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PlayStation 4 hits 20.2 million units sold worldwide (high sodium content warning)
- Thread starter JehutyRunner
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ethomaz
Banned
Nobody knows...
Guesses go from 10 million to 13 million.
My personal guess is something between 11m and 11.5m.
Afraid you're mistaken.
10-11 million.
To be fair to him, 600Kish difference in the US is much closer to the what, 8-9 million difference worldwide.
DustyVonEric
Member
Got caught spying on Nintendo before PS1 and using deflated specs vs Xbox during the PS2 era. Sony's legacy and this 20 million is tainted.
Rogue_Ledr
Banned
What about DQ: Heroes? Aren 't the Japanese getting erections for that game?
MatrixMan.EXE
Member
lol fair enough. I guess my point is that PS4 has games and content. Sure, the exclusives haven't been great, but generally speaking I think it has a lot to offer in terms of games in general, even if most are multiplatform.
That said this year is looking to remedy that. Bloodborne, Dragon Quest Heroes, Persona 5, Uncharted 4, Disgaea 5, Tearaway Unfolded, The Tomorrow Children, RIME and so on. Looking to be a good year.
Coulomb_Barrier
Member
They got some good software going forward and all the way until the end of the year, so sales look like they'll only accelerate.
Must be a worry for MS when the Xbone's release schedule has been so sparse since November. They need to fight back but they can't as software isn't arriving until end of the year for them.
Must be a worry for MS when the Xbone's release schedule has been so sparse since November. They need to fight back but they can't as software isn't arriving until end of the year for them.
Zombie James
Banned
Insane. And to think of all the fear mongering that went on before launch about the death of consoles just because the Wii U was bombing.
The Philippines is picking up the slack for Japan.
Just kidding, we're a terribly small market.
BrokenIcarus
Member
Hah, nice!
Version 3.0
Member
Yeah, it's a 52/48 split. That's pretty close - too close, I would say, if I were in charge of it. Sony should have responded to Microsoft's big holiday push and kept a commanding lead.
Smutpeddler
Member
# short term cash loans
Junior Member
a-fcking-men
I've always wondered why people keep expressing this sentiment. It's like they're assuming everyone has a gaming PC by default.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Given Sony hasn't exactly released their highest quality games quite yet on the first party front, this is quite impressive. It just goes to show you that having the best games and a platform that was built for the right reasons pretty much from the beginning, will get you this result and this is with a 400 dollar price tag. You could consider the Wii an anomaly in this because not only did it really not have the software but it was much cheaper than the ps4 was during the same time frame. This is much more impressive to me given the current landscape and the fact that the ps4 hasn't taken off quite yet in markets like Japan and the soon to be launched China market.
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XxRampage07xX
Member
Just wait until Morpheus and Summer Lesson hit Japan
1st Course
Member
Kinda disappointed about the lack of software numbers but guess its expected considering that they stopped reporting them in the quarterly reports. Nintendo now will be the only company providing them software attach rate.
Super_Cobra
Member
Congrats Sony and playstation. I'm so happy with my ps4!
Holiday sales with a true price drop going to be big.
MS just needs to concentrate on selling as many units as possible without worrying about the PS4. I think we've long passed the point where XB1 stays close to PS4 in worldwide sales, much less catch up. The only thing which could change this would be some sort of massive screw up by Sony which halts sales.
MS just needs to concentrate on selling as many units as possible without worrying about the PS4. I think we've long passed the point where XB1 stays close to PS4 in worldwide sales, much less catch up. The only thing which could change this would be some sort of massive screw up by Sony which halts sales.
Justice_Bolt
Member
Congrats Sony! Wow..
Banjo-Kazooie
Member
Are we looking at the same Xbox Game store?
Plus, 3rd party games are system sellers, not 1st party...that should be obvious by now.
11-12m probably. MS haven't announced a sold through number in months though.
Hahahaha - this is excellent...... And true
They don't really need to respond though. Unlike MS sony is playing the WW game and unless ps4 fails to reach their sales targets for the US they're gonna take profit over market share. Especially since the US market is only 30-35% of their overall sales.
MatrixMan.EXE
Member
He's not exactly wrong. Sony has a lot of PlayStation exclusives spread throughout the year, and while a lot of it is stuff from japanese third parties that may not really make many waves, content is content is content. They have pretty much everything Microsoft is offering until at least September and a lot more. Variety is key in tying up mainstream and niche markets.
SwiftDeath
Member
Very impressive performance by PS4. It should continue somewhat over the next couple of months as games get released. I do wonder what the summer slowdown will be like this year though.
Isn't this shipped figures though?
Super_Cobra
Member
There's no way that ms is at 11-12m sold through. Sony is still ahead in uk and usa, xbone biggest markets. My guess that they are still under 10 million sold through.
No I believe they had shipped around 11-11.5m by the end of 2014. Two more months and shipped might be 12-13m
BlackBuzzard
Banned
Just wait until Morpheus and Summer Lesson hit Japan
Didn't you hear? It got cancelled. Shinzo Abe begged Sony not to release it, because it would further decline the Japanese birthrate.
Glorified G
Member
"Not so hot" and "pretty tied up" in the US. If Larry Hyrb is reading this thread he's probably laughing pretty hard with the kind of weak spin being displayed here.
Either do it well or don't do it at all.
With the witcher, batman, until dawn and MGS all releasing in the May - September period i think they'll continue with the 750k - 1 million per month pace.
I doubt Microsoft will give sold through numbers anytime soon.
Dyson Industries
Banned
PS4 has the clear advantage there as well.
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
The reaction at Sony HQ
WhiskerFrisker
Member
Microsoft numbers are shipped, Sony's sold through to consumers.
Good stuff Sony. Hitting nearly all the right marks. A price drop will move gangbusters
BreezyLimbo
Banned
Hoo boy. That's....about 1 year 4 months since it's been release, no? Pretty crazy. It'll probably hit 100 million in 5-6 years.
Ganzlinger
Member
Congrats, Sony!