Pocky4Th3Win
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PlayStation 4 hits 20.2 million units sold worldwide (high sodium content warning)
- Thread starter JehutyRunner
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What? It's the best selling console in the USA..
Well there is only the Xbone that PS4 is competing against...
DangerMouse
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I read it wrong. I thought Delusibeta wrote 20.2 was shipped, the 20.2 and the 22 blended together until I double-checked.
Aquamarine
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20.2 million sold-through = approx. 22 million shipped
The PS4 hit 19.9 million LTD shipped as of 2014-12-31, so 22 million LTD shipped as of 2015-03-01 is a reasonable estimation.
shadowfall
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Congratulations to Sony. I have been following their stock for a while and judging by their steady increase - I am hoping this is the beginning for the "Return of the King". I grew with Sony products all my life and seeing them crash was very painful.
Who knew PS4 might actually turn around the prospects of the company. I hope they can hit 30 million units by end of the year.
Who knew PS4 might actually turn around the prospects of the company. I hope they can hit 30 million units by end of the year.
bananafactory
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It's January NPD numbers were pretty average, though, compared to PS3 numbers from a similar time in its life and especially for a leading console.
Then consoles in general are not doing so hot in the US. Not just PS4.
Andrew Ryan
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And people wonder why Sony doesn't drop the price
ninjablade
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Brand, most powerful, best looking, price and third-party support. that's all you really need sell. if the the iphone 6 plus can sell 75 million in 3 months, just cause people wanna upgrade, you don't think people want to upgrade there 8 year old consoles.
Psycho_Mantis
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It was never going to match the Wii's explosive start and consequent collapse. The sales gradient for Playstation consoles was never like that. PS2 would be a better comparison but I would argue competition in US (namely XB1) is more fierce now. The 360 recently outsold the Wii in the USA right? Thats what the PS4 should try and do....sell in the long run like the 360.
JetBlackPanda
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Xbox got close with the price cut but Sony has started to gain again and is still leading sales in the United States.
bananafactory
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Most powerful, best performing/looking versions of most multiplatform games, largest console game library, and good word of mouth.
That moves consoles
Neuromancer
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#fortheshareholders
BlackBuzzard
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DangerMouse
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Yes, I read Delusibeta's post wrong. I thought he was saying the 20.2 was shipped and realized right after that the second number he wrote was the 22.
SolidSnakex
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Sony Germany needs to say something.
Yeah, most would say so when you compare the performance of the current market to previous generations. No one is denying that the PS4 is doing great WW but it is clear that Europe and the rest of the world are buying into the PS4 on a massive scale.
This is the real question. Whether or not these sales last for a long time or we see a faster slowdown than normal. We don't know if more people jumped into this new generation of consoles quicker than previous gens because last gen lasted for so long. Still, the PS4 is off to a great start. It's just a matter of whether or not it maintains its WW momentum.
Jimmyfenix
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Do we have latest numbers in Germany?
Ya i expect a similar or even bigger market share there
Ya i expect a similar or even bigger market share there
Aquamarine
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Thats right and thats why I say the PS4 is doing well in the US.
Expecting Wii numbers is not realistic.
On the contrary i was pretty impressed that they were roughly even with last year, lol
PS4 is on fire.
Numbers we know so far for the latest two months
Japan (Media Create) - 130,659 up to February 22nd, 2015 (it lacks tomorrow's datas, DQH's first week...I think it'll become 170k - 180k with that)
US (NPD) - 189,000 up to January 31st, 2015
What was PS4's LTD in US up to December 2014?
Japan (Media Create) - 130,659 up to February 22nd, 2015 (it lacks tomorrow's datas, DQH's first week...I think it'll become 170k - 180k with that)
US (NPD) - 189,000 up to January 31st, 2015
What was PS4's LTD in US up to December 2014?
Welfare
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Is this out of all home consoles over there? If so that is pretty big.
Well maybe we'll see the criticism and dismay about the Japanese console market dying die down then considering we aren't doing so hot back at home either.
BlackBuzzard
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Australian NPD data being put into good use.
Did NPD start tracking Australian sales? So what company tracks European sales chart-track?
Aquamarine
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6.7 million
gameoverbro
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That playroom tho
ninjablade
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That's a very good point, the ps4 is competing against the xb1 which dominated last gen in the us and established a very strong brand for gamers so the PS4 is actually doing excellent in the US when you really think about it
Jimmyfenix
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How is it doing in New Zealand ? Things were positive last time we got sales .
Sorry okhyocococo
Sorry okhyocococo
Aquamarine
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The NPD Group tracks USA, Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand sell-through.
They partner with GfK Group for weekly Australian / New Zealand sell-through reports.
GfK Group tracks the good majority of Europe sell-through as well as other territories around the world (like South Africa, South Korea, etc.)
Chart-Track is a subsidiary of GfK that tracks UK sell-through.
GifGafIsTheBestGaf
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fatigues_gasolini
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But does it have brand loyalty. That's the most important factor.
BlackBuzzard
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Okay so is GFK even more secretive with their sales data then NPD?
Aquamarine
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GfK provides weekly rankings, but they are ruthless with sales data leaks.
Finally. For some reason this report came weeks later compared to last year.
KillerMan91
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Big third party multiplatform games move more consoles than any exclusives.
Yep, the US is the most tied territory, or at least the one with the smallest gap between the consoles. Things in Europe are crazy, the outselling is CAPITAL and we can see that in these WW numbers.
Crazy, it's really weird how people buying it especially early on it's lifecycle with just a few expensive and boring games and games which look worse than on under 300 USD pc's.
The name PlayStation still sells a lot of consoles.
At least they have a few bangs like Bloodborne and Uncharted 4 in the pipeline.
The name PlayStation still sells a lot of consoles.
At least they have a few bangs like Bloodborne and Uncharted 4 in the pipeline.
360 didn't just sell in the long run...the console got a major relaunch in 2010 due to 360 Slim and Kinect. Those made the sales go actually quite higher than what the console achieved in the precedent years. It's a pretty big anomaly, and you can't say it'll happen again, especially seeing how Sony seems not that interested to the more mass casual audience currently / their recent results on that front (also, casual games selling better on Wii U and Xbox One than on PS4 in US, for the most part).
Xbox One didn't close any gap worldwide.