| XtremeBG said: What was the lifetime sales of the PS2? Not 158m [Update: Between 159.2m and 161.9m] This is one interesting post from 2018, with some calculations and the famous range 159-162M |
Thats an asumption of some random posters. The point is they actually changed an already official confirmed number for ONE DATE TWICE!
in summer 2012 they announced that the PS2 was at 155,1 million units SHIPPED! Thats an ice cold fact! Nobody can question that! In 2019 they changed it to "more than 155 million units sold as of March 31, 2012." Also that is a fact! And its plausible: More than 155 million sold can lead to 155,1 million shipped- a gap of 100k. Old systems don't sell too well so they sell out relativley quickley- fine with that.
But now lets fast forward to november 2024: Sony AGAIN chainged their number: from 155,1 million shipped (2012) over "more than 155 million sold" (2019) to "more than 160 million sold" on the SAME DATE! As of MARCH 31, 2012, the date they announced 155,1 million originally! Anyone sees that and its absolutley incredible that fanboys close their eyes before this fact! If they said march 2013 we could talk about rounding up ok, but NOT announcing 160 million in 2012 but in 2024 when the Switch is probably less than 10 million shy of the PS2's official 155,1 million is just extremly unprofessional and it should have an investigation on Sonys seriosity and if they where hiding any taxes. Its clear they invented a number here just to keep the PS2 Nr.1 because they know like we all do, that the PS5 will never reach the Switch's total!
