Sony har alltid kunnet vise til imponerende tall på bunnlinjen, når det gjelder salget av maskiner og spill. Nå har Sony sluppet litt snedig PR, som viser hvorfor maskinen er den mest ettertraktede på markedet.
Her er et utdrag fra pressemeldingen:
"Reaching a Significant Milestone in the History of Game Consoles
Tokyo, May 19, 2004 - Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) announced today that for the first time ever in the game console history, PlayStation® and PS one® hardware achieved a remarkable cumulative worldwide shipments of more than 100 million units as of May 18th, 2004.
Since its launch in Japan on December 3rd, 1994, PlayStation is now being sold in more than 120 countries and regions around the world, including North America, Europe, Africa, Middle East, Oceania, South-east Asia, South Korea and Central and South Americas. Along with the rich and attractive software title lineup, it has become widely popular to a broad range of users as the standard gaming platform in homes. With the introduction of the compact and lightweight model PS one in 2000, the platform continues to spread further throughout the global market and this important milestone came within 9 years and 6 months after the release of the product.
Recent figures show yet strong PS one sales with more than 3.31 million hardware and 32 million software shipments during the fiscal year 2003. PlayStation has broken all records of conventional game consoles in homes, not only with the first 100 million hardware shipment record, but also with a long platform lifecycle and broad expansion within the worldwide market.
PlayStation(*1) Cumulative Shipments by Territory (as of May 18, 2004)
 Japan (including Asia (*2))
20.72 million units (launch date: December 3, 1994)
 North America
39.67 million units (launch date: September 9, 1995)
 Europe/PAL
39.61 million units (launch date: September 29, 1995)
Worldwide Shipment: 100 million units
(*1) Includes the original PlayStation and PS one
(*2) Includes shipments to Asian countries and regions including South Korea"