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[Groucho]

jesus kung fu magic said:

Groucho said:
I believe the number of PS2s (worldwide) has increased by about 23-24 million worldwide since the XBox360s release. I don't think VGChartz data actually goes back that far (with hardware), and I don't know for certain.

 

And what does this have to do with anything?

I was responding to a question about it, and frankly, its a statement about how much day-to-day new marketshare Sony actually commands -- its pretty much on par with Nintendo's, until only very recently.  The PS2 is still a serious competitor, and can't be discounted until Sony discontinues it.  

To the contrary (of discontinuing it), they released a new slimline last year in Japan (and a couple months back in the EU/US) which has an internal power supply, and a further parts reduction.  It's still goin' strong -- Sony has 3 players on the field, not 1( MS), or 2 (Nintendo).  If your aim is to analyze marketshare, rather than cheer on your favorite "modern" console, this is pretty important.