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Production of the PlayStation 2 reached the 50 million unit mark after 2 years and 10 months from its initial debut; 1 year and 2 months faster than it took the original PlayStation console to get to the same point, said SCEI. It also comes just 4 months after PlayStation 2 production passed the 40 million unit mark—this quick jump being helped by record sales of the console over the holiday period.
SCEI said it sold a total of 8.5 million PlayStation 2 consoles during November and December, a jump of 24 percent on the previous year. Of those sales, 4 million were in the North American market, 3.4 million were in the European market and 940,000 units were in the Japanese market. End of year domestic sales were down 27 percent; however, those in North America and Europe were up 42 percent and 27 percent respectively.
Along with the console there are also more than 1,500 software titles available, production of which has passed 300 million units, said SCEI.
SCEI said it sold a total of 8.5 million PlayStation 2 consoles during November and December, a jump of 24 percent on the previous year. Of those sales, 4 million were in the North American market, 3.4 million were in the European market and 940,000 units were in the Japanese market. End of year domestic sales were down 27 percent; however, those in North America and Europe were up 42 percent and 27 percent respectively.
Along with the console there are also more than 1,500 software titles available, production of which has passed 300 million units, said SCEI.
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Miserableman wrote:
> FantasyMeister wrote:
> Given the dimensions of the PS2 (301mm x 178mm x 78mm):
>
> 50,000,000 PS2's would cover 1.03 square miles (2.67 sq. km.)
>
>
> I rock |o/ I've only ever seen a PS2 about once, so I had to guess its
> dimensions at 15x30cm
LOL i have just done Xboxs thing liker that and all they have to do is have 10 xboxe and it beats PS2s 1.03miles square.
> FantasyMeister wrote:
> Given the dimensions of the PS2 (301mm x 178mm x 78mm):
>
> 50,000,000 PS2's would cover 1.03 square miles (2.67 sq. km.)
>
>
> I rock |o/ I've only ever seen a PS2 about once, so I had to guess its
> dimensions at 15x30cm
LOL i have just done Xboxs thing liker that and all they have to do is have 10 xboxe and it beats PS2s 1.03miles square.
er-no wrote:
> Nintendo make the most profit and money outta all the companies.
>
> Nintendo also make profit on each Cube sold.
>
> I would rather be Nintendo out of all the three companies. Basically
> because they have the GBA as well.
>
> :)
I dodut thats gogint to worry Bill that much especially as Xbox sales have gone up and up. When Xbox 2 comes out they should start to make a profit, and if not they will probably do it the Microsft way and kick nintendo and Sony out the maket until they make money.
> Nintendo make the most profit and money outta all the companies.
>
> Nintendo also make profit on each Cube sold.
>
> I would rather be Nintendo out of all the three companies. Basically
> because they have the GBA as well.
>
> :)
I dodut thats gogint to worry Bill that much especially as Xbox sales have gone up and up. When Xbox 2 comes out they should start to make a profit, and if not they will probably do it the Microsft way and kick nintendo and Sony out the maket until they make money.
FantasyMeister wrote:
> Given the dimensions of the PS2 (301mm x 178mm x 78mm):
>
> 50,000,000 PS2's would cover 1.03 square miles (2.67 sq. km.)
I rock |o/ I've only ever seen a PS2 about once, so I had to guess its dimensions at 15x30cm
> Given the dimensions of the PS2 (301mm x 178mm x 78mm):
>
> 50,000,000 PS2's would cover 1.03 square miles (2.67 sq. km.)
I rock |o/ I've only ever seen a PS2 about once, so I had to guess its dimensions at 15x30cm
FantasyMeister wrote:
> Miserableman wrote:
> Congratulations to Sony on successfully selling roughly a square
> mile
> of the worst-designed mainstream console since the Saturn.
>
> Given the dimensions of the PS2 (301mm x 178mm x 78mm):
>
> 50,000,000 PS2's would cover 1.03 square miles (2.67 sq. km.)
> Their combined weight would be 38,600 tonnes.
> Stretched end to end, they'd trail out for 9.35 miles, nearly twice
> the height of Mount Everest.
>
> Spooky fact: My house is 9.35 miles away from the offices of Future
> Publishing, who create the Official PlayStation 2 Magazine.
So then it would take about 3 xboxs to do the same thing, and also:
*joins Sibs*
its the biggest selling console!!! Therefore it MUST be the best!!!
> Miserableman wrote:
> Congratulations to Sony on successfully selling roughly a square
> mile
> of the worst-designed mainstream console since the Saturn.
>
> Given the dimensions of the PS2 (301mm x 178mm x 78mm):
>
> 50,000,000 PS2's would cover 1.03 square miles (2.67 sq. km.)
> Their combined weight would be 38,600 tonnes.
> Stretched end to end, they'd trail out for 9.35 miles, nearly twice
> the height of Mount Everest.
>
> Spooky fact: My house is 9.35 miles away from the offices of Future
> Publishing, who create the Official PlayStation 2 Magazine.
So then it would take about 3 xboxs to do the same thing, and also:
*joins Sibs*
its the biggest selling console!!! Therefore it MUST be the best!!!
FantasyMeister wrote:
> Miserableman wrote:
> Congratulations to Sony on successfully selling roughly a square
> mile
> of the worst-designed mainstream console since the Saturn.
>
> Given the dimensions of the PS2 (301mm x 178mm x 78mm):
>
> 50,000,000 PS2's would cover 1.03 square miles (2.67 sq. km.)
> Their combined weight would be 38,600 tonnes.
> Stretched end to end, they'd trail out for 9.35 miles, nearly twice
> the height of Mount Everest.
>
> Spooky fact: My house is 9.35 miles away from the offices of Future
> Publishing, who create the Official PlayStation 2 Magazine.
So then it would take about 3 xboxs to do the same thing, and also:
*joins Sibs*
its the biggest selling console!!! Therefor it MUST be the best!!!
> Miserableman wrote:
> Congratulations to Sony on successfully selling roughly a square
> mile
> of the worst-designed mainstream console since the Saturn.
>
> Given the dimensions of the PS2 (301mm x 178mm x 78mm):
>
> 50,000,000 PS2's would cover 1.03 square miles (2.67 sq. km.)
> Their combined weight would be 38,600 tonnes.
> Stretched end to end, they'd trail out for 9.35 miles, nearly twice
> the height of Mount Everest.
>
> Spooky fact: My house is 9.35 miles away from the offices of Future
> Publishing, who create the Official PlayStation 2 Magazine.
So then it would take about 3 xboxs to do the same thing, and also:
*joins Sibs*
its the biggest selling console!!! Therefor it MUST be the best!!!
Oh my GOD! PS2 has outsold GC and Xbox?!?
*runs out to buy PS2*
*runs out to buy PS2*
Miserableman wrote:
> Congratulations to Sony on successfully selling roughly a square mile
> of the worst-designed mainstream console since the Saturn.
Given the dimensions of the PS2 (301mm x 178mm x 78mm):
50,000,000 PS2's would cover 1.03 square miles (2.67 sq. km.)
Their combined weight would be 38,600 tonnes.
Stretched end to end, they'd trail out for 9.35 miles, nearly twice the height of Mount Everest.
Spooky fact: My house is 9.35 miles away from the offices of Future Publishing, who create the Official PlayStation 2 Magazine.
> Congratulations to Sony on successfully selling roughly a square mile
> of the worst-designed mainstream console since the Saturn.
Given the dimensions of the PS2 (301mm x 178mm x 78mm):
50,000,000 PS2's would cover 1.03 square miles (2.67 sq. km.)
Their combined weight would be 38,600 tonnes.
Stretched end to end, they'd trail out for 9.35 miles, nearly twice the height of Mount Everest.
Spooky fact: My house is 9.35 miles away from the offices of Future Publishing, who create the Official PlayStation 2 Magazine.
Congratulations to Sony on successfully selling roughly a square mile of the worst-designed mainstream console since the Saturn.
WòókieeMøn§†€® wrote:
> Nonsense, pure and simple. Think about what you're saying. You can't
> design electonics to go wrong after a certain time. And even if it
> WERE true, why is my launch-day PS2 still functioning perfectly, with
> no problems whatsoever?
Hey dude, I'm just passing on info from that Shikami bloke. Why would he say it if it wasn't true?
> Nonsense, pure and simple. Think about what you're saying. You can't
> design electonics to go wrong after a certain time. And even if it
> WERE true, why is my launch-day PS2 still functioning perfectly, with
> no problems whatsoever?
Hey dude, I'm just passing on info from that Shikami bloke. Why would he say it if it wasn't true?
AfroJoe wrote:
> My GameCube fell off the shelf the other day and landed on a wooden
> floor the other day, and both the console and the game inside it were
> perfectly fine.
my cube fell off a high shelf, but hit a metal post when it landed. the edge broke a bit, but its hardly noticeable. Then JC had his cube broken, and it smashed the whole of the front panel in, making slot B unuseable. Oh well.
> My GameCube fell off the shelf the other day and landed on a wooden
> floor the other day, and both the console and the game inside it were
> perfectly fine.
my cube fell off a high shelf, but hit a metal post when it landed. the edge broke a bit, but its hardly noticeable. Then JC had his cube broken, and it smashed the whole of the front panel in, making slot B unuseable. Oh well.
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