The
Nintendo
Switch
has
slowly
making
its
way
toward
become
the
best-selling
console
of
all
time,
having
recently
hit
146+
million
units
sold.
That
number
puts
it
around
9
million
away
from
the
current
record
holder,
the
iconic
PS2.
Or
at
least,
it
was
9
million
away.
You
see,

Sony
has
updated
its
records,
and
somehow
the
PS2
has
shifted
a
few
more
million
units.

The
last
time
Sony
officially
updated
us
on
how
many

PS2
consoles
had
been
sold
was
way
back
in
2011
when
the
company
said
150
million
had
been
shipped.
A
year
later
that
number
was
updated
to
155
million.
A
year
after
that,
the
PS2
was
officially
discontinued
and
since
that
day
Sony
has
never
updated
its
sales,
even
though
we
all
knew
it
must
have
sold
at
least
a
few
more
units.

It
turns
out,
it
did.
5
million
of
them
to
be
exact.
According
to
the

newly
updated
history
of
PlayStation
on
Sony’s
official
website,
somewhere
in
the
last
11
years
the
PlayStation
2
managed
to
ship
another
5
million
consoles,
bringing
its
total
to
160
million.

That
means
the

Nintendo
Switch
now
has
to
achieve
another
14
million
sales
to
take
the
crown.
Honestly,
that
seems
quite
likely
though,
as
even
with
the
announcement
of
the
Switch
2
coming
in
2025
the
Switch
is
still
selling
very
well
indeed.

As
for
the
160
million
number,
it
isn’t
the
first
time
we’ve
heard
it.
Former
PlayStation
CEO
Jim
Ryan
revealed
in
the
official
PlayStation
that
the
PS2
had
sold
160
million.
However,
since
it
was
a
passing
comment
and
because
Sony
did
not
update
its
records,
people
were
not
sure
whether
to
believe
Ryan’s
claims.

Now
we
just
need
to
wait
and
see
if
that
number
will
increase
as
the
Switch
inches
closer.
Perhaps
next
year
Sony
will
reveal
it
flogged
another
few
million
down
local
pub.
Or
if
they
want
to
be
extra
devious
they
could
always
produce
a
PS2
mini
pre-loaded
with
classic
games,
and
use
its
sales
to
help
the
PS2
keep
its
place
at
the
top
of
the
mountain.