Sony annonce 60 millions de Playstation 2 vendues dans le monde

Sony annonce que les ventes de Playstation 2 ont atteint les 60 millions d'exemplaires le 6 septembre 2003. Comme une bonne nouvelle vient rarement seule, Sony annonce également que le Sony Dream Wolrd / PlayStation Exerience a été un succès : plus de 32 000 visiteurs sont venus découvrir les nouveautés Sony le week-end dernier au Palais des Congrès à Paris.

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Le communiqué de presse Playstation 2 (en anglais)

Playstation 2 achieves cumulative worldwide shipment of 60 million units

Tokyo, September 9, 2003 – Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) announced today that cumulative worldwide shipment of its PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system reached 60 million units on September 6, 2003. Since its launch in Japan on March 4, 2000, sales of PlayStation 2 have grown rapidly around the world and it continues to gain worldwide popularity while reaffirming its position as the standard entertainment platform in homes. With year-end/New Year holiday season approaching, SCEI will further increase hardware production to meet active demands.

Shipment of 60 million units within 3 years and 6 months since the launch is 1.6 times more in volume compared to the same period after launch of the original PlayStation, and a year and a month faster in penetration speed. In order to prepare for the peak selling season, from this August, SCEI has raised its monthly production/shipment to more than 3 million units, and will continue to control appropriate allocation according to actual market demands. As for software, over 2,000 game titles are available for PlayStation 2 worldwide, with cumulative shipments marking more than 400 million units. New and attractive lineup of software titles is expected to be released continuously towards the peak selling season.

With PlayStation and PlayStation 2, Sony Computer Entertainment will create and develop a new world of computer entertainment for the broadband era through the fusion of game, music, movies, and broadcasting.