| trunkswd said: Jim Ryan revealed the PS2 sold 160 million lifetime on the PlayStation Podcast. https://www.vgchartz.com/article/460475/jim-ryan-says-the-ps2-sold-160-million-units-lifetime/ |
I guess before the podcast Jim has read my post regarding blaming Sony for not revealing the final number and thought he has to come up with something.
But obviously, he is rounding up the numbers. The PS2 certainly didn't sell flat out 160.00m. Anything from 157.50m to 159.99m you can conveniently round up to 160m.
Fact is the following: The highest mathematical theoretical possible is 161.9m (as unfolded on Resetra and here on VGChartz several times) but it is VERY unlikely that it actually sold more than 159.2m because in FY21 (ending March 31, 2022) the PS2 shipped 4.1m and production stopped in January 2023 - so it is VERY unlikely that in it's very last year of existence that it sold more than the year before (4.1m). Therefore, when the PS2 was at 155m (or for those who think it actually was at 155.1m), the absolute realistic maximum is 159.2m by end of life (March 31, 2023).
