By jove, they've done it -- Sony has now sold through 100 million PlayStation 4 consoles. The data for the first financial quarter of 2019 has been released, and the Japanese giant managed to sell 3.2 million PS4s between April and June, tipping it over the edge of the milestone. We're sure all the folks at PlayStation HQ will be popping some champagne -- it's abundantly clear the console has been a monumental success.
But that's not quite the end of it. According to industry analyst Daniel Ahmad, the PS4 is now the console to have reached 100 million the fastest. Yes, faster than the Nintendo Wii, and yes, faster than even the PS2. That's a pretty staggering result.
Despite Sony selling more PS4s in this quarter than the last (3.2m vs 2.6m), we imagine things will begin to slow down with PS5 on the horizon. Whatever happens now, the machine will end up as one of the best selling consoles of all time. Here's hoping Sony can carry that momentum forward into next-gen.
[source sony.net, via resetera.com, twitter.com]
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This Makes the PS4 The 3rd PlayStation Console to Hit The 100 Million Mark
Amazing news ! I have 1 OG PS4 , 1 Slim and a Pro of course . I did my part 🙂✌🏽.
Congrats to sony, the best console this generation
@Quintumply
and it even Sold "more" than Switch according to both financial reports of Sony and Nintendo!
actually they Shipped 3.2 and Nintendo Shipped 2.13 units, so it seems PS4 Sold more that forced Sony to Shipped it more...
Excellent news for Sony
Congratulations to Sony. I hope the PS4 has a good few years of support left in the tank. I expect the 100 Million Special Edition will be revealed shortly, in Slim and Pro versions please. Hell, I may even pick up a 100 Million Controller if one is offered, even though I don't need another controller.
@Turismo4GT
I bought a 500 million edition controller but haven't used it yet. It's too nice. Also bought the 20th Anniversary one too.
This just proves that what analysts and a lot of PC enthusiasts claim is wrong. There is still a very large market for dedicated gaming consoles.
Given the ratio between the PlayStation and the Xbox at this point and the fact that the Switch is also chomping at Xbox's heels it also proves that what creates that market is exclusive games.
I hope this continues. The all digital or all streaming future I one I do not want to see fully take over. I like things the way they are.
Congratulations Sony. Absolutely incredible result and well deserved. Sony's success has been swept under the carpet as of late due to Nintendo's success with Switch (could they catch up?), so its great to read this.
I just hope Sony heed the lessons they learnt this gen and take this through to the next generation of consoles. Dont take this for granted!
PS2 had sold 155m, and it's very unlikely that the ps4 will reach that number. So if the ps4 reached the 100m mark faster than the ps2, it means that the ps2 was selling very well years after the ps3 was introduced (6 years from the launch of ps2 - where we are now)
Well deserved too. This is what happens when you do pretty much everything right.
ps4 is amazing .100 millions sold.congratulations to the best video games company of all times.from a rookie in 1995 to the g.o.a.t.now let's past the Wii. which will be easy .word up son
What happenz when you give the gamers what they want games and only games not TV or TV or TV. I understood were MS wanted to go but at that time of X1 and PS4 launch everyone has Netflix, Sky already on other devices and wasn't bothered about having it all on one. They wanted a games console and since the end of 360 MS didn't have much going for variety it was always Forza Gears and Halo and it was for just about this gen too.
Looks like Microsoft sees this as an advantage to take
I'm doing my part!
Well I did buy one more than 5 years ago.
@Eran At the end of its life they were selling PS2 for $99. The PS3 was also the most expensive PlayStation so far at launch.
Whilst I expected price to come down I doubt the PS4 will ever be as cheap as the PS2 was at the end of its life.
How quickly people move across to the PS5 would likely be determined by how big the price gap is between the PS4 and PS5.
@Xaessya
Amazing but....would you ship that?
@JoeBlogs
Ps4 took off when I bought it. That's why.
Alright, good for Sony 👌🏾
Well I'm impressed.
Probably not as impressed as all those people saying "home consoles are dead" while the PS3 and Xbox360 struggled to reach 80 million, but I'm still impressed.
https://www.cnn.com/2012/11/09/tech/gaming-gadgets/console-gaming-dead/index.html
The biggest detriment to PS4 reaching PS2 numbers is probably PS5 backwards compatibility. Sure, after PS5 launches they could sell the PS4 Slimmer Pro for $99 and move a few million more, but if PS5 also plays every PS4 game then might as well buy a PS5 then.
Though there is still time. I don't agree with the article saying "begin to slow down with PS5 on the horizon". To me "on the horizon" would imply this holiday, which is still 4 months away, that would really slow down PS4 sales. But PS5 doesn't even have a launch date yet. Heck it doesn't even officially have a name. But PS4 still has Death Stranding, Ghosts of Tushima, and maybe Last of Us 2 if it releases a few months before PS5 launches. So if Sony did release a new model Slim Pro for $199 this holiday or early next year they might get some people to upgrade or buy a 2nd for a 2nd tv.
I suppose if PS5 launches in March it could be on the horizon, but at this point w/ no name and I'm not even sure they've officially said "2020" yet, all I've seen is "not this year", PS5 is way far over and beyond the distant horizon. Not sure PS5 is hurting PS4 sales this holiday.
What will hurt sales the most this holiday is market saturation. At 100m most people who want 1 have 1. But a $199 Pro could convince some people to upgrade, maybe with a nice trade-in offer at Gamestop.
Yes and I bought one.
@JoeBlogs
The disastrous launch of the Xbox One is undeniably why I chose PS4 as my initial entry into the gen but the weight exclusives hold cannot be denied. If I hadn't played the exclusive games offered by PlayStation and Nintendo simply to watch from the sidelines on the Xbox I would be pretty pissed.
I can't state in words how angry I'd feel having waited as long as they have for a game worthy of buying a platform when the other side has had games like Persona5, TLOU, Horizon Zero Dawn, GoW and Spider-Man.
I love my PS4 and I think it loves me too.
It should be stressed that this is the number of SHIPPED units, not necessarily sold. Still hugely impressive stuff!
Yeah, the 'home consoles are dead' narrative that ran rampant in 2013 really looks stupid now. Next gen will be interesting with Sony taking an attitude of the PS5 being a niche product but when 3 of its 4 consoles have gone 100 mil+ and the one 'failure' still went over 80 mil, there's reason to feel confident. I know there are haters that love to downplay any good for PlayStation and call anybody who says what I'm about to a 'fanboy' but the fact is, the PS brand owns the home market and, really, it's not close. The level of success is unprecedented.
Huge respect and congratulations to Sony and their PlayStation division for this incredible success story.
Especially when home console gaming is supposed to be dead.
Faster than the PS2??? WOW!!! AMAZING really. Well done SONY I am sure the price of the PS4 helped it get there quickly(I even got 1 day 1 because of the cheap price) Now ruin it all by bringing out a £500 PS5 next year SONY (PLZ DON'T)
Doesnt have crackdown 3 though
Next gen will be interesting now that Nintendo isn't in a rough spot, and Microsoft doesn't seem to be shooting itself in the foot. Still this gen wasn't nearly as good as last gen. Only one console did well this gen, while all 3 did great last gen.
@Tsurii I think the sales of the Switch Lite should be separate from the original Switch since Lite is just a handheld which is another market and is also cheaper they only share the names and games
well deserved it will keep growing even when the PS5 comes with sales & price reductions at some point.
I cannot wait to get a PS5 now well done Sony!
The most complete console on the market. SONY did an amazing job with PS4.
The battle was already won in the beginning when even people living under a rock heard: PS4 = 1080p and Xbox one = 900p. It was done.
I think MS are gonna put up a fight next-gen though, and I don't think Sony's gonna be complacent either.
A tremendous achievement and as mentioned by Areus it's the 3rd PlayStation console to sell a hundred million units. And even then the PS3 wasn't too far away either.
Grat's to Sony and PlayStation.
PlayStation Exclusives bring a much wider verity to its game catalog. PlayStation VR got me really excited about the Sony PlayStation brand mid gen all over again. Gamers that love single player games are just as important as shooter and sport fans. PlayStation 4 was built on a very solid and strong foundation. We the players love them for it!
Assuming this includes the Pro, how many people double dipped where as they would otherwise have just owned one PS4? My launch PS3 carried me through last gen, but I got 2 PS4's this time round including the Pro!
Bought a launch for Christmas. Got selfish and stopped sharing with the kids, so I bought them one. Lil’ brats... 😉 Traded in my launch for a Pro. Now I’m waiting on the PS5.
This puts all four PlayStations in the top 7 for console sales, with the PS4 likely to move up from 6 to 4, surpassing the original PS and the Wii.
Say what you want about Sony, but they as hell know how to get people to buy their home consoles in droves.
It's a good system. Not my favorite this gen, but, if a person could only get one console, this is the one that covers the largest number of bases.
Let's just hope Sony achieves a similar balance of price and performance with the PS5, yeah?
Congratulations
Proud to say I've done my bit by purchasing 3 of them
@GKO900 How is whether a console has its own screen, requires a TV to output or can do either relevant. The switch light is the switch that plays switch games not a new platform. Previously I needed to own both a DS and a Wii to play all of Nintendo’s games. Now I only need a switch.
@Ryall Well the Lite in reality is just a handheld system meaning that is just half of what it's supposed to do
Well, home consoles have been dying since Sony release the original PlayStation. That's true, isn't it? I mean 500+ million consoles, compare that to chess boards or Monopoly.
But 100 million definitely deserves congratulations and I'm sure PlayStation 5 can do similar numbers. I'm hoping with the official reveal of the PS5, that they show Horizon Zero Dawn 2 (or whatever they want to call it) as their show piece. I just really want to see that. I wonder if Blue Point have a PS5 update ready to go for Shadow of the Colossus.
With all of this success Sony needs to keep their hardware relevent andcselling. It makes no sense when people claim streaming is the future. Sony dominates the console market and would play 3rd to M$ and Google in the cloud space. People are not using logic.
@GodGamer
Ikr
I feel like we heard similar El Dorado market last gen with a chimeric number of customers and that did nt end well haha
@ApostateMage your PS4 loves you long time...
Does this mean we'll see even more limited edition PS4's that'll end up on ebay?
I love it and I am sure that the Nintendo Switch is going in that direction as well, which means that console gaming is still huge and that is good news for all of us.
Go Sony!
PS5 pre-order in Sweden?
https://www.mediamarkt.se/sv/product/_sony-playstation-5-1283580.html#specifikation
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