Sony Computer Entertainment Inc, the Tokyo based parent of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) today announced that cumulative world-wide factory shipments of the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system had reached 30 million units. The breakdown of shipments by region is:
Worldwide PlayStation 2 Shipments by Region, as of May 5, 2002
North America (Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc.) 11.3 million units
Japan (Sony Computer Entertainment Japan) 9.9 million units
Europe/PAL (Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited) 8.8 million units
Demand for the PlayStation 2 across the SCEE territories has been unfaltering since its introduction in November 2000, and it is now outselling the original PlayStation console at a rate of 3 to 1, despite the introduction of new consoles to the market in recent months. Such is the global success of the PlayStation 2 that lifetime shipments have increased from the 26 million units, announced in February 2002, to 30 million units in just three short months.
Worldwide PlayStation 2 Shipments by Region, as of May 5, 2002
North America (Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc.) 11.3 million units
Japan (Sony Computer Entertainment Japan) 9.9 million units
Europe/PAL (Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited) 8.8 million units
Demand for the PlayStation 2 across the SCEE territories has been unfaltering since its introduction in November 2000, and it is now outselling the original PlayStation console at a rate of 3 to 1, despite the introduction of new consoles to the market in recent months. Such is the global success of the PlayStation 2 that lifetime shipments have increased from the 26 million units, announced in February 2002, to 30 million units in just three short months.
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SCEI