It was the cheapest DVD player on the market for a long time and even after cheaper options were available, it made sense to just get that because it wasn't much more to also play games.
This is why Phil said what he said about no red lines when asked about Halo coming to PS some day. Sony and Ninendo dominating the top 10 console after console. The 360 was peak.
Last I checked PS2 was at 155m. They really did the “sony pulling an extra 5m Ps2 sales out of their asses when the switch is about to surpass it” meme 😭
Super interesting! A lot of Playstations! I'm surprised the Playstation 2 got the top spot, that it hasn't already been overtaken by, idk, I guess one of the handheld consoles would've been my guess
The switch getting 3rd place despite not even being out as long as literally everything below it is just wild. That console is gonna really have that top spot by the end of it's run in a few years lol
TBF, Nintendo is "winning" this by being in a separate bracket with no competition - if you tried pitching something like the Switch at Sony or Microsoft BEFORE the Switch was successful they'd have tossed you out the window
Nintendo seems to be the one willing to take risks. Look at the Wii and Virtual Boy as well. Also the Sony handhelds were great but they couldn’t compete with the Nintendo equivalents
If Sony didn’t mess up multiple times with how the PS5 releases it might have made this list. Lots of great games that were exclusives that eventually came to steam and/or Xbox.
Switch will pass the DS for sure. Whether it surpasses the PS2 will depend on how long Nintendo continues to support it post Switch 2 launch, I imagine.
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Talked in detail on its pacing in the newsletter! Pretty much a lock for top 10
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I appreciate seeing someone do it just for the love of the game.
Nintendo is the GOAT when it comes to consoles and video games.