Could it have been people saying that for the end of the financial year, i.e. to March?
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PlayStation 4 sales (sold-through) hit 30.2 million worldwide
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Could it have been people saying that for the end of the financial year, i.e. to March?
Kagari getting in on the troll comments. Just goes to show that there is little bit of Y2Kev in all t the mods.
3rdamention
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Nope, there are plenty more people just like you that do not care about sales. However, they simply ignored this sales thread because, well, they dont care about console sales.
Primethius
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Personally, I bought a few exclusive titles but then realized they weren't made by Sony. Horrid mistake on my part.
So I never played them. Now my console and games sit there collecting dust. For all eternity.
TheOfficeMut
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Holy cow. That puts things in perspective.
I eagerly await the PS Experience boasting.
I thought we all decided a long time ago that anything that isn't western and open world with guns and rpg elements isn't a real game
Primethius
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Sony has a forecast of 39.8 million shipped by March 2016, so it seems that is indeed what you are thinking of.
harrisk954
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XB1 is not selling badly, it just pales in comparison to the PS4. Just imagine the situation had MS not had all the "fire sales" last holiday season and pivoted 180 degrees on what the XB1 is today vs when it was announced (not to mention the fact that the only place that the XB1 is even competitive with PS4 is the U.S. -- and is still behind by between 800k and 1 million there!). Even with all of that, the PS4 still outsold XB1 by such a huge margin in 2015, but it could have been much much worse for MS.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
Huh? That's where everyone's friends are!
And indies. Indies are all no-games. It has to have the AAA big publisher corporation stamp of approval to be considered a game. The true gamers game.
diffusionx
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Thanks Don Mattrick. Console war is obviously over for this gen, but Microsoft can still do right by their existing audience and get new fans. Not all that different from what Sony did last gen really. It does looks like that is what they are doing, so they can figure out what's next for Xbox.
Anyway, it's good that Sony has a hit, hopefully they don't plow all that money into garbage product lines like they did during PS2.
Zombie James
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I've seen that picture countless times and I just assumed it was real. Oh well.
No, you're not the only one. Last generation really nailed the fact that sales aren't the end-all, be-all that defines success in this industry, imho. The true measure of success is whether the PS4 can maintain the momentum and - more importantly - retain interest over the span of an entire generation, from the consumer to the developer. People's entertainment options have never been more diverse.
Not to take anything away from this achievement. Averaging 15M/year and doing better than the PS2 at a time when many people were saying console gaming is dead brings a smile to my face.
Stone Ocean
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Y2Kev has possessed Kagari, may god have mercy on our souls
QuantumZebra
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That Frozen-branded Tetris game that my daughter found on PSN
WhatsintheBox
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thats insane.
Dead Prince
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Square should remaster XIII triology prompto.
campbellCase
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What are all these people outside Japan doing with all these PS4's...Building houses?
You monster
Sidewinder
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Xbox as a brand would be dead by now without the 180 and a new nextgen MS console would've been very improbable.
Bitch Pudding
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Clever Sony, we just saw first hand what happens if you don't match your most important 1st party releases with the competition's juggernauts in Q4.
Just wait, backwards compatibility has just been in the wild for a few weeks. The gap should close by the end of the year with it.
And the biggest juggernaut of the best lineup in xbox history, Fable Legends, has yet to be released.
AnthonypUK
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Its not selling well though, the estimates are its already fallen behind the PS3, and next year will be behind the 360.
Fantastic. Pleased for them. Consumers spoke during the pre launch point phase and Microsoft screwed themselves completely in a multitude of ways. Underpowered, trying to force no second hand sales etc. Sony have done everything about as right as they could have. I'm VERY excited for PSVR, I think PS4's success will help make it the spearhead VR device for the masses (when we talk of VR more complex than what the relatively passive Gear VR can do).
I truly think PSVR could be at millions of units sold by next Xmas. Which if it happens would be a huge success in the face of the naysayers. I see no reason why, other than a ludicrously high price which no rational person expects to be the case. If anything I expect Sony to surprise us with a price possibly a touch lower than many expect, as they did initially with the PS4, remember many were expecting $500/£400.
I truly think PSVR could be at millions of units sold by next Xmas. Which if it happens would be a huge success in the face of the naysayers. I see no reason why, other than a ludicrously high price which no rational person expects to be the case. If anything I expect Sony to surprise us with a price possibly a touch lower than many expect, as they did initially with the PS4, remember many were expecting $500/£400.
Kelegacy
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I have so many PS4 games it's insane. I recently bought an Xbox but still pick the better version if there is one and if they are even I still get it on PS4. The screenshot button right on the controller is my killer app this generation. I like going back and looking at my photos later on.
Great system and very well deserved.
Great system and very well deserved.
mckmas8808
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With the Cell processor and the RAM it has, no wonder the price can't come down that much.
The PS4 will be hitting $199 by the end of 2018.
DarkJedi24
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Third party partnerships doing work.
Frag Waffles
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Will be an insane number at the end of the year. I was at Best Buy last night picking up a new tv and they had the stack of ps4s and Xbox ones first thing as you walked in and both piles were absolutely massive. I'm sure Sony expects to sell a ton at $300.
Imagine if Until Dawn had launched among the juggernauts in the last few weeks.
GifGafIsTheBestGaf
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cant wait for their next graphs.
crazy numbers, they obviously waited for this one. +6M WW for this holidays are very doable
Cthulhu_Steev
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I wish they'd stuck with their convictions though, just so we could see how it all went.
Yeah that's what I'm expecting. Honestly once people demo VR to their non gaming friends, and show them live sports or music gigs in VR, plus the cool fun multiplayer games, I think PSVR, and PS4 by default, will fly off the shelves even faster. Sony have made all the right noises and they've purposefully not shown off all the non game related apps they have up their sleeves, I expect there will be a lot. They could have a huge hit on their hands and be the leading VR purveyor to the average member of the public.
Ricky Ricardo
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Every time I see these sales numbers, although I really have no dog in this fight, I can't help but think how well Sony did from the first with the PlayStation 4. They hit all the right notes and the sales are there.
Shadow_Lord
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Wait what
ULTROS!
People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
My PS4 got good use last October due to Tales of Zestiria and Dragon Quest Heroes (a surprisingly decent game) but it won't get much use now until SO5 hits.
Did you miss the huge Destiny schedule leak ages ago?
Every two years will be a new Destiny title and in-between we get Expansions, DLC, etc.
So next year we'll get Destiny 2 for current-gen only.
TerryLee81
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Wonder how much money they make with controllers.
They are expensive as fuck and everyone needs basically two of them because of the shitty battery life and really low quality.
I guess they cost Sony almost nothing to produce, margins must be extremely high. They probably make more money off a controller than a system.
They are expensive as fuck and everyone needs basically two of them because of the shitty battery life and really low quality.
I guess they cost Sony almost nothing to produce, margins must be extremely high. They probably make more money off a controller than a system.
StrongBlackVine
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Accessories always have high profit margins.
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