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@koffieboon, so far,

VGChartz Hardware data for the period 06th Jan 2001 to 03rd Nov 2001:

Console PS2
Total
9,526,378
America
3,782,531
Japan
2,499,385
Total Others
3,244,462

VGChartz Hardware data for the period 05th Jan 2008 to 01st Nov 2008:

Console PS3
Total
7,642,867
America
2,745,269
Japan
753,955
Total Others
4,143,643

If you remove Japan, then PS3 (NA+EU) sales in 2008 = PS2 (NA+EU) sales in 2001, so far.

then PS2 in Japan,

VGChartz Hardware data for the period 10th Nov 2001 to 29th Dec 2001:

Console PS2
Japan
1,071,365

and last year PS3,

VGChartz Hardware data for the period 10th Nov 2007 to 29th Dec 2007:

Console PS3
Japan
405,182

And last year Japan didn`t have ALL PS3 80GB models bundled with GT5P Spec III, neither LBP bundles(which still have potential), and incoming PES2009 bundle + WKC on track.



Every 5 seconds on earth one child dies from hunger...

2009.04.30 - PS3 will OUTSELL x360 atleast by the middle of 2010. Japan+Europe > NA.


Gran Turismo 3 - 1,06 mln. in 3 weeks with around 4 mln. PS2 on the launch.
Gran Turismo 4 - 1,16 mln. with 18 mln. PS2 on the launch.

Final Fantasy X - around 2 mln. with 5 mln. PS2 on the launch.
Final Fantasy X-2 - 2.4 mln. with 12 mln. PS2 on the launch.

 

1.8 mln. PS3 today(2008.01.17) in Japan. Now(2009.04.30) 3.16 mln. PS3 were sold in Japan.
PS3 will reach 4 mln. in Japan by the end of 2009 with average weekly sales 25k.

PS3 may reach 5 mln. in Japan by the end of 2009 with average weekly sales 50k.
PS2 2001 vs PS3 2008 sales numbers =) + New games released in Japan by 2009 that passed 100k so far