Over 50 million shipped

**XX_revolution** · 01-16-2003, 08:22 PM

Sony today announced that it has shipped over 50 million PS2s worldwide as of January 15 - meaning that the console manufacturer is well ahead of schedule on meeting its targets for the current financial year, which aim for a ship out figure of 22.5 million units by the end of March. 21.3 million of those units have already made their way to retailers.

More impressive perhaps are comparisons with the original PlayStation - which took 14 months longer than the PS2 to cross the 50 million unit mark. The PS2 is certainly catching up on its older stablemate in terms of installed base, and looks almost certain to become the biggest-selling console in the world within the next couple of years.

The figures being celebrated by Sony today were boosted significantly by record sales over the Christmas period, with over 8.5 million units being shipped in November and December alone - a rise of 24 per cent over the same period last year, despite the arrival of competition from Microsoft and Nintendo.

In terms of global ship out figures, North America continues to lead the fray, with 21.5 million PS2 consoles shipped in the USA and Canada. Europe is a distant second, with 16 million units shipped, while Japan and the rest of the Far East lags behind with 12.5 million units.

**tiny_prey** · 01-16-2003, 08:55 PM

the irony:
PS2 success + calvin pissing on PS2 in same post

**XX_revolution** · 01-16-2003, 11:20 PM

Irony indeed...

**marioman999** · 01-17-2003, 01:41 AM

ps2 is over rated

**XX_revolution** · 01-17-2003, 02:10 AM

Originally posted by marioman
ps2 is over rated

**Boggy700** · 01-17-2003, 01:13 PM

Calvin is cool.

myguessis...
Playstation will fade out soon enough.
XBox will continue to hang around even if no one buys any ever again. like an unwanted... thing.
and Nintendo... well I think lots of people will refuse to buy them because they think it's "kiddy" and because they are fools.
the next 'BRAND SPANKING NEW' console will be a huge success because so many people are sheep and will go with the latest thing simply because it's the latest.

**Self-Titled** · 01-18-2003, 05:56 AM

I'm releasing a console tomorrow...its called the "gameboxcubeplayer1337" the starting price will be 40 dollars, so I already have an advantage over the others...although the system may look like an old NES system with monopoly glued onto the top, its actually a top quality system...*cough*

**Boggy700** · 01-19-2003, 03:25 AM

"waow..."
"yeah, you like that.. idiot. I got it, you don't."
"shuddup..."

<a href="http://albinoblacksheep.com/flash/mario2.html">classic.</a>

**tiny_prey** · 01-19-2003, 03:29 PM

i don't even hafta click on the link to know what you're talking about...but why talk about it here?

to stay remotely on topic:
the irony has been lost, xx has changed his sig, to one that we can all agree on!