PS4 Could Pass PS2 to Become Best-Selling Sony Console?

"PS4 Could Pass PS2 to Become Best-Selling Sony Console" Said Sony Boss

PS4 Becoming Best-Selling Sony Console

"The PlayStation 2 remains, to date, Sony’s best selling console, with over 155 million of the consoles shifted, but Sony are apparently gearing up for their current PlayStation 4 to overtake this in lifetimes sales.

Sony boss Kaz Hirai stated in a corporate strategy meeting this week that, thanks to the PS4’s strong initial sales and the general growing popularity of digital, PS4 is well on track to eventually become Sony’s best-selling console.

“It is likely that PS4 will become the platform which exceeds the profits earned with PS2” Hirai stated, underlining the 7 million PS4 units sold in just the first 6 months since its November launch.

Last week, Sony posted major, company-wide losses, but noted that its game division actually increased in sales year-on-year. Taking into account PS2 and PS3, Sony sold 14.6 million home consoles in the 2013 financial year, but are hoping the PS4 can boost this in the coming year. It is predicting home console sales of 17 million in this financial year.

The Playstation 2’s generational lifespan was 6 years between its launch in 2000 and the PS3 release in 2006, but the console continued to sell well for several years after this point. However, times have changed since then, with PC now being much more competitive and popular as a gaming platform, and with the differences between PC and consoles ever shrinking. Only time will tell if Sony’s predictions for the PS4 will prove correct."

source - Game-Debate