For a point of reference, Playstation 2 was the best-selling console of all time, totalling more than 155 million sales, but shifted just 3 million units during its first 5 months on sale…
It puts the Playstation 4 firmly ahead in the console race for now, easily outstripping the Wii U’s lifetime sales and surpassing the latest known figure of 3.9m Xbox Ones. This figure was released at the end of January, and we’re expecting Microsoft to promote some sky high figures of their own soon, following the launch of Titanfall.
Sony also announced that, as of April 6, 20.5m PS4 games have been sold both digitally and in-store, averaging around three games per person.
“The response from the global gaming community for PS4 has been overwhelming and we are truly humbled that gamers are selecting PS4 as their next generation console of choice,” SCE president and CEO Andrew House said.
In terms of AAA-exclusives the Playstation 4 is looking a bit thin on the ground for 2014, but that doesn’t appear to be deterring games for now. We know we can expect DriveClub and The Order 1886 over the coming months, but beyond that Sony is looking to rely on the indie initiative which has been such a success so far.
The success of the PS4 shows no signs of slowing, do you think this is just a rush from the hardcore early adopters or will it have lasting appeal?
What effect do you think Titanfall will have had on the Xbox One's sales?Let me know!
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