The worldwide number of PlayStations has just gone up. Again

Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. said on Friday in Japan that PlayStation shipments (not units sold through) have now topped 70 million units.

Launched in September 1995 in the US, Sony's sales for the PlayStation have reached phenomenal proportions. One of the biggest reasons in this year's success story was the price drop to an RRP of $99.99 in August. Since then, Sony have sold millions of units, with software selling at a 6-1 ratio to hardware. The fact that this year was also one of the biggest ever for A-plus titles helped tremendously.

Final Fantasy VIII, Final Fantasy Anthology, Driver, Tony Hawk Pro Skater, Resident Evil 3 Nemesis, Dino Crisis, Pac-Man 20th Anniversary, Lunar, Grandia, Spyro: Ripto's Rage, Ape Escape, Crash Team Racing, Soul Reaver: Legacy of Kain, Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation and others helped to create one of Sony's most stellar seasons.

So far, they've shipped 25.94 million units to North America, 16.77 to the Japanese market, and 27.33 million to Europe.


Courtesy of IGN.com