The PlayStation 4 has been a beast since its launch in 2013, and it's still pretty much flying off the shelves. The now five-year-old console just had a great quarter (January to March 2019) and its total sales are now edging extremely close to the hallowed 100 million mark.
This info comes from Sony's latest financial report, which reveals that the system currently sits at 96.8 million units (as of 31st March 2019). The PS4 is actually set to reach 100 million faster than the Nintendo Wii did, and its current trajectory suggests that it's on par with the all-conquering PS2. Very impressive stuff.
With the PS5 all but fully revealed, it'll be interesting to see if PS4 numbers are impacted. The console's almost certainly past its peak at this point anyway, but we wonder whether it'll end up having the legs of the aforementioned PS2. Only time will tell.
[source resetera.com, via twitter.com]
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I don't see this passing 155M + with the PS5 right around the corner.
Even with ps5 out,the ps4 is still going to be relevant. A lot of people are ok with 1080p.
@JJ2 That would be me. I'll probably need to get one eventually for whatever new exclusives release on the system that actually interest me, but I plan on rocking my 1080p sets for the foreseeable future.
@JJ2 @Ralizah Same here. Even when the PS5 comes out, I'll wait at least a year or 2 into the lifecycle of the new system to invest in the hardware. I don't like being an early adopter and prefer to let the teething issues be expunged before dropping coin.
Great to see Sony rebound so well after the PS3, which was still a brilliant console that a I feel is underappreciated. For me the PS4 had a bit of a slow start for content, but once it got going it's not stopped. It's an absolute beast.
I've definitely enjoyed this generation more than any since around the Dreamcast gen. And that is a huge surprise to me being in my mid 30's with 2 young kids. I thought my gaming days would be slowing down, not increasing.
Hopefully the PS5 can get somewhere close to these numbers or more.
I think that not making the PS4 backward compatible with the library of excellent PS3 titles contributed to its slow start - this shouldn't be the case with the PS5 if it really is compatible with PS4 titles, as it will have a massive library of quality games from day one, and can market itself as a "upgrade and future proof your ps4" as well as just a "next gen" console.
I reckon Sony will market a super slim ps4 (or cut the price dramatically) at some point, like they did with the ps3 which will add a bucket load more sales. Those getting into ps4 now would be in for a huge treat with all of the amazing games at low prices
@mightyquin I agree 100%
I'm so happy the PS5 will have backwards compatible. I've come to terms with the PS4 not having PS3 BC due to all the remasters of the best PS3 games but I'm definitely done with re-buy my games every new gen.
I think current consoles will stand the test of time much better than previous one's. Graphics are getting less important as the standard is already so high.
@Rob_230 I've been thinking Pro innards in the Slim shell for the Slim price. I just don't see them trying to sell the PS4, PS4 Pro and PS5 all at the same time so something has to give. And rather than just dropping the "cheap" system or the "good" system they combine them into 1 to sell alongside the PS5. All kinda depends on when the PS5 launches, which doesn't seem to be any time soon at this rate.
I just hope the PS4 Pro Slim doesn't have that lousy slide cover my bedroom PS3 has b/c that thing is garbage.
Don't think PS4 will ever top PS2 though, especially not if PS5 is BC, less reason to even buy a cheaper PS4 Pro Slim. 120m has a nice round number ring to it.
@Rob_230 yeah I'm surprised they haven't done that already. A slim model marketed at the budget price range similar to what they did with the PSOne. Maybe even an all digital PS4.
@rjejr my guess would be 120m too.
@mightyquin PS4 never had a slow start. It's been selling like crazy since day 1.
Honestly. PS4 has been one of my favorite consoles of all time. 140 physical games. PS3 got me out of being a nintendrone, but PS4 has had a legendary lineup of games.
@Turismo4GT I'll wait 3cor 4 years.i got my ps4 pro in 2017.and I'm still buying ps4 games.my backlog is crazy.i even got my ps3 and I need to finish my ps3 games also.and my ps3 got ps2 and ps1 games also.and today I'm buying 3 more ps4 games.so yeah I'm enjoying my ps4 pro.i don't care if the ps5 released in 2020.2021.i will be to busy with my ps4.👍😁😀☺.word up son
@Turismo4GT @Ralizah @JJ2
Same.
I'm past my 'early adopter'/FOMO days I reckon and PS4 still has plenty I haven't played.
PS5 won't be a thing for me unless/until the 4 dies.
Anybody knows if these numbers are shipped or sales? Regardless, congratulations to Sony.
And as the B-Title, Days Gone, is outta the way, put one of the big 3 on the spotlight to help reaching the 100 millions faster 😎
With the excellent selection of games on the PS4, it's no surprise that it's done this well.
Ps4 is a (blood starved) beast
@Link41 Depend, if sony release ps5 as a top end $500 machine and keep ps4 and ps4 pro as value and middle-end console and reducing their price, then there’s possibility ps4 family will reach that number.
Yea, I mean I was just saying a lot of people are ok with 1080p but when PS5 launch thats when Im planning to get one and a 4k tv.
If that makes sense. I feel that goes together.
@JAMes-BroWWWn
Financial report is always shipped....I think.
Edit
The B title. Haha
BC will kill PS4's future sales, but it's life cycle will live on because of its user base. There will be a crazy amount of PS4's on the market at low cost from ebay sellers and the trade in crowd. I also expect a rise in price for PS4 games.
@Link41 yea 155+ is not going to be an easy task. i think it is out of reach, but i can see ps4 hitting 140m units by the end of its life cycle. i expect it to be manufactured for at least another 6 years. once sony manages to make one final sku at $199 or even cheaper, it will entice even the stingiest consumers to pick one up after the ps5 has released. that said, yearly sales at that point will likely be no more than 5m units.
I must say, I do love my PS4. It is brilliant, no wonder it's selling so well.
I wouldn’t be surprised if that 96.8 million was more than the Wii U, Switch and Xbox combined.
13.56 million units Wii U
34.74 million units Switch
????? million units Xbox...but going off of the general reporting that PS4 sales have at least doubled the Xbox 48.4 million.
That gives us a grand total of 96.7 million. That’s impressive.
Sources:
https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/hard_soft/index.html
https://comicbook.com/gaming/amp/2019/01/27/xbox-one-ps4-sales/
Still going strong! Can thank x1 for being so poorly marketed early days and some great exclusives during what can't even be called the closing period after PS5 announcement, there are games still to come!
@I_Like_It
Actually, the most visually impressive games usually come out in the latter part of a console's life-cycle, as developers have figured out most of not all quirks of said platform. This gen, for instance, DMC5 is surprisingly a graphic achievement, I remember Beyond: Two Souls being the most visually impressive game I had seen up to 2013 (back when the PS3 was in its last legs); that sort of stuff used to happen even way back in the NES and SNES era.
Good consoles don't show "age", they show maturity
@JJ2 No doubt about that. Not everyone will be on the PS5 train right away. PS4 hardware sales will still be strong for at least a few more years before they slow down.
@JAMes-BroWWWn Supposedly shipped, but I'd imagine it'll sell through not too long from now anyway. Either way, it's quite an achievement.
@Link41 How do you know about an PS5 if it doesn't exist yet?
Sony could quite easily surpass the 155m units of the PS2 if they target additional markets, particularly those with emerging economies, with the PS4 once PS5 has released. The system can be revised further to cut down on production costs and can be sold very cheap. When PS5 is released there will be plenty of countries around the world where spending 400+ on a console would be infeasible. A cheap PS4 will be far more attractive, particularly with the large library of games available. There will also be a crossover period of at least 2 years where many games will be released for both systems.
@JJ2 That is true, but then a lot of people were okay with 720p before the PS4. I think the backwards compatibility will help because PS4 owners will instantly have a big game collection. Plus, it's not so much the 4K as much as it is games running at over 30fps. And load times that are about 20 times faster. And all the other things that make for good graphics beyond res (I mean, the PS1 and PS2 ran at the same res, but compare Tekken 1 to Tekken 5.)
@Matroska
Yea you got good points of course.
Its just a feeling I have that this new gen is going to have a slow start.
I have one. That makes me 1.033057851239669 -8% of the user base. Except for people who own more than one.
Damn variables.
Crazy to think every one of Sony's consoles are top 10 all time for sales. I think it may even be top 6 or 7. Lot of people dont realise the ps1 was over 100 mil too
If the rumours of a £199 super slim PS4 comes out this Christmas then I can see it doing another 100 million Ok not that much but we'll done SONY anyway
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