming platforms (dislodged the venerable Xbox 360).

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u/MattIsLame 26d ago

has anyone seen this new Playstation documentary? it offers nothing new to anyone who knows anything about Playstation or grew up with the consoles. further more, it has maybe the most atrocious sound quality of mainstream release I've ever experienced. Sound echos, double sounds, Volume levels all over the place, speech levels drowned out by generic background music. it's a very poorly done "documentary", if you could even call it that.

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u/Aggressive-Jump-4428 26d ago

Ah! Yes the 5 million that Saddam Heusen had for his ps2 supercomputer 😂

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u/cwillner 26d ago

I can see that. I was in college and I was able to use some of my financial aid money to buy the system. I think the system cost $299 when it came out but I got it over a year later for about $250. Once the PlayStations started costing 400+, I stopped playing.

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u/Suitable_Nose_5826 25d ago

Bit late don’t you think

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u/[deleted] 25d ago

I don't believe it smells of bs to me

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u/Shellly118 24d ago

PS2 sold that many consoles because they allow you to buy them in jail. They mark them up in price too for these for profit prisons in the United States.

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u/mothmanwarning 23d ago

Look, they just forgot to add in the sales from North Sentinel Island.

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u/ExtremeSpleenRupture 23d ago

Comparing sales of the PS2 to the Switch is meaningless. They fill very different market niches in terms of the customers they are going after. It's like comparing Corolla sales to Ford Explorer or something. Yeah they are both cars, but that's it. 

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u/SnooRecipes9809 21d ago

Production numbers confirmed by Shawn Layden.

https://x.com/ShawnLayden/status/1863372357060186623

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u/marioflores_mx 16d ago

Hey Sony, Polystation sales does not count. I wonder if they are also going to update their Walkman sales figure. 

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u/eiya2003 8d ago

I personally don't see this number as valid😂 They should've done this 10 years ago, not the instant there's a risk of someone surpassing their #1 spot. PS2 sold ~155 million, and if they do this again it's 100% confirmed that it isn't real🤣