• Holiday sales of PlayStation exceed record-breaking $1.5 billion

• January 13 - PlayStation can now be found in one out of every four U.S. households, as installed North American base tops 25 million units

• SCEI announces that PlayStation game consoles cumulative production and shipment reached 71.82 million units  by the end of December 1999:

• Cumulative software production reached 592 million units during the same period:

• By the end of December 1999 the number of PlayStation software titles available in each Territory was:

• SCEI announces the creation of PlayStation.com in a move to tap into the tremendous growth of internet direct sales.

• February 9 - Gran Turismo 2 sales exceed one million units in first six weeks

April 2000

• SCEI announces that PlayStation game consoles cumulative production and shipment had reached 72.92 million units  by the end of March 2000:

• Cumulative software production reached 630 million units during the same period:

• By the end of March 2000 the number of PlayStation software titles available in each Territory was:

• SCE reaches favourable settlement with Joytech peripherals in its campaign against the infringement of SCE’s intellectual property rights.

• Sony Computer Entertainment Inc today announced that it would be introducing “PSone” a newly-designed PlayStation game console in Japan from July 7^th 2000 at a retail price of 15,000 Yen (tax not included.) Model SCPH-101

• The introduction of the new PSone, which is approximately one third of the size of the original PlayStation, will redefine the entertainment lifestyle by providing consumers broader access to PlayStation gaming experience via the mobile telephone network and through the increased portability of this new PlayStation model. 

• SCEI announce that more than 270,000 PSone units have shipped since its launch on July 7^th.

• September 19 - Sony Computer Entertainment America announces the introduction of a newly styled PlayStation console for the mobile age, PSone.

October 2000

• SCEI  make the following announcements:

• PlayStation (including PS one) sales world-wide : 75.92 million units

• PSone accounted for : world-wide 1.58 million units

• PlayStation/PSone software shipments world-wide: 690 million

• PlayStation software shipments for 1st half of financial year: 60 million