I think that figure is an exaggeration, but not by much, as I also think thats about right for a console thats been around as long as the PS2. Given that, without a doubt it ran off the success of the PS1. As to how it could be possible? Not much to it really and MS are doing it right now. Tie-ins... in the two years after the PS2 had enjoyed a year of the market all to themselves. It was almost impossible to make a major purchase, without getting "a free Playstation 2!!!" at least this is so in Australia where I come from. At this time, it is pretty much the same with the X360 over the last year. Many Mobile Phone re-sellers are bundling the console in with the higher priced phones in order to get more attention. Not for phone sales, mind; but so that you won't by that phone through any 'other' re-seller. Phones are selling themselves, believe me hehe. So when you consider that Sony had a year of the market pretty much to itself and riding the market on the back of the PS1. Then two years of ramp marketting. I guess then its not hard to imagine how many consoles they actually shipped over the last few years. If nothing else, Sony were the kings of spin and had some rather interesting marketting strategems during the last gen of consoles.
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