In celebration of PlayStation's 30th anniversary, the media conglomerate confirms the PS2 moved 160 million units since its release in 2000.

Sony last shared PS2 sales figures in 2011, saying at the time that it had sold 150 million units since its debut in 2000.

Sony's PlayStation 2 is one such product, confirmed by the company to have sold a staggering 160 million units. Released on October 26th of 2000 in the US, it came after the Japanese launch in March of that same year.

Sony launched a website revealing PlayStation history and the company said the PlayStation 2 has officially sold over 160 million units globally.

Sony never releases its console sales numbers, but we now have confirmation for the PS2's lifetime sales.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

As part of the ongoing PlayStation 30th anniversary celebration, Sony reveals that the PlayStation 2 has reached an outstanding sales milestone.

Despite it no longer being in the market, the number of units sold has increased from previous official information.

The Switch has smashed all sorts of records but one thing it hasn't done just yet is surpassed the lifetime sales of the PlayStation 2. While it was assumed at one point the hybrid system only needed to shift another 15 million units to surpass this milestone,

Sony has updated the PlayStation website to mention that the PS2 is now at a staggering 160 million units sold worldwide since its launch 24 years ago.

For over a decade, the PS2’s official sales total sat at 155 million units, as Sony stopped reporting sales of the system in 2012. It was always assumed the final number was higher, as the console wasn’t officially discontinued until a year later,