PlayStation 2 Celebrates Seven Years in the US

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Friday October 26, 2007 @07:24AM from the long-live-the-slimline dept.

GamesIndustry.biz notes that today marks the seventh anniversary of the PlayStation 2's US launch. Stats for the console's lifetime include more than 120 million hardware units sold, and more than a billion units of software sold, with 30 million of those sold this year alone. The article notes that Sony is committed to keeping the console alive for at least another three years, with another 160 titles due out for the system through March 2008. Here's the console's top sellers list: "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (13 million), Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (12 million), Grand Theft Auto III (11 million), Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (11 million), Gran Turismo 4 (8.79 million), Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (7 million), Kingdom Hearts (5.6 million) Final Fantasy X (5 million), Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (3.7 million), Final Fantasy XII (3.68 million)."

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Re:Top 5 by KronusOverlord · 2007-10-26 09:35 · Score: 2, Informative

They're working on a new MMORPG and an action-RPG for the PS3, neither of which are from their established franchises. Also, a few ports for the PSP that aren't FF and a Dragon Quest game.