The PlayStation 2 is one of those systems that'll endure for many years to come, not for a strong library but because of the standards it set within the industry. It's the best-selling console ever, and its numbers are unlikely to be touched any time soon, with prices getting higher and market conditions making it harder to justify reductions, says a former higher-up at Sony.
During an appearance on the PSI podcast, Shawn Layden, the president and CEO of SIE America from 2014 through to 2019, lamented the state of hardware sales. "We know the chip and semiconductor market is under a lot of pressure right now," he says.
