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PlayStation 4 sales (sold-through) hit 30.2 million worldwide
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HORRORSHØW
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9 out of 10 friends downloaded theirs
texhnolyze
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Wow, and the holiday season has just barely started.
Congrats~
Congrats~
Damn. That's great. So it's surpassing the Ps2 in sales within a timeframe. Last I heard Ps2 lifetime sales was 150 million. Will Ps4 achieve that? Who knows but initial numbers are good.
Blackleg-sanji1
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Really?! Hmm so what we thinking 35-40mil?
They sold 4+ million during the holiday season last year, at $400.
Blackleg-sanji1
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Lol seems i underestimated the holidays. Nit very good with sales. How do they usually do
Well shit. Damn i low balled big time
Enter the Dragon Punch
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it can do 50m by christmas tbqh. 
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Welfare
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10 million sold in 6 weeks? No chance. 4.1 million PS4's were sold in the last 6 weeks of 2014, and it's not doing more than double that this year.
40 is way too high, lol. 35 is fine.
the ps2 was also out only in japan for seven of those months. the system didn't really get going until it was nearly a year old and out in every region finally. then sony sold 140 million more consoles.
Aceofspades
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Incredible. Sony deserve all the success, PS4 is best current gen console no doubt.
zxcv11223300xi
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WOW! That is so fast!
Jack The Nipper
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Get that all out and try to get that 199 price as soon as you can to push things.
Has there been any leaks on greatest hits
Has there been any leaks on greatest hits
and japan was relevant back then
brickarts295
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Devilgunman
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40m PS4 installed bases when VR launch is very likely. Dayum.
EdReedFan20
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So, according to Wikipedia, this means PS4 passed Atari 2600 (it sold 30 million units). Sega Genesis is next, sitting at 30.75 million units sold. After that, it's N64 at 32.93. I think PS4 will pass N64 by the end of the year, making it the 8th most successful console ever. It'll take a bit longer to pass the next console, SNES, which sits at 49.10 million units sold. NES is at 61.91 million. Wikipedia has both PS3 at 83.8 million and 360 at 84 million (I was under the impression PS3 had outsold 360 worldwide). Wii is at 101.59 million, PS1 is at 102.49 million, and PS2 is at 155 million.
2016 is going to be the year where all the huge software (at least the big name first-party software) hits. i think we might see it at 299 before the end of the year, but 199 might not happen until the system's being replaced. it's possible that it actually might not ever happen.
LookAtMeGo
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And with a strong lineup at the begining of next year, its lookin good for them.
Doing so well with what IMO has been a pretty lackluster first few years of First party titles (besides a few). I feel like its got a lot of surprises left.
Congrats and well deserved.
Doing so well with what IMO has been a pretty lackluster first few years of First party titles (besides a few). I feel like its got a lot of surprises left.
Congrats and well deserved.
Less than 100 posts and we already get this lol
Seriously, I'm not allowed to think this now?
DangerMouse
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BOOM.
Can't wait for next year's influx of PS4 JRPGs.
Can't wait for next year's influx of PS4 JRPGs.
Just to put this in perspective the last announcement we have is that Sony had shipped 29.3 million units by Sept 30th. That means in just over a month they managed to not only sell through their existing stock but also an additional 700k units BEFORE we even made it to Black Friday sales.
You can think whatever you want, but first party titles don't usually move systems.
it still is, but back then the ps2 was also more successful in the us than the ps4 currently is. not sure about europe.
razgriz417
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Count the # of exclusives vs the number of big 3rd party multiplats out there; people don't buy a console just for exclusives, its a factor but only one of many. They factor where their friends play, back library, price, etc. You also have to remember MS is doing abysmally outside of the US and UK, there's quite a large market out there in the rest of Europe that lean toward Playstation.
Bitch Pudding
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I guess Sony just tries to hide some lackluster numbers here.
Blackleg-sanji1
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Its so old and played out at this point people are just tired of it im sure whether u meant it the same way others usually do or not
Dougieflesh
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Lol cuz first party doesn't matter to the masses.
I really wonder how they track sold through numbers now. It was fairly obvious for the first year, when the channels didn't have many PS4's in stock, but now? Since they even count to 0.2 million their method seems to be precise. Anyone wants to chime in on this?
Anyway, congrats! Well deserved, what a great console! Now for 40 million.
Anyway, congrats! Well deserved, what a great console! Now for 40 million.
JetBlackPanda
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Lol first party isn't really doing anything for Microsoft. How mad most Microsoft be? With first party games hitting every few months plus big timed exclusives like Tomb Raider failing to do anything.
Meanwhile Sonys marketing deals with COD, Destiny and Battlefront is moving units like crazy.
Ninja Scooter
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It's selling so much because, even by your own words, it's "great" and obviously shitloads of consumers feel the same way. What's to get?
NoMoreTrolls
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I mean...
Think what you want, but understand the scoffing that will accompany your oft repeated, unfounded assertion that's viewed through the lens of your particular bias.
Agreed however there have been a few great games on the system. Next year looks like the big one though which fits in line with how the PS3 developed, although I would argue that system had a better early showing overall.
Blackleg-sanji1
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Best part is next year they are opening up strong as hell. Momentum will be crazy
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