Sony has shipped 63.3 million PlayStation 4 consoles globally. The figure comes courtesy of the Japanese giant’s first quarter financial report, which covers the period spanning 1st April to 30th June. We know that, as of 13th June, the console had sold 60.4 million units directly through to consumers, so everything adds up nicely. Console shipments for Q1 2017 are actually down marginally year-over-year, but this is in line with the platform holder’s forecast, where it expects to sell 18 million PS4s this fiscal year, compared to 20 million in 2016.
Interestingly, while gaming sales were up 5.8 per cent for the quarter, operating income declined significantly. Of course, Sony attributes this drop to Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, which proved a huge seller in May 2016, and seriously bolstered its earnings last year. The company also noted that the selling price of the PS4 has decreased, though it obviously has PlayStation VR and PS4 Pro to offset that.
As a whole, though, this was a good quarter for the company, with its financial services and semiconductor businesses both registering impressive year-over-year improvements. Only the manufacturer’s movie division remains in the red, but with Spider-Man Homecoming still to be accounted for, it’s looking like this is going to be a very good year for the Japanese firm. CEO Kaz Hirai may be a meme favourite – but he’s also an excellent businessman.
[source sony.net]
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Nice to see at least some companies who know how to make enough systems to meet demands. No wonder they are #1 by a landslide this gen.
As long as we dont get an "Emoji Movie: The Game" we're all good
@gmxs Don't say that — I want Emoji Movie: The Game.
Crazy to think Uncharted 4 launched just over a year ago. Time sure flies.
Fun Fact: Their Pictures/TV division bought Funimation yesterday.
@WebHead Thanks for the heads up on this.
Ps4 sales this fall will be insane with all of the games bundle..
@XCWarrior If that's a reference to Nintendo, they're having stock shortages due to limited supply of the tech used in the Switch, not because they're intentionally not making enough or underestimated demand for the system.
@KirbyTheVampire What's their excuse with amiibos and classic NES? It's always the same with Ninty. Only exception being the wii which had actual shortages.
PlayStation is the king
PlayStation is burger king.x box is mc Donalds.Nintendo is white castle 😀.word up son
Considering where I thought the console market was at 2013, it's great to see what Sony has done with the PS4.
@naruball Those I'm not sure quite on. I'm guessing they have some strategy with the NES Classic involving the potential Switch Virtual Console, or maybe the library of classic games you'll get when you pay for the online service, but I have no idea what's up with Amiibo.
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