ICStats said:
Mitch2129 said:
All signs point to a shorter Generation though, I'd say around 85m if it's a 5 year Gen like i'm expecting, if it ends up being as long as last gen then, id say about 110-115million |
Even if it's a 5 year generation it doesn't mean sales won't keep going as they did for PS1 & PS2. Almost half of PS2's lifetime shipments were after PS3 released.
PS4 is ~10 Million units ahead of PS2 at the same point in time. It's not too crazy to expect it to hit 100 Million within 5 years, and then keep going.
| PlayStation 2 sales figures (production shipments) (based on official financial reports[1][2]) |
| Date | Total sales (cumulative) |
| Fiscal year ending March 31, 2000 |
1.41 |
1.41 |
| Fiscal year ending March 31, 2001 |
9.20 |
10.61 |
| Fiscal year ending March 31, 2002 |
18.07 |
28.68 |
| Fiscal year ending March 31, 2003 |
22.52 |
51.20 |
| Fiscal year ending March 31, 2004 |
20.10 |
71.30 |
| Fiscal year ending March 31, 2005 |
16.17 |
87.47 |
| Fiscal year ending March 31, 2006 |
16.22 |
103.69 |
| Fiscal year ending March 31, 2007 |
14.20 |
117.89 |
| Fiscal year ending March 31, 2008 |
13.70 |
131.6 |
| Fiscal year ending March 31, 2009 |
7.90 |
139.5 |
| Fiscal year ending March 31, 2010 |
7.30 |
146.8 |
| Fiscal year ending March 31, 2011 |
6.40 |
153.2 |
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Of course we can absolutely forget about who bought PS2 consoles after the gen ended and why it will not happen ever again.
