ony Computer Entertainment announced today that for the first time ever in the game console history, PlayStation and PS one hardware achieved worldwide shipments of more than 100 million units as of May 18th, 2004.  On the software front, PlayStation title lineup boasts over 7300 titles as of end of March 2004, with cumulative software shipments reaching over 949 million units around the world.

Since its launch in Japan on December 3rd, 1994, PlayStation is now being sold in more than 120 countries and regions around the world, including North America, Europe, Africa, Middle East, Oceania, South-east Asia, South Korea and Central and South Americas.

PlayStation 2 has achieved cumulative shipments of more than 70 million units in hardware and 572 million units in software as of end of March 2004. Combining PlayStation and PlayStation 2 together, more than 170 million hardware units and 1.5 billion software units have been shipped to users all over the world.

Here's the entire breakdown:

PlayStation(*1) Cumulative Shipments by Territory (as of May 18, 2004)

Japan (including Asia (*2))
20.72 million units (launch date: December 3, 1994)

North America
39.67 million units (launch date: September 9, 1995)

Europe/PAL
39.61 million units (launch date: September 29, 1995)

Worldwide Shipment: 100 million units

(*1) Includes the original PlayStation and PS one
(*2) Includes shipments to Asian countries and regions including South Korea