Sony had the biggest Black Friday in PlayStation history, according to SIE exec Eric Lempel. Speaking with CNBC, the suit said that the organisation “sold more consoles than we ever have in our 22 year history” – despite the device largely selling out in the United States. Lempel added that additional purchases such as PlayStation Plus are driving huge profits for the manufacturer right now, and noted that the console business is alive and well.
“Going into this generation a lot of people were counting out the console business and saying it wasn’t going to work out,” he laughed. “But as you can see, the PS4 is thriving. Last month, Sony reported its earnings, and profits were up 346 per cent – the majority of that was fuelled by the PlayStation business. We’re having a phenomenal year, and the console business is doing great.”
Lempel also briefly touched upon PlayStation VR, but didn’t share any statistics: “Consumers absolutely love this product. The important thing is for people to try it; PlayStation VR is unlike anything else you’ve ever seen. There’s a lot more to come. We’re seeing that customers love the big, immersive games […] but there’s a lot to come.” In the UK, affordable PSVR bundles helped the headset match its launch week sales during Black Friday.
Lempel didn’t explicitly reveal how many systems Sony sold, nor did he comment on its success relative to the competition. But when you’re making record setting pace four years into a generation and actually selling out, then it really doesn’t matter what’s going on elsewhere – the suits (and shareholders) will all be thrilled with this performance. And for the rest of us, it just means even more support for what’s now blossoming into one of Sony’s better consoles.
[source finance.yahoo.com]
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With PS4 kicking ass all these years after release and Switch potentially being a new 100+ million seller (analysts words not mine) things are certainly looking good for more generations of hardware. That make me happy!
That's great news. Hopefully it tells them not to be in a hurry to release a Ps5 too soon. They can take their time with that.
Unbelievably good for a console that's four years old. The PS4 train has just never stopped since it launched.
Glad to see Ps4 doing well.
the more ps4 is selling out.the more unstoppable it is.I got a ps4 pro .I'm happy.more support.more exclusive.I believe ps4 can be the best console ever word up son
@OGGamer nah ps5 ain't coming until 2021.word up son.
Not surprised, because I grabbed a $200 PS4 Slim as well...Now I have both Switch and PS4!
This year has seen some amazing games so no wonder. Kudos to Sony.
I would like to say something really "nice" to people like Cliffy B, Pachter and all the rest who said that consoles would not endure, but the moderator wouldn't like.
Went to a few stores during the weekend, and shelves had plenty of Switches and X1S, only seen one or two PS4 systems (and they were the uggo SWBF2 bundles.) Looks like Switch has reached that "gotta have it because it looks cool" saturation point, and X1, well, yeah, even with great bundles, just not enough.
@OGGamer do not worry PS5 is for 2020
@YummyHappyPills PS4 is doing great, the same happens with the Switch.
Switch is a home console too, more like a hybrid. Xbox is hopeless.
If the future is PC and smartphones only, microtransactions, F2P, online only and e-sports, i will leave gaming or become a retro gamer.
@RedMageLanakyn Least Switch is actually in stock since they kinda were as bad w it as a Cartoon
the way Sony has supported the systems has been amazing as well congratulations Playstation!
I find it kinda strange how it went from being a system I completely ignored for the first couple years, to one I progressively got more and more interested in until I bought one early this year, to the point where it could very well surpass the PS3 for me. Pretty sudden shift.
weekend my day one ps4 died so time for a new console hummmm hard choice xbox one for £169 or ps4 slim for £199 the ps4 won hands down argos in the uk had loads and loads of xbox ones in stock but very few ps4's the woman behind the counter said they'd sold so many sat morning they were arranging to bring more in that day whilst in the store 6 people after me brought ps4's NO xbox sales lol
I'm happy for Sony's/PlayStation's success! Finally grabbed my own PS4, loving the 1TB Slim so far.
i own an xbox one s and a gaming PC and even though the pc trumps all graphically there is no denying that the ps4 exclusive games really just blow everything out of the water...uncharted 4 and lost legacy,wipeout,last of us remastered (still awesome),ratchet and clank...and soon god of war and my most anticipated game spiderman!...xbox seem to be really dragging their feet with exclyusive stuff...ive only kept it really for halo as everything else comes onto my pc.
Fair play, the PS4 won me back to Sony and they have done a great job this generation. Most of my favourite experiences on the consoles have been Sony exclusives or console exclusives. I think they learnt from the PS3 that software is king.
Ps4 will still dominate xbox, doent matter if its one, or one x i dont know anyone wanting any type of xbox, everyone is on the ps4 train. Xbox blows, especially with exlcusives
@hieveryone as a gamer thats a great combo.
Anyone know what their previous best black friday was? Curious what kind of number range we are talking about. Good for Sony though. Proves when the customer has good faith your product sells.
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