| IcaroRibeiro said: Console market when PS2 came out was smaller. Economic growth lead consoles being more accessible and affordable. Remember when PS2 was released only one home system ever has surpassed 100 million, PS1, and only one handheld, Game Boy, that needed over 10 years in the market plus a huge upgrade (Game Boy Color) to surpass 100 million too. I'm not sure if Switch surpassing PS2 sales is exactly more or less impressive than PS2 but I'm leaning towards less impressive Switch pulling something more like 170-180 million copies though... that's another thing |
Not sure why you felt the need to mention how long it took the Gameboy to reach 100 million, when it took the original PlayStation over 10 years as well. Both PS1 and PS2 had their successors on the market before either crossed the 100 million milestone. It was the impressive legs of each that put them over the hurdle (the PS2 in a considerably shorter span of time).
