Romier S Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 Reported by Gamespot: http://www.gamespot.com/all/news/news_6086482.html Excerpt: In a statement released in Japan shortly after midnight San Francisco time, the consumer electronics giant reported it had reached the milestone of having shipped 70 million PS2 units into the retail channel worldwide. Shortly after that news crossed the wires, SCEA chimed in with its own set of sales figures, specifically, that it had sold roughly 3 million PS2 units during the peak holiday sales season of November and December, 2003, in North America. Speaking with SCEA executive vice president Andrew House shortly before the figures were announced, House told GameSpot that about 31 percent of those sales were driven by sales of the PlayStation 2 Combo Pack (the $199 bundle that includes the console, network adaptor, and ATV Offroad Fury 2). House called that fact a ?key data point? for SCEA. House said, ?It underlies the whole idea that there was a lot pressure on pricing.? House added, ?It certainly has bumped up our presence in terms of connected PlayStations and the online PS2 market very, very considerably.? House said there are now 2.4 million connected consoles in the marketplace. ?I think we?ve gone from a slow starting point, vis-a-vis the competition, to pretty nearly overtaking them in an area that is supposedly one of their core strengths.? The PS2 just keeps on trucking. Monstrous success for Sony and sales of thier network adapter are helping to bring online gaming close to being even more of a mainstream success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starhawk Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 And they didnt even have to drop the price to $99! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnemaEms Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 Those are impressive numbers. I can't even imagine what the PS3 will do, especially if it is actually launched with good games. The PS2 sold truck loads on name alone at launch. -Dean- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamsappel Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 My first replacement console will be the PS3. I fully anticipate having a giant backlog of Xbox games to work through and I'll just wait for the inevitable Nintendo price drop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Zot Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 Wow, color me surprised! Why did Sony sell so many this xmas? Only recent system seller I can think of would be Ratchet & Clank 2. That is crazy, 70 million units. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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