Sony last shared PS2 sales figures in 2011, saying at the time that it had sold 150 million units since its debut in 2000.

Sony launched a website revealing PlayStation history and the company said the PlayStation 2 has officially sold over 160 million units globally.

Sony's PlayStation 2 is one such product, confirmed by the company to have sold a staggering 160 million units. Released on October 26th of 2000 in the US, it came after the Japanese launch in March of that same year.

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In celebration of PlayStation's 30th anniversary, the media conglomerate confirms the PS2 moved 160 million units since its release in 2000.

For over a decade, the PS2’s official sales total sat at 155 million units, as Sony stopped reporting sales of the system in 2012. It was always assumed the final number was higher, as the console wasn’t officially discontinued until a year later,

As part of the ongoing PlayStation 30th anniversary celebration, Sony reveals that the PlayStation 2 has reached an outstanding sales milestone.

Happy birthday! Shortly before the 30th anniversary of the first Playstation, Sony announces that the PS2 is the best-selling games console of all time.

With over 4,000 games made for the PS2, many of which would go on to become established franchises still in production, it's no wonder the console would manage such a feat of over 160 million units sold.