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Sony Has Sold 500 Million PlayStation Systems

Sony’s PlayStation has sold 525.3 million systems since the release of the original PlayStation back in 1994, the company has announced. Sony has released a special edition translucent PS4 system with a matching Dual Shock 4 controller and a 2TB hard drive for $500, to commemorate selling over 500 million PlayStations.

This figure includes the original PlayStation; PS2 (currently the best-selling game console of all time); the company’s first handheld system, the PSP; PS3; PlayStation Vita; and PS4, as well as each generation’s “Slim” upgrade and the most recent addition, the PS4 Pro, a mid-generation refresh which added Ultra HD and HDR capabilities, among other upgrades.