Can you believe that the PS2 sold over 101k units in Feb 2010

[VideogamesCV]

Hardware Sales, February 2010
Nintendo DS 613.2K
Xbox 360 422.0K
Wii 397.9K
PlayStation 3 360.1K
PSP 133.4K
PlayStation 2 101.9K


Very interesting to see that the PS2 is still selling over 100k console units considering the original plan was to discontinue it the middle of last year! Maybe thats why they removed the compatibilty from the PS3?

Sharon from Video Games CV

[EpsilonX]

They removed compatability from ps3 to allow them to lower the price.

but I find it funny that people are still buying PS2s. Even gamestop is starting to shift them out.

[Iceskater101]

well i don't have a ps2 and my brother was considering getting one.
it is a really good console and I like the games on it.

[VideogamesCV]

I suppose its no different to the PS1 - New console were still being sold up untill late 2004 and was only discontinued with the launch of the slimline PS2. So that was 4 years after the launch of the PS2, so if history repeats itself then this year should be the last year of new PS2 units being sold.

Interestingly there is still a huge pre-owned demand for PS1,PSX & PSone although there are not too many PS1 & PSX consoles still working but the PSone pre-owned is still going strong!!

Sharon from Video Games CV

[Kenoi]

man, I hope they would sell enough for this year.... I still have my ps2, and its still running strong, wish I had the slimline one whereas I'm stuck with the Fat ps2... need to get that slimline one before its gone... forever...

[BobTD]

I have a PS1 with its own screen, I actually have a car adapter as well for long road trips... =P

So yeah I still see the appeal of owning it, and the PS2 is even better.

[thedeparted]

Well there's always people new to the video game industry. If a kid asks to get into gaming of course a parents going to buy a 99 PS2 and hand full of cheap used games from Gamespot.

[Bosyk]

nice price :D

[Subb]

well i was trying to get myself a ps3 but 6 stores and no luck. So im gunna have to online shop only if things get better.

[thedeparted]

well i was trying to get myself a ps3 but 6 stores and no luck. So im gunna have to online shop only if things get better.

Yeah Sony is screwing up with PS3, word is stock is going to be tight till maybe May

[Kenoi]

that backwards compability thing is kinda poor quality, my friend & I start playing a ps2 game and the graphics are kinda... yucky... something's wrong.

[thedeparted]

That's funny i never had a problem with BC when I had a BC'd PS3

[LemonRising]

Well I can see why. The ps2 is a great console with a lot of games. I have a ps3 and we still play our ps2 almost just as much.

[Kenoi]

I got so many ps2 games.... I've only completed like 4 or 5 of them... haha.
but I've yet to play more

[Charlotte]

actually ps2 is still one of the best since nintendo wii have the same graphic as it or maybe worse so that just great enough to consider that ps2 still da best

[andersko]

I think I CAN. No suprise, really