The Playstation 2 was the most popular among the 68 million people who played a console in June. The original Xbox took home second place, while the Xbox 360 led the next generation platforms, but only with 8% of total playtime dedicated to the new toy from Microsoft.

More than 68 million people played video games on a console last month, spending much of it on Sony Corp (NYSE:SNE - news).'s older PlayStation 2, according to Nielsen research.

Seven years after its launch, Sony's PS2 was still the most-played console, accounting for 42 percent of video game use during the month. Microsoft's original Xbox took second place with 17 percent, followed by the Xbox 360 with 8 percent.

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