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Nintendo has officially updated its figures: the Switch is now Nintendo’s best-selling console ever with 155.37 million units sold, overtaking the DS at 154.02 million, while Switch 2 has 17.37 million sold since its June 2025 launch. The PlayStation 2 still holds the overall industry lead at just over 160 million units. Nintendo maintains a Switch 2 forecast of 19 million for the rest of the fiscal year.
PS2Recomp aims to automate decompilation so PS2 games can become native PC ports, potentially delivering PC-level performance without emulation and enabling enhancements, accessibility, and preservation. It’s a major community effort with no guarantees, but ongoing work on titles like ICO, Fatal Frame, and Resident Evil Code Veronica X suggests 2026 could see more PS2 decompilation activity.
The Nintendo Switch is close to surpassing the Nintendo DS as Nintendo's best-selling console, with sales nearing 154 million, but it is unlikely to overtake the PlayStation 2's 160 million due to slowing sales and the launch of the Switch 2. Despite strong support and upcoming sales, the Switch's momentum is waning, making a record-breaking achievement unlikely.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is the best-selling PlayStation 2 game in the US, with the franchise dominating the top three spots in the all-time best-selling PS2 games list, which also highlights the console's significant sales figures and other popular titles.
Ubisoft, in partnership with Atari, announced the re-release of several classic PS2 and PS3 games on modern platforms, including PS5, allowing both nostalgic players and new audiences to experience titles like Cold Fear, I Am Alive, Child of Eden, Grow Home, and Grow Up.
Atlus's Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army blurs the line between remaster and remake by significantly enhancing the original PS2 game with new content, improved graphics, and gameplay features, creating a hybrid that respects the original while making it more accessible and modern. This approach could set a precedent for re-releasing other classic titles.
Sony has announced that the PlayStation 2 has sold over 160 million units worldwide, with an additional 5 million units sold since the last reported figures in 2012. This cements the PS2's status as the best-selling console of all time, surpassing the Nintendo DS's 154.02 million units. Despite the PS5 being Sony's most profitable console generation, it still trails behind the PS2 in total sales. The Nintendo Switch, with 146.04 million units sold, continues to close in on the PS2's record but faces challenges with the upcoming release of its successor.
The PS2 emulator PCSX2 has been updated to version 2.0, introducing numerous improvements such as a new UI, simplified configuration, automatic game fixes, and enhanced compatibility. This update marks a significant milestone with over 6000 changes since the last stable revision, celebrating 100 million downloads and 20 years of development. The team behind PCSX2 expresses gratitude to the community and invites users to join their Discord for support and involvement.
Outgoing PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan claimed that the PS2 has sold 160 million units, surpassing the official figure of over 155 million. This assertion has sparked controversy, with some questioning the timing of the announcement. Despite this, the PS2 remains the top-selling console, outpacing the Nintendo Switch, while the PS5 continues to perform well in the market.
Sony Interactive Entertainment President and CEO Jim Ryan revealed that PlayStation 2 sales reached 160 million units worldwide, making it the best-selling console of all time. Ryan, who is set to retire from SIE, shared the updated figure during a recent podcast, highlighting the PS2's enduring popularity and impact on gaming history.
Persona 3 Reload, a remake of the original PS2 release, won't include content from FES or Portable versions, including the ability to play as a female protagonist. The game will feature newly recorded voices, new scenes and events, and new and arranged music. The producers aimed to recreate the original Persona 3 experience.
IGN compared the graphics of the original Metal Gear Solid 3 release on PS2 with the upcoming Metal Gear Solid 3 Remake, Delta Snake Eater, and found the differences to be surprising. Only a few screenshots of the remake have been released so far, but the comparison shows a significant improvement in graphics.
Nintendo Switch family of systems has sold over 3 million units in the last quarter, bringing the lifetime total number of units sold to 125.62 million. The Nintendo DS and PS2 are still ahead in the ranks of best-selling video game consoles, with 154.02 million and 155 million lifetime sales, respectively. Switch OLED was the most popular SKU in the last financial year, although overall hardware sales declined by 22.1% year-on-year. Nintendo will likely offer discounted bundles to give Switch a sales push, but with a huge library of evergreen titles, there's potential for these numbers to grow even after the release of Nintendo's next console.
Fans of Gran Turismo 4 have discovered secret cheat codes almost 20 years after its release. The codes enable players to earn 10,000,000 Credits, automatically pass License Tests, and more. However, the codes only function after at least 365 in-game days have passed. The discovery has sparked interest in revisiting the classic PS2 game from developer Polyphony Digital.