{"id":292179,"date":"2024-11-27T17:33:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T16:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=344699"},"modified":"2025-07-01T15:41:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T22:41:41","slug":"sony-moves-the-goalposts-again-playstation-2-has-sold-5-million-more-than-we-knew-once-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/sony-moves-the-goalposts-again-playstation-2-has-sold-5-million-more-than-we-knew-once-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony moves the goalposts again: PlayStation 2 has sold 5 million more than we knew, once again"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sony is celebrating. PlayStation turns 30 years old very soon. Specifically, on December 3rd. <strong>That&#8217;s why they have decided to release themed models of their console and peripherals, among other things<\/strong>. But they are not just making us spend money. They also wanted to do something that everyone can enjoy. And Sony has updated the PlayStation website recounting the 30 years of the brand. In addition to providing an interesting fact regarding PlayStation 2 sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sony claims the history of PlayStation by confirming that it is impossible to beat them<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As far as we knew, PlayStation 2 had sold 155 million units worldwide. This is stated on the Business Data &amp; Sales page of Sony Interactive Entertainment. But a few weeks ago, Jim Ryan said it wasn&#8217;t true: it was actually 5 million more. None of this had been officially confirmed by Sony. Until now. <strong>In the timeline of the console&#8217;s history, it is confirmed that PlayStation 2 has sold 160 million consoles since its launch in 2000<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why is this important? Because it means that <strong>Nintendo Switch, which has sold 146.04 million units so far, is officially far from being able to take the record from Sony<\/strong>. This makes it likely that Nintendo will still not be able to take the throne of having the best-selling console in history, where the Nintendo DS already fell slightly short, with 154.02 million units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PlayStation 5 Pro Console - Reveal Trailer\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6HaRMiTfvks?start=2&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of course, these numbers are somewhat biased. <strong>Where they come from is questionable and the timing of their appearance, when Nintendo might surpass them, makes them even less reliable<\/strong>. But these are the numbers that independent estimates have always handled. Making it likely that they are true, even though it is quite ridiculous to bring them up to prevent losing the title of best-selling console. Potentially.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arguments over numbers aside, <strong>30 years of Play is a journey through the entire history of PlayStation in the form of a well-crafted infographic that is worth delving into<\/strong>. Very carefully made and with a lot of work behind it, it shows true affection for the brand. In addition to having a very distinct identity. Something we miss in Sony today. And we like to see that, even in their celebration and to stand above Nintendo, they remember they have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"PlayStation App\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/00be5b32-9b62-11e6-869c-00163ed833e7\/1288856595\/playstation-app-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">PlayStation App<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/playstation-app.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/playstation-app.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sony is in high spirits. PlayStation is turning 30 years old very soon. Specifically, on the upcoming December 3rd. That&#8217;s why they have decided to release themed models of their console and peripherals, among other things. But they are not just making us spend money. They also wanted to do something that everyone can enjoy. Sony has updated the PlayStation website, recounting the 30 years of the brand. Additionally, they provided an interesting fact regarding PlayStation 2 sales. Sony claims the history of PlayStation, confirming that it&#8217;s impossible to beat them [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9268,"featured_media":292189,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":1},"categories":[1018,1015],"tags":[7315,6384,1074,1084,1403,6417,1071,2275],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6823],"class_list":["post-292179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming","category-news","tag-30-years-of-play","tag-jim-ryan","tag-nintendo","tag-nintendo-switch","tag-playstation","tag-playstation-2","tag-sony","tag-switch","content-category-games"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/292179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9268"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=292179"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/292179\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":310659,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/292179\/revisions\/310659"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/292189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=292179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=292179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=292179"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=292179"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=292179"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=292179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}