Despite modern consoles like the Nintendo Switch continuing to rise in the charts, the PlayStation 2 is still the highest-selling video game console of all time, with new numbers confirmed Tuesday for the first time.
Sony published a console history on the PlayStation website in celebration of PlayStation’s 30th anniversary, and it includes a new sales number for the PS2.
This brings the total sales up to 160 million. While Nintendo always seems to be nipping at Sony’s heels with the Nintendo DS and Switch, the DS still remains the second-highest-selling console at around 154 million followed immediately by the Switch at around 146 million, according to Nintendo’s website.
Recommended Videos We’ve known about this PS2 milestone for a while, but an updated number has never been released until now because Sony stopped releasing total device sales in its financial reports in 2013.
Former CEO Jim Ryan said in an interview with the Official PlayStation Podcast earlier this year (as reported by IGN) that PS2 sales were around 160 million, although he didn’t seem completely certain.