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70 Million Playstations

Sony Computer Entertainment announced that Playstation has reached an impressive new milestone. World wide, the Playstation has shipped an astounding 70 million machines....

Quang Hong, Blogger

December 6, 1999

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Sony Computer Entertainment announced that Playstation has reached an impressive new milestone. World wide, the Playstation has shipped an astounding 70 million machines. In the five years since its birth the Playstation has shipped nearly 17 million units in Japan, 26 million in the North America, and an additional 27 million in Europe.

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