Sony has updated PlayStation’s website with a timeline chronicling 30 years of the iconic gaming brand.
Featuring a host of images, videos and stats, the update has launched ahead ofPlayStation’s 30th anniversary on July 18, 2025.
Notably,it statesthat 160 millionPS2consoles have been sold worldwide since its launch in 2000.
This isthe same sales figure mentioned in Marchby formerSony Interactive EntertainmentCEOJim Ryan, during an Official PlayStation Podcast released to coincide with his retirement.
However, it appears to be the first time the figure has been published on an official PlayStation website. Even Sony Interactive Entertainment’s own Business Data & Salespagestill lists the console as selling 155 million units.
Either way, PS2 remains the best-selling console of all-time, ahead ofNintendo DSandNintendo Switch, which had sold 154.02 million units and146.04 million unitsrespectively as of September 2024, according toNintendo.
Sony recently launchedPlayStation’s 30th Anniversary Collection, which includes greyPS5Digital and PS5 Pro consoles.
It also released limited edition versions of the PlayStation Portal, DualSense Edge controller and the standard DualSense pad, designed to pay homage to the original PlayStation.
Black versions of the DualSense Edge controller, Pulse Elite wireless headphones and Pulse Explore wireless earbuds are reportedly coming soon.
So too is aPS5 DualSense controller with a Helldivers 2 theme, it’s been claimed.
