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The surprisingly close hardware sales figures could be attributed to a slumping market in Japan and lack of supply on Sony's behalf. The PS2 sales figure comes as an all-time low for the firm and software sales for are even less impressive for the console. Despite the fact that PS2's with the remote control sold out as soon as they hit retailers in Japan, Famitsu reports that they were bought largely by salary men who wanted the machine for its DVD features only. Even more, according to a representative from Sofmap, one of Tokyo's largest computer stores, very few games were purchased with the systems as buyers didn't seem interested in PS2 as a game-player.
The surprisingly close hardware sales figures could be attributed to a slumping market in Japan and lack of supply on Sony's behalf. The PS2 sales figure comes as an all-time low for the firm and software sales for are even less impressive for the console. Despite the fact that PS2's with the remote control sold out as soon as they hit retailers in Japan, Famitsu reports that they were bought largely by salary men who wanted the machine for its DVD features only. Even more, according to a representative from Sofmap, one of Tokyo's largest computer stores, very few games were purchased with the systems as buyers didn't seem interested in PS2 as a game-player.