Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden in an interview with Destin on YouTube said the Nintendo Switch 2 will determine if the original Nintendo Switch will outsell the PlayStation 2 to become the best-selling video game console of all-time.
Layden did say the “record is out there for the breaking.”
“I think the Switch 2 will have a lot to do with that [record] – depending on the price point it comes out at. If it’s super competitive to the current market, maybe you get people switching over faster than if there’s, you know, when you have two consoles out the same manufacturer but the delta is more than $150 and getting people to move is hard.”
Sony Interactive Entertainment last year stated the PlayStation 2 sold over 160 million units lifetime. The “Business Data & Sales” page says “More than 160.0 million (As of March 31, 2012)” for the PS2. This suggests the PS2 ended with sales above 160 million units but below 160.1 million units.
The Nintendo Switch has shipped 150.86 million units through December 31, 2024. This means the Switch is less than 10 million, in terms of units shipped, of surpassing the PS2.
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