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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Keith Stuart

PS2 does 40 mil in Europe... so let's sum it up

Sony announced yesterday that 40 million PS2s have now been sold to gamers throughout Europe, establishing the machine as the most popular console in European history. PSone managed a mere 39 million. Loser.

The Sony press machine also produced another interesting statistic - PlayStation 2 now has over 2000 games available in Europe (and another 50 are due for release prior to Christmas). 2000?! Let's get some statistical feedback on that figure. Just answer the following questions:

1. How many PS2 games do you own? 2. How many have you utterly and completely finished? 3. How many do you look at on your shelves and think 'why on earth did I buy that'? (feel free to name and shame) 4. How many have you hawked on Ebay, and what was the highest bid you've attracted? 5. How many - and which ones - do you think you'll keep so that you can show your grandchildren in fifty years time?

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