Xebec Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 Hi folks! Most sources seem to indicate the Atari VCS/2600 sold 25 or 30 million units through it's lifecycle.. But I also found a 2004 video of Joe Decuir where he says 50 million units were sold "as of the middle 80s, the last time I looked". (Forward to about 22:03, specific comment about 15 seconds later). I'm curious which number is more likely? (P.S. Just to be clear - I'm a big Decuir fan -- it's really awesome he's still involved in the community, and appreciate his amazing engineering contributions over the years.. +POKEY sound / SIO are just awesome.. so I'm not trying to say he misspoke - just trying to figure out how many units actually were sold). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubersaurus Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 Atari Corp put out a press release in 1988 that they'd sold 25 million 2600 units over the life of the platform. That was the system's biggest year in that time period, and sales fell off pretty quick in 1989. I'd say 30 million is much more likely for a final number vs 50. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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