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French PS2 Sales Pass 2 MillionFrench PS2 Sales Pass 2 Million

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe representatives have announced that hardware sales of the PlayStation 2 in France have exceeded 3 million units, with software sales re...

David Jenkins, Blogger

December 22, 2003

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Sony Computer Entertainment Europe representatives have announced that hardware sales of the PlayStation 2 in France have exceeded 3 million units, with software sales recently passing the 17 million mark. At the same time the company has estimated it currently controls 70% of the global market with the PlayStation 2 and PS one.

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David Jenkins ([email protected]) is a freelance writer and journalist working in the UK. As well as being a regular news contributor to Gamasutra.com, he also writes for newsstand magazines Cube, Games TM and Edge, in addition to working for companies including BBC Worldwide, Disney, Amazon and Telewest.

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