The PS2 has undergone a lot of changes during it's lifetime, from fixing disc-read errors to eliminating inputs to going slim. Today we eschew any bashing to celebrate the 7th birthday of the console that took video games to a whole new level of consumer acceptance.
GI.biz has a nice retrospective of the unit's life. Since Oct. 26, 2000, the heir to the PlayStation name has shipped 120 million units and a billion units in software around the globe. Another 10 million PS2 units are expected to sell worldwide by March 2008. Peter Dille, Sony America's senior vp of marketing says, "Never before has an in-home game system experienced this type of worldwide success on such a long-lasting scale."
There's no denying that the PS2 did a great job capitalizing on the success of the original Playstation. As for the Playstation 3, well, let's just say the verdict is still out. Below is a list of the PS2's top-selling games. Reading this list it becomes abundantly clear just how big a blow it was to Sony that Microsoft was able to secure Grand Theft Auto IV for a simultaneous Xbox 360/PS3 release, whenever that turns out to be.
If you ever wondered just how important the Grand Theft Auto series really is to the Playstation brand, the list puts it right into perspective. The top three games are GTA: Vice City (13 million units), GTA: San Andreas (12 million) and Grand Theft Auto III (11 million). Glancing at the list, the entire top ten is made up of only five franchises, GTA, Gran Turismo, Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts.
Based on this list, it appears Sony needs to do whatever it takes to retain Metal Gear Solid and Final Fantasy as Sony exclusives. But this story isn't about the PS3, it's about the PS2, and nobody can argue its success. Happy Birthday PS2, enjoy the rest of your ten-year cycle.
Top Selling Playstation 2 Games:
- 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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