PlayStation 2 hits 50 million in North America
- Posted January 14th, 2009 at 05:46 EDT by
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Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) announced today that the PlayStation 2 has sold over 50 million units in North America.
Released in 2000, PS2 was the first console of its time to support the then new DVD format. The system soon cemented itself ahead of the competition thanks to an influx of triple A titles including Grand Theft Auto III, Devil May Cry and Final Fantasy X, with subsequent price cuts further driving hardware sales over the last few years.
John Koller, director of hardware marketing at Sony Computer Entertainment of America, said that the continued strong sales are due to lower-income consumers and families, while support for the machine continues to remain strong.
"We don't intend on discarding the system any time soon," said Koller.
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saint seya |
Saint_seya- 6:08am GMT - January 14th, 2009
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wow.. 50 millons only in usa, wow it's more than all that wii has in the world...lol that's really amazing
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tadpole3159 |
faulkner8991- 6:42am GMT - January 14th, 2009
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wow seya u is hot. that picture dont make you look gay.
oh and up the ps2!
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PS3-The Ultimate Machine
- 9:48am GMT - January 14th, 2009
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Let's just hope Sony gives us JUST ONE more AAA hit on this aged,battered,and bruised legend of a console,b4 it's final farewell next year...
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Blue Pharoh
- 5:35pm GMT - January 14th, 2009
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This article reminded me that I paid over $300 for my PS2 when it first came out and no one was complaining over the price back then. Now the PS3 is $399 and people won't buy one unless there is a price drop, go figure. By the way, my original PS2 still kicking strong, that's what you get for buying quality instead of xcrap.
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GrugNorg0606 |
L1QU1D_F0X (The I's are ones & the O is a zero)- 8:06pm GMT - January 14th, 2009
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lol lower income families! lmao yup that true!
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mister_meeh
- 11:43pm GMT - January 14th, 2009
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i know it's a great thing that it's still achieving numbers like this, but isn't it actually pushing buyers away from buying the ps3? it's been out for 8 years, but it's gotta come to an end sometime. i say just stop production and focus on ps3.
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dj_sup3r1or |
sup3r1or- 2:47am GMT - January 15th, 2009
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Why are u so happy? Thats after 8 years, wii on christmas alone sold more than 1 million if it continues to sell like that, it will surpise PS2 in 2-3 years
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Free_Agent
- 3:13am GMT - January 15th, 2009
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wow, thats a big number. I still think the PS2 offers way more bang for the buck than the PS3 does.
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