UK PS4 sales jump 300% in Destiny launch week

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UK PS4 sales reportedly jumped 300 per cent last week, driven by the release of Destiny.

Data from retail monitor Chart-Track provided to MCV showed PS4 hardware enjoyed its biggest week of the year in the UK.

While actual sales figures weren't provided, PS4 reportedly outsold Xbox One hardware by two consoles to one, despite Microsoft's system also posting a significant week-on-week increase.

First week Destiny UK retail sales were split equally across all PlayStation and Xbox consoles, although the PS4 version accounted for 46 per cent of the total.

Publisher Activision partnered with Sony for the game's release. The title was officially bundled with Sony systems, including the first commercially available white PS4s, and backed by a significant PlayStation marketing campaign.

Destiny also launched with PlayStation exclusive in-game content in the form of a co-op mission and a competitive multiplayer map, plus a selection of guns, gear and ships.

The game's release had a significant impact on hardware adoption in North America too, where PS4 also posted its "biggest sales week" of 2014, according to Sony.

Additionally, the game broke records for being "the fastest purchased and most played PS4 game during its first week on sale", said PlayStation America's VP of developer and publisher relations Adam Boyes.



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OrthoPosted:

Vivador That's a crazt percent, ps4 is beating out the Xbox. I didn't see it coming but its true. Thinking about switching, good idea?


so you switch to what ever sells more and not by preference?
>lol

1989Posted:

Vivador That's a crazt percent, ps4 is beating out the Xbox. I didn't see it coming but its true. Thinking about switching, good idea?


Just because ps4 is beating xbox on sales doesnt make it any better

Dont switch.

OPPosted:

Vivador That's a crazt percent, ps4 is beating out the Xbox. I didn't see it coming but its true. Thinking about switching, good idea?


Dont you dare go to the dark side.. stay with xbox.

junoPosted:

That's a crazt percent, ps4 is beating out the Xbox. I didn't see it coming but its true. Thinking about switching, good idea?

AchePosted:

Ethics
Ache I know it's a great game and all, but 300%?

That's pretty insane if you ask me.. Bravo Bungie, bravo.


yeah that is pretty insane but I think the game is defiantly worth it.


Yeah, the game definitely deserves this much popularity, it's such a great game.

Hopefully we see the stats rising even higher over the next few weeks.

BCWPosted:

MoCap That is an insane number, Destiny is having all these crazy things happening.


Yeah. But to be fair, the game is fun and repetitive so it's not really surprising.

BCWPosted:

300%? Damn, that's pretty insane.

EthicsPosted:

Ache I know it's a great game and all, but 300%?

That's pretty insane if you ask me.. Bravo Bungie, bravo.


yeah that is pretty insane but I think the game is defiantly worth it.

OrthoPosted:

Lavish That is pretty surprising. I cannot even imagine what it's like to be the head of such a massive game like that.


well bungie has felt this multiple times with halo so it's no big deal to them

1989Posted:

Damn thats good for them i quess


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