PlayStation 2 Reaches 60 Million Units 51
Thanks to IGN for reprinting the Sony press release announcing that worldwide shipment of Sony's PlayStation 2 totaled 60 million units on September 6th. This can be split up into Japan/Asia (14.17 million units since March 4th, 2000), North America (26.42 million units since October 26th, 2000), and Europe/Australia (19.44 million units since November 24th, 2000.) The press release points out that: "Shipment of 60 million units within 3 years and 6 months since the launch is 1.6 times more in volume compared to the same period after launch of the original PlayStation." GamesIndustry.biz also note: "It's been quite a haul for Sony, who shipped their 50 millionth PS2 on January 15th 2003, having hit 40 million just four months previously and 30 million four and a half months prior to that."
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Re:Just a note... (Score:1, Offtopic)
How in the world can the FIRST POST, which is a full minute (since that's as granular as we get on Slashdot) before the SECOND POST be moderated as Redundant? Anyone?
Are the moderators suddenly members of the Slashdot Pre-Karma Police, suspended in some sort of aqueous solution, determining if something is redundant in the future?
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Re:It's amazing peeps still buy that thing after.. (Score:1)
Re:It's amazing peeps still buy that thing after.. (Score:1, Insightful)
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the PS2 is definately not last years news and Sony has earned every Console its shipped
as much as i like X-Box and GC, i have to give Sony props for pushing old hardware faster than thought possible, and before you say that Sony didn't make
Re:It's amazing peeps still buy that thing after.. (Score:1)
i think the most under rated graphics were in the GC... Metroid prime was beautiful...
Re:It's amazing peeps still buy that thing after.. (Score:1, Informative)
Re:It's amazing peeps still buy that thing after.. (Score:2)
Anyway, I own an Xbox as well and can honestly say there are less than a handful of games actually worth buying. Sony may put out a lot of shit, but the shear amount of shit guarantees a large chunk of genuinely good games. Come on man, when you're calling 60 million people suckers you might as well scream "I'm a fanboy!" while you're at it.
I wouldn't call them suckers (Score:1)
You do have a point that due to sheer numbers the PS2 has more hits, but think about all those shitty games the general public are buying! Makes me sick thinking about games like Simpsons Road Rage and how it's probably sold about 1000x that of underrated gems.
There is shit on all systems, Sony ju
Re:I wouldn't call them suckers (Score:2)
But a console is in another catagory entirely. It's all want. The sole reason a console exists is to bring people enjoyment and it is the opinion of 60 million users that the PS2 does a pretty good job providing that in a market where console prices are seperated by less than $50. Come on-- 60 millio
Re:wow (Score:1)
Haul or Loss? (Score:1, Informative)
Isn't it the general console business model to sell hardware at a loss then recoup profits on software sales? 60 million PS2s sold means lots of losses (prior to counting game sales, of course).
Re:Haul or Loss? (Score:2)
That means that they're probably making a profit on each unit now, if they were even loosing on the initial units in the first place.
Re:Haul or Loss? (Score:1)
Sony may have lost money on the consoles initially, but it's generally accepted that Sony hasn't lost money on a PS2 sale in quite a while, possibly not even since before the North American launch of the console.
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Re:Haul or Loss? (Score:3, Interesting)
Eventually, the R&D costs are paid off, and even with a smaller profit margin (lowered console price) you'll see a good profit for a high sales margin (assuming that most of these make it off the shelf)
Re:Haul or Loss? (Score:2)
Only if you're Sega or Microsoft.
Coincidence? (Score:1, Funny)
Sony (Score:2)
Re:Sony (Score:2)
Re:Sony (Score:2)
So by buying a PS2 from Sony, you are helping fund the RIAA and MPAA.
Have a nice day.
Re:Sony (Score:1)
Lots of families have a black sheep.
bah! (Score:5, Funny)
Not bad... (Score:1)
One of the best purchases I ever made.
skye
Re:Not bad... (Score:1)
skye
Math for fun and profit (Score:5, Interesting)
Then if all the boxes for all the PS2 consoles sold were stacked up in a cube, it'd be roughly 30 stories tall and as long on each side as about 1.5 football fields.
I'm sure I forgot to carry a one or something. Maybe even a divide by zero somewhere. But that's probably close.
Now if I only had a dollar for each console sold...
This reminds me of Ghostbusters... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Math for fun and profit (Score:2, Funny)
Are they still losing money on every console? (Score:2)
I was wondering why they weren't doing things like making PS2 joysticks for the PC, turning the system into a mini media center with Linux and a decent hard drive unit, or the like, but they must be doing something right if they've sold 60 million already. Maybe PS3 will do more of that.
But they really get you on the accessories. I
60 gazillion millions (Score:3, Interesting)
Seriously though, I guess it testifies as to how important the stupid thing is to me since I have replaced it twice.
Re:60 gazillion millions (Score:2, Interesting)
Their product replacement plan is definatly worth it for the PS2. I bought one for $300 and when it broke, Best Buy gave me a new one, and since the price had dropped to $200, they gave me the diference back in store credit and let me buy another replacement plan. So I took in my broke PS2 and walked out with a new one with new warranty and a FREE GAME!
That one broke and I returned it for ANOTHER a few days ago.
Re:60 gazillion millions (Score:2)
That concept also applies to the prospect of replacing your console(s) once every year or two as well. I
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Re:60 gazillion millions (Score:2)
The emulator isn't the problem. Ripping a GC disk and/or getting a real one to play in your CD rom is.
Re:60 gazillion millions (Score:2)
Because there are no working emulators for the current generation of consoles? Emulation is fine for yesterday's hardware (I use ePSXe to take screenshots of Playstation games for my website), but not for games you're buying new at the store.
Re:60 gazillion millions (Score:1)
And then you have to worry about crashes, patches, bug fixes, etc etc etc. When I buy a game for a PS2, I KNOW it will work with my PS2. If I buy a game for my PC, who knows, I might have to get a better video card, it might conflict with some other software on my machine, it might be buggy as all heck, or it might just crash to the desktop at a great time.
These are things that j
Re:60 gazillion millions (Score:2)
My cube GBASP and X-box have delivered nothing but perfect service, it's just my sony products that are crap.
And WHile I own all 4 major consoles (and a dreamcast) I also own a gaming PC, the last game i bought for which was the Neverwinter nights expansion. Maybe if I liked Warcraft and FPSs I would be content but I find that there are a lot of console games that are a lot more fun to play (Disgaea, Wind Waker, Final Fantasy Tactics Advanced, Silent Hill 3, and so on) then most of the PC o
Re:60 gazillion millions (Score:2)
Jeeze! I bought mine when the xBox came out (hehehe) and it still works fine. Plays my DVDs, plays my games.
Did you "respectfully" throw it against a wall a bunch of times? Or do you let your cat use it as a toilet/cat-hair storage device?
I just wonder.. (Score:1)
..how many of those 26.42 million PS2's shipped 'to' North America ended up in Latin America's regular and 'grey' markets?
There are millions of ps2's installed at least in Mexico and Brazil despite Sony hasn't officially lunched the ps2 here. Games and consoles are for sale at regular retail game stores, and Wal-marts.