<s>
,	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
is	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Application
video	O
game	O
console	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS2	B-Device
sold	O
just	O
over	O
500,000	O
units	O
on	O
its	O
first	O
day	O
,	O
in	O
October	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
29	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
became	O
the	O
fastest	O
game	O
console	O
to	O
reach	O
100	O
million	O
units	O
shipped	O
,	O
accomplishing	O
the	O
feat	O
within	O
5	O
years	O
and	O
9	O
months	O
from	O
its	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
achievement	O
occurred	O
faster	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
which	O
took	O
9	O
years	O
and	O
6	O
months	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
same	O
benchmark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
,	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
sold	O
6	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
2006	O
and	O
3.8	O
million	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
estimates	O
by	O
EA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
sold	O
3.97	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
NPD	O
Group	O
and	O
816,419	O
units	O
in	O
Japan	O
according	O
to	O
Enterbrain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
sold	O
480,664	O
units	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Enterbrain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
150	O
million	O
units	O
of	O
PS2	B-Device
hardware	O
had	O
been	O
sold	O
worldwide	O
as	O
of	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2010	O
,	O
although	O
GameInformer	O
noted	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
only	O
for	O
units	B-Application
sold	I-Application
to	O
retail	O
companies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
shipments	O
in	O
Japan	O
ended	O
on	O
December	O
28	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
last	O
week	O
of	O
availability	O
in	O
Japan	O
(	O
December	O
24	O
to	O
December	O
30	O
,	O
2012	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
sold	O
2,078	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
–	O
up	O
from	O
928	O
units	O
the	O
week	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remarkably	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
managed	O
to	O
sell	O
better	O
in	O
Japan	O
that	O
week	O
than	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
(	O
1,986	O
units	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
(	O
704	O
units	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS2	B-Device
has	O
sold	O
over	O
158	O
million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
as	O
of	O
January	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
has	O
sold	O
23.18	O
million	O
units	O
as	O
of	O
January	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Famitsu/Enterbrain	O
.	O
</s>
