Jim Ryan's 30 years at PlayStation has officially ended. Says PS5 "on track" to be Sony’s most successful & PS2 sold 160 million (PS official podcast)

[Gamernyc78]

Jim Ryan says PS5 is ‘well on track’ to be Sony’s most successful console ever​

Jim Ryan says PS5 is ‘well on track’ to be Sony’s most successful console ever | VGC

In an interview on the Official PlayStation Podcast to mark his retirement, Ryan was asked about his thoughts on PlayStation’s position in the games market going forward.

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PS2 at 160 million

Around 14:50 in the Official PlayStation Podcast

Official PlayStation Podcast Episode 481: Here’s To You, Jim

PlayStation Podcast returns with Pacific Drive and Helldivers 2 talk. And the gang says goodbye to an old friend…

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[Gamernyc78]

@JAHGamer @Sircaw @flaccidsnake

Farewell to your favorite Sony exec

 

[FatKaz]

His tenure will be remembered as the one where xbox surrendered.

 

[mckmas8808]

About time! LOL! I hope Horoki Totoki Literture Club isn't going to be a mass murderer of studios with his bean counting. If so, I might be begging for Jim Ryan again.

 

[Gamernyc78]

About time! LOL! I hope Horoki Totoki Literture Club isn't going to be a mass murderer of studios with his bean counting. If so, I might be begging for Jim Ryan again.

We need Shu!!!!!

 

[Gamernyc78]

His tenure will be remembered as the one where xbox surrendered.

Crazy, thts true.

 

[Gamernyc78]

Jimbooooo noooo lol

 

[Gamernyc78]

Also...

PS2 at 160 million

Around 14:50 in the Official PlayStation Podcast

 

[ethomaz]

Finally they confirmed the 160 million.
It was already know it was over 158m but officially Sony last numbers were 155m.

Glad to know the final number.

 

[Gamernyc78]

Finally they confirmed the 160 million.
It was already know it was over 158m but officially Sony last numbers were 155m.

Glad to know the final number.

160 million is crazy!

 

[mckmas8808]

We need Shu!!!!!

Shu would be SO GREAT at the job.

 

[JAHGamer]

@JAHGamer @Sircaw @flaccidsnake

Farewell to your favorite Sony exec

good riddance

 

[Eternal_Wings]

It seems PlayStation sold more than assumed 155 million PS2 consoles. Ex-CEO Jim Ryan claims Sony sold 160 million PS2s. Making it quite a stretch for Nintendo to surpass this number provided by Jim Ryan himself.

 

[Evilms]

 

[JAHGamer]

I feel like PS2 being at 160m is probably fake. They see the Switch inching closer and are trying to keep the title of "most sold console of all time"

 

[Muddasar]

I feel like PS2 being at 160m is probably fake. They see the Switch inching closer and are trying to keep the title of "most sold console of all time"

 

[Evilms]

I feel like PS2 being at 160m is probably fake. They see the Switch inching closer and are trying to keep the title of "most sold console of all time"

No.

 

[Yurinka]

The 160M number makes sense and is possible: the previous official, most recent PS2 sales number was that as of March 31, 2012 had shiped "more than 155.0 million units".

PS2 got discontinued in January 2013, meaning it was being produced (and sold) during almost a year after that "March 31, 2012" day. That FY2013 (April 2012-March 2013) they could have produced and shipped another round 5.0M, as they did in FY2012 (April 2011-March 2012).

We need Shu!!!!!

Nah, keep him where he wants to be: scouting and supporting indies.

At least a couple months more, which is when in theory I'll meet him personally to show him a couple games I've been working on.

 

[Dabaus]

End of an era. He wasnt perfect but he delayed the ABK deal for so long that that may have been one of the key catalysts of xbox leaving the hardware market. That and navigated covid and ps5 launch as best they could. Made some good acquisitions and some not so good ones. Revamped ps plus enough to make gamepass null and void IMO. B- CEO IMO.

 

[Gamernyc78]

End of an era. He wasnt perfect but he delayed the ABK deal for so long that that may have been one of the key catalysts of xbox leaving the hardware market. That and navigated covid and ps5 launch as best they could. Made some good acquisitions and some not so good ones. Revamped ps plus enough to make gamepass null and void IMO. B- CEO IMO.

He was OK in my book.