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Zippy6 on 13 December 2021
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RolStoppable said:
Zippy6 said:

Wow, I can't believe no one in all the threads etc I've been through linked that page, very useful. I guess I can try and pick apart the post 2013 fiscals to see if there's any data to prove how many of those 16.5m PS2+PS3 combined figures were PS3 to get to 87.4m as of March 31st 2017.

I am quite sure that Sony didn't create this page before 2020, so it's understandable that it never comes up in a ResetEra thread created in 2018.

It should be possible to calculate final PS2 and PS3 figures based on knowing that we do have a final PS3 figure already. Although there's a chance that quarterly PS3 shipments post March 2013 are incomplete.

PS3 figures:

FY06=3.61m (Source)
FY07=9.12m (12.73m total) (Source)
FY08=10.06m (22.79m total) (Source)
FY09=13m (35.79m total) (Source)
FY10=14.3m (50.09m total) (Source)
FY11=13.9m (63.99m total) (Source)
FY12=???? (16.5m combined with PS2) (Source)
FY13=7.1m (71.09m total without FY12) (Source)
FY14=3.1m (74.19m total without FY12) (Source)
FY15=??? (??? total)
FY16=??? (87.4m total) (Source)

So the 87.4m figure as of March 31st 2017 proves that the PS2 had to have sold a minimum of 158.29m, even without the 80m nov 2nd figure, because even if PS3 shipped zero units in FY15/FY16 then FY12 sales would be 13.21m for PS3 in FY12, meaning the other 3.29m are the PS2, add on to the 155m figure and 158.29m.

So if PS3 sold 1m in FY15/FY16 combined the PS2 would be 159.29m, if it sold 2m in FY15/FY16 combined, 160.29m etc.

Will see if there are any press releases that can help narrow it down but not sure if we can get closer without any FY15 ps3 figures