Sony's celebrating the PS4's fifth birthday today, and it's throwing out some interesting stats regarding its wildly successful platform. Perhaps most worthy of note is that, as of September 2018, Sony has shifted 86.1 million consoles globally -- a staggering number, and as our very own Sammy Barker pointed out, it's showing no signs of slowing down.
Equally impressive is the number of software sales. As of June 2018, the total worldwide number reaches 777.9 million. It's not specified, but we imagine that includes both digital and physical games. It's a crazy figure, isn't it? As the platform holder itself points out, we're still in for some big titles in the years to come. From Sony alone, there's The Last of Us: Part II, Ghost of Tsushima, Dreams, Days Gone, Death Stranding, and Concrete Genie. Five years in, and PS4 is looking healthier than ever.
[source blog.us.playstation.com]
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Happy 5th Birthday PS4! You’ve grown so much. I’m so proud!
Makes you wonder if Sony will hold back with PS5 longer than they first thought.
Also, how do these sales compare with X Box1?
I feel like ps4 is actually ps2 version 2
I'm just glad that japanese games is good again this gen, last gen is not good.
and in five years the UI never got a single redesign. it's still much better than xbox one's mess (even after countless redesigns) but still i would have liked to see improvements
@hypnotoad
I don’t think we’ll ever see Sony or Microsoft give the competition a full year’s head start again. If either launches a new console, the other will follow suit shortly.
Mad props to Sony, it’s crazy how they managed to get every single thing right this gen.
Not implying they normally screw up, but it’s rare to see a company get everything right, even (especially) when it’s dominating.
PS4 will certainly go down in history.
PlayStation is known and loved worldwide and is a unstoppable force to be reckoned with.
Very well deserved in my opinion, I’ve always been a Sony fan ever since my mum gave me her old Walkman back in ‘92 so maybe I’m a tad biased but who cares? Ps4, it has been an absolute pleasure. I prefer it to my pc and that little beasty is no slouch. I, on the other hand, am a slouch so it makes sense I prefer nice, sofa bound console gaming. On a serious note the first party releases on PS4 have been wall to wall quality since release and the free games from ps plus have been things I actually want (mostly). Sony for life, thanks for everything you buncha legends ya.
very deserved really looking forward to the next gen as well from Playstation
The PS4 has had a fantastic run so far. There's a very good chance it'll be my favorite playstation iteration by the end of this generation.
Yep, it's a corker....looking forward now to what PS5 and PSVR2 bring .
86.1million - shipped or sold? Either way that's a fantastic number! I account for 2 of those having bought both a PS4 and PS4 Pro...
Very impressive, helped by mugs like me who are on their 3rd one no doubt lol
@Marios-love-child
I'm on my 3rd also, but one was a free replacement for my lauch day one that only last the month. My next was the launch day Pro that is going strong and hopefully see my through to the ps5
@wiiware don’t think it’ll beat the PS2 but it’ll beat anything that ain’t the system that stands for Dual Screen not cus fanboying it’s more to expect PS4 to sell another 70M is crazy...
Awesome numbers, that's what happens when you have great exclusives. Congratulations Sony.
@clvr They've got everything right except the DS4 battery! lol
Props to them they've done a superb job and glad the sales figures reflect that.
@Derpie1 Yeah, I don't think any console will reach that number again. Unless sony is using ps4 as a cheap playstation along with ps5 ($200 ps4 and $400 ps5).
ps4 is hulk Hogan.ultimate warrior.mr perfect.jake the snake roberts.the undertaker.bret the hit man Hart.razor Ramon.legion of doom demolition all roll up to one oh yeah.macho king Randy savage.😱.word up son
@Infinite_J_777 you are right playa.thats how I became a Sony fan before PlayStation 1.i had a walkman also I baught a Sony walkman.and me and my friend got the PlayStation day 1 in September 9.1995.in queens ny .before PlayStation I was a Sega genesis fan.word up son
@PS_Nation not great exclusive.playstation have the best exclusives.playstation is the g.o.a.t.word up son
@playstation1995 haha nice one! I had a Genesis too but it was called a megadrive here in UK. I’m still not sure why to be honest! I had to wait til ‘97 for my ps1 me and my brother got it for Christmas with final fantasy vii, heart of darkness, v rally and wwf war-zone. Ah the good old days.
@wiiware yeah but once exclusivity hits... yeah... which Sony will wanna do...
@gingerfrog
I sold my very first one, it was in the early days and there wasn't too many games available of interest to me so I sold it while it still had a high valve.
The 2nd one I swapped for an Xbox One S (pretty much spat my dummy out over how bare bones gran turismo sport was when it first released)
More recently I've invested in a white Pro and also the Vr headset.
Like you I'm hoping this will see me through to the PS5
Still think the PS1, 2 and 3 were better.
Only exclusives I like so far, UC4 and GoW, liked trying to catch up on Yakuza.
Got Red Dead, will get Kingdom Hearts, TLoU2 and Ghosts if its any good.
@hypnotoad I honestly think it depends on what Microsoft do, I still think that Sony might have had a couple of planned shows for E3 (since 2013 at least) where they can see the reaction Microsofts show and go from there
@Derpie1 I think for next gen sony will use ps4 as a cheap playstation for people that just want to play the latest fifa, call of duty, fortnite, overwatch and indie games. Unlike last gen it seems this generations console still have a lot of power for casuals game, of course all the sony next gen exclusives and $60 3rd party AAA games will be on ps5 only.
It will be like iphone, it's not the console that's important, but the ecosystem imo.
@wiiware I think they’ll want people to get the PS5 still... yes the ecosystem is a thing but they’d want to push people to the modern day Console...
Congrats on selling 86 million units !
@Derpie1 Ps5 for people that like to buy $60 games, ps4 for people that like to play only fortnite/fifa/cod and spend the money on mtx instead, playstation for gamers of all kind
@wiiware it’s only gonna last for so long but that’s FINE.
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