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46
Cumulative Production Shipments of PlayStation Hardware by Geographic Region
(as of May 18, 2004)
Japan and Asian region 20.72 million units (Launch date: Dec. 3, 1994)
North America 39.67 million units (Launch date: Sept. 9, 1995)
Europe (PAL region) 39.61 million units (Launch date: Sept. 29, 1995)
Cumulative total worldwide 100.00 million units
*Includes combined cumulative production shipments for PlayStation and PS one.
Game
Building on the PlayStation platform to create a new world of
computer entertainment
PlayStation: The first home-use game
console to ship a cumulative 100
million units worldwide
In May 2004, Sony Computer Entertainment
Inc. (SCE)’s PlayStation (PS) became the first
home game console to surpass the 100 million
unit mark in cumulative global production
shipments for first generation PS and PS one.
Launched in Japan in December 1994, PS
made its way to North America and Europe in
1995 and soon after to Asia, Middle East,
Africa, Oceania, and Central and South
America. Today, PS is available in nearly 120
countries and regions around the world.
Additionally, more than 7,300 PS software
titles have been marketed globally as of
March 31, 2004, with production shipments
of game software reaching a cumulative total
of 949 million units.
With an extensive and appealing software
lineup, PS is known to a broad range of users
around the world as the standard household
gaming platform. This year marks a full decade
since PS was first introduced. A long product
cycle and worldwide availability have enabled
PS to far surpass all preceding game platforms.
PlayStation 2: New ways to enjoy
the console as popularity continues
to soar
Launched in 2000, PlayStation 2 (PS2) had
cumulative hardware production shipments of
71.3 million units as of March 31, 2004, with
cumulative shipments of PS2 software reach-
ing 572 million units. The fiscal year ended
March 31, 2004 was a record-breaking year
for production shipments of PS2 software,
with 222 million units shipped. A steady
stream of compelling game software is also
expected to hit the market during the current
fiscal year and beyond. Now entering its fifth
year, PS2 has become the global standard and
is, undoubtedly, the household game console
of the moment. Due to further penetration of
PS2 in the worldwide game market, both
SCE and other game software developers/
publishers expect the peak years of the PS2
software business to continue.
PlayStation appeared in Japan in December 1994, and it has
gradually amassed worldwide popularity
PS one, a lighter, more compact version of the PlayStation,
debuted in 2000.
PlayStation 2