“Three days after it turned five years old, global shipments of
the PlayStation game console have passed the 70 million unit mark,
Sony Computer Entertainment announced today.”
“As shipments reach another milestone for Sony, all eyes are
now turning to PlayStation 2, the successor to the
PlayStation. Scheduled to make its long-anticipated debut in Japan
on March 4, 2000…”
“More than just a game console, the new version will also double
as a DVD (digital versatile disk) Video player, set-top Internet
access device and access terminal for broadband networks.”