Sony: "40 Million PS4's Shipped As Of March 31"

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JRPGfan said:

AnthonyW86 said:
Well it has definitely fallen behind PS2 so that's a bit dissapointing. Though looking at all the great games PS2 hade by now it's not very surprising, and obviously Xbox One is bigger competition than the original Xbox was.

Do we know that for a fact?

going by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_2_sales

March 31, 2000  = 1.41

March 31, 2002 = 28.68

March 31, 2003 = 51.20  (3years after launch)

 

PS4 took 2 years and 4months to ship 40m.

Lets give it another 6months and then compair that number to the March 31, 2003 number of the PS2.

Then we should have the full picture, and be able to say one way or the other.

Remember that the PS2 was available only in Japan from March until late October 2000, when it released in North America, and then another month (late November) before launching in Europe. So the first fiscal year only includes 4.5 months and 5.5 months respectively of actual sales from its strongest markets. The PS4, meanwhile, was available in North America and Europe withing two weeks of one another (mid-late November) and launched in Japan after, in February the year after.

The PS2's staggered launch makes it hard to compare from the very start. The tough nut to crack for the PS4 will be the several consecutive 20 million + selling years of the PS2 and its immense lifespan and influence on both mainstream and partly enthusiast gaming, as well as the impact from broader multimedia functionality.