Sony Playstation 2 Sells 50m Units in US

BY Mufaddal Fakhruddin | POSTED: 14 January 2009

"A self-fulfilling prophecy", says John Koller of SCEA.



Sony Enteratinment America yesterday announced that Playstation 2, which released in 2000 in Japan, has sold 50 million units in USA and around 140 million units worldwide. Speaking to Gamsutra after achieving such a milestone, John Koller, Director of Hardware Marketing at SCEA said that it was “a fulfilling prophecy”.

"It's a bit of a self-fulfilling prophecy; as it continues to sell, development continues, and consumers continue to buy," says Koller. "There's such a wide range of entertainment experiences available that I think it would be very difficult for people to complain, 'this console doesn't have anything that appeals to me'."

According to Koller, CEO Jack Tretton believes "the only way to kill the PS2 business is to stop supporting it." Though unwilling to reveal any key games, Koller says, "With the lineup for 2009 and 2010, the PS2 is not going away anytime soon."

PS2’s enormous success can also be attributed to its role as a DVD player in many households, plus an incredible library of 1800 games in US, out of which 130 just released last year.

We tip our hats to Sony on this incredible achievement.