PlayStation 2 is strongly supported by a wide range of users as well as from third party developers and publishers, and by maintaining backward compatibility of software titles for its predecessor system for the first time in the history of computer entertainment, PlayStation 2 has become the standard home entertainment system with over 14,000 PlayStation and PlayStation 2 titles playable, of which 6,200 titles are for PlayStation 2 alone. Cumulative software shipment has reached a total of over 1.869 billion units as of September 2005. PlayStation 2 still continues to enjoy great popularity in only the 5th year of its lifecycle, and with steady demand for the slim-line model introduced in November 2004, PlayStation 2 is sure to surpass the shipment of PlayStation, the best selling computer entertainment platform to date.
With an overwhelming shipment of 100 million units worldwide and an exciting line-up of new and attractive titles scheduled for release in the coming year-end/New Year peak selling season, the PlayStation 2 platform is expected to grow even further.
SCEI will continue to expand PlayStation, PlayStation 2 and PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) platforms and will create and develop a new world of computer entertainment for the broadband era through the fusion of game, music, movies, and broadcasting.
PlayStation 2 Cumulative Shipment by Territory (as of Nov 29, 2005)
- Japan (including Asia & South Korea 22.22 million units
- North America 40.65 million units
- Europe/PAL 37.14 million units