Yet, the PS2 initially sold well solely on the basis of the strength of the PlayStation brand and its backwards compatibility, selling over 900,000 units in the first weekend in Japan.
In September 2004 Sony unveiled the third major hardware revision (V12, model number SCPH-70000).
With a price of $299.99 per console, Sony made gross sales of roughly $153,000,000.
In September of that year, in time for the launch of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (the best-selling game during the 2004 Holiday season), Sony revealed a new, smaller PS2 (see Hardware revisions).
Sony also advertised heavily as well and it had the advantage of being supported by Electronic Arts.
However, the release of several blockbuster games during the 2001 holiday season pushed the PS2 far in front even as the Xbox and GameCube made their impressive debuts.
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