Sony’s PlayStation 2 – the best-selling gaming console of all-time – has seen its final days in its native Japan. After over 150 million pieces of hardware sold over a period ranging nearly 13 years, Sony has revealed that production of the console has ceased in Japan.
Develop Online cites a report from famous Japanese source Famitsu stating “that Sony has told the nation’s retailers that it will not deliver any more PS2s for sales in stores. Once current stock is sold no more will arrive.” It’s important to note, according to Develop Online, that “Sony has not confirmed whether it will stop production of the system for other territories,” though we’ve reached out to Sony for clarification on this point specifically.
Sony announced that PS2 hit the 150 million units sold landmark way back in February of 2011. At that point, 10,828 individual titles were released for the console, with more than 1.5 billion software units sold, a staggering figure cementing PS2’s historic success.
PlayStation 2 sits atop the best-selling consoles of all-time, with the original PlayStation coming in second place at 102 million units sold. Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, NES, SNES, Genesis, N64, Xbox and GameCube – in order – make up spots three to 11, according to this fully cited best-selling game consoles Wiki.
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Source : ign[dot]com
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