#30 years later, the PlayStation 2 remains to be the biggest-selling console of all time
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Those that have been round when the PlayStation 2 launched will know simply how huge this console was by way of gaming affect. Whereas later generations have solely turn out to be extra superior and sophisticated because the years have passed by, Sony’s second foray into the console market nonetheless reigns supreme, even after 20-odd years.
Actually, the PS2 nonetheless holds the title of the biggest-selling console of all time. In keeping with Sony, the PlayStation follow-up —which was launched in 2000 and not too long ago celebrated its twenty fourth anniversary —has offered greater than 160,000,000 models worldwide.
To place that into perspective, the Nintendo DS – arguably one of the crucial profitable handheld consoles in historical past – offered round 154 million models worldwide in its lifetime. That’s fairly shut, nevertheless it does put it round six million models behind the PS2. Nevertheless, the Change – which remains to be going – is at the moment at over 146 million gross sales, Nintendo notes. There’s nonetheless time for the hybrid console to catch the PlayStation 2 up.
So(ny) many PlayStations!
The PlayStation 2 very a lot struck a chord with avid gamers firstly of the brand new millennium. With the machine itself that includes a DVD participant – at a time when DVD gross sales have been on the rise – to not point out a again catalog of video games the dimensions of a battle price range, it was a console that was very a lot on the leading edge.
Add onto that on-line capabilities, regardless of it maybe not being a serious promoting issue for many again within the early 2000s, and you’ve got a system that cemented Sony’s place within the gaming market.
Its longevity can also be worthy of word. The PlayStation 2 was discontinued in 2013 after a powerful 13-year run. Actually, the final recreation to be launched for it was FIFA 2014. That’s some fairly good endurance!
By comparability, the PS3 and Xbox 360 each lasted for about 11 years, which remains to be a fairly nice run general, however nonetheless means the PlayStation 2 has one of many (if not the) longest lifecycles of any residence console, in addition to being the best-selling. Does anybody else really feel like we really peaked again then?
