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Is that a trustworthy source? Apparently they posted it on November 4th. Why have I not been reading that anywhere else?
Yeah, and its only 2 sentences.
Is that a trustworthy source? Apparently they posted it on November 4th. Why have I not been reading that anywhere else?
12.8m units a year over it's lifetime.
Stunning.
Will another home console ever top it?
I'd like to buy one last brand new one, where can you get them in England? Nowhere sells them now. Would consider an import if they are easily moddable? Although saying that, 90% of my PS2 library is Japanese anyway.
gamefront.de has the same news. They refer to a deleted Japanese Twitter post. My German isn't good enough to understand it perfectly though so if somebody could check them.
I doubt it, because I imagine that the vast majority of those post-1994 systems in third-world/post-soviet countries were, as you say there, clones. I don't think they were actual hardware made, or licensed by, Nintendo. Everything I've heard says that the vast, vast majority of Famicom stuff outside of the US, Japan, and Western Europe was all clone/pirate systems and games... did Nintendo officially license much stuff there? I think they had a few here and there, in parts of Asia for instance, but most of it was clone stuff Nintendo had nothing to do with.Other markets. An NES clone was the most popular console in Poland in mid-90s. I'd wager the actual NES might had been popular in third world territories/post-soviet republics for much longer than you could imagine.
The PS2 was released in 2000, and still had a few games this year. That's 12 years -- only one year longer than the Famicom in Japan (1983-1994). Impressive length indeed, and of course it sold a lot more because each generation sells more than the last and the PS2 of course was incredibly successful, sure. But as it's a newer system Sony has done a lot more to sell it in lots of markets than people did back when the NES was out, so it's officially been released in more markets than any system ever or something, right? I don't think the NES and PS2 are directly comparable in that regard... though I don't know for certain, markets have expanded over time, companies try to release systems officially in more and more places, etc.Same goes for PS2. Apart from yearly sports games releases there hadn't been an actual new game on PS2 for years, had there? Yet it's still selling decently in primary territories (EU, JP, NA) and I suppose it's profitable to continue production for the third world.
Nintendo DS numbers/year are far superior.
Edit. Sorry, didn't read the home console part.
Wii has sold 16 million/year.
You could probably import from continental Europe easily. Shops in Poland still sells the SCPH-90004 model for around 400 PLN (~77 pounds) new.
Nintendo DS numbers/year are far superior.
Edit. Sorry, didn't read the home console part.
Wii has sold 16 million/year.
The DS will not surpass the PS2.
PS2 from FY07 has been solid
FY07 13.7
FY08 7.9
FY09 7.3
FY10 6.4
PS1 production ended in 2006, so I call bullshit. The PS2 should still have plenty of life left in it, specifically in poor countries.
By far.best library ever?
1994 - 2006 = 12 years
2000 - 2012 = 12 years
Yeah man total bullshit.
well fuck, now they better have built in ps2 support in the ps3 or ps4
Cloud gaming (gaikai) do that... I suppose
PS1 production ended in 2006, so I call bullshit. The PS2 should still have plenty of life left in it, specifically in poor countries.
This is not official! (yet)
Apparently, the source of this news comes from the Twitter account of a game shop in Japan, but the tweet no longer exists.
Some sites saved the tweet. Translated into English, it reads: "It appears that the PS2 hardware has finally been discontinued. People who want one should purchase it before stock runs out."
If someone has any other source, please chime in.
SCE has not said anything about discontinuations of the PS2 yet, although it's entirely possible that they will announce it soon.
Quoting for emphasis.
If there's any truth to it, it's most likely only for Japan.
best library ever?
More than 2,016?How many games actually exist for the PS2? It's library is rich and dense and totally has some of the best overall games in pretty much every genre.
I dont belive in this news. PES 2013 and FIFA 13 recently came out on PS2.