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3rd June 2005:
90 Million PS2's 
Sony have announced that the worldwide PlayStation 2 shipments have reached a staggering 90 million units.
Posted by John Grothier - PlayStation 2 - UK and Europe

Sony Computer Entertainment announced today that the cumulative production shipment of their PlayStation 2 console has reached 90 million units worldwide, as of yesterday.

Since its launch in Japan on March 4th, 2000, sales of PlayStation 2 has grown steadily. Particularly, the new slim line PlayStation 2, which went on sale in November 2004 starting from Japan, has gained strong support around the world and demand for the platform continues to grow steadily, with shipment reaching 16.17 million units in the last fiscal year (ending March 2005) alone. Shipment of 90 million units within 5 years and 3 months since launch is more than 2 years and 3 months faster in penetration speed, compared to the original PlayStation, which has sold more than 100 million units in total.

More than 5,000 game titles are currently available for PlayStation 2 worldwide, with cumulative shipment reaching over 800 million units. Software shipment has been outstanding, recording an all-time high of 252 million units in 2004, with many more new and attractive titles expected to be released from first and third party software developers and publishers.

Japan (including Asia )
21.04 million units (launch date: March 4, 2000)

North America
36.48 million units (launch date: October 26, 2000)

Europe/PAL
32.48 million units (launch date: November 24, 2000)

Worldwide Shipment: 90.00 million units

More news as we get it.


John Grothier


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