According to Sony's latest figures, 147.6 million PS2 units have now been sold around the globe. This is the story of how PlayStation 2 went on to become the best-selling console of all time. Well, perhaps not the thing about the bottles of Bombay Sapphire and the guy from R&D who tried to put his business card down my bra. I was about to make the most exciting discovery yet in an already thrill-packed week - at games industry parties, all the drinks are free. It was the stars of these adverts I was now walking past as I headed for the bar. They were responsible for the Third Place advert directed by David Lynch, as they had been for the Double Life and Mental Wealth campaigns. In fact I'd been given an invite to the PS2 launch party, hosted by hip London ad agency TBWA. Makes Twin Peaks look about as spooky as Rentaghost. Having been a gamer and a PlayStation fan for years, I felt like Charlie being given the keys to the chocolate factory. Just three days earlier I'd started my new job as a copywriter at Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. It was Thursday 23rd November 2000, the eve of the European launch of PlayStation 2. This was my introduction to the games industry. He looked innocent enough, but I knew he had conquered worlds. She was sitting on a sofa next to a disembodied arm and a small boy. In the corner, a guy in a wheelchair was talking to a girl whose eyes should have looked too far apart. Next to him stood a grubby-looking mummy, trying to hold a glass of champagne in bandaged fingers. The first thing I saw when I walked in the room was a duck wearing a suit. Here, someone who was there when it all began talks to other Sony staff, past and present, about what really went on behind the scenes. PS2 is the most successful console ever produced, having sold over 150 million units. We're highlighting it again today to mark the news that Sony is ceasing production of the PS2 console. 2nd January 2013: This feature was originally published in November 2010 to mark the PlayStation 2's 10th anniversary in Europe.
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