Sony: PS4 sales surpass 18.5 million following holiday boom

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PlayStation 4 sales are now beyond the 18.5 million mark, according to Sony's announcement at CES 2015. The PS4's pubertal growth into the late teens (millions-wise) occurred in a prolific holiday season, with more than 4.1 million units shifted worldwide since November 23, 2014.

Sony's numbers represent the company's estimates of units sold to consumers, as opposed to retail shipments. According to Sony, the PS4 "continues to demonstrate the fastest and strongest growth in PlayStation hardware history." To contrast and compare, the PS3 shipped 10.5 million units within a similar timeframe, and the PS2 10.6 million units.

"We are absolutely delighted that so many customers around the globe have continued to select PS4 as their console of choice throughout this holiday season," said Sony Computer Entertainment CEO Andrew House. "We will continue to reinforce and deliver additional value on PS4 as the best place to play, by bringing even more exciting content and by enriching our wide array of service offerings."

Posted: Jan 06, 2015 6:34 pm
Related Forum: PlayStation Forum

Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/06/sony-ps4-sales-surpass-18-5-million-following-holiday-boom/

Comments

SkittlePosted: Wed. Jan 07, 2015

Fair play to Sony, but I still prefer M$ consoles.

EarnPosted: Wed. Jan 07, 2015

That's great news for Sony, It's great to see the holiday sells work and the fact this year has sold more than the first years PS2 and PS3 where out is good news :D

SwiftPosted: Wed. Jan 07, 2015

Alfa Don't they lose money on every console they sell because they are worth more than they are selling for?

Im pretty sure both MS and Sony are taking losses selling the consoles for so cheap.

I mean at launch the PS3 and 360 cost more.

LoodPosted: Wed. Jan 07, 2015

Don't they lose money on every console they sell because they are worth more than they are selling for?

SwiftPosted: Wed. Jan 07, 2015

Thats a lot of consoles. But I think I would enjoy my xbox more than a PS4,

The-ProfessorPosted: Wed. Jan 07, 2015

Thats pretty crazy! Looks like the holiday really helped them.

-GoldCoast-Posted: Wed. Jan 07, 2015

Good to see their sales boosting after sales, means the sales are working.

CraigPosted: Wed. Jan 07, 2015

It may sound like a lot, but i bet they spent that and more on building and designing the thing to start with...

OklahomaCityThunderPosted: Wed. Jan 07, 2015

Peas Wow , they must be making so much money ! If they charged 1 pound for each console thats still 18 million pounds!

Haha if it only costed that much to manufacture them lol

XboxPosted: Wed. Jan 07, 2015

Hova The answer as to why the PS4 is selling so well is actually far more simple than people think.

There are a couple 100 million hardcore gamers out there who arent interested in any kind of gimmick whether cameras like Kinect or Wii Remote type things and also dont want to bother with the challenges of high-end PC gaming.

So, its really simple: Hundreds of millions of people want EXACTLY what the PS4 offers 1080p gaming without hassle or gimmick.

I agree with you. And the PS4 is a great console.

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