PS4 on track to beat PS2 as the best selling console ever

[BenQ]

If we weren't too grown up to be discussing console wars we'd probably be announcing a winner and holding up an awkwardly parallelogram shaped belt right about now. In its quarterly earnings Sony has reported sales of three million PS4s in the last three months, taking overall sales to an incredible 25.3 million consoles.

This figure positively sails past the two years and eight months it took for PS2 to reach 20 million. Given that the PS2 went on to being the biggest selling console ever with over 155 million sold, I'd say this is some positive news. Plus, due to dropping production costs on the console, Sony's profits have also soared 350% with a 12% uplift in sales from the same period last year.



Here is a list of the top selling consoles of all time, according to Wikipedia. Where do your favorite systems rank?

1. Sony PlayStation 2 (2000) – 155 million

2. Sony PlayStation (1994) – 102.49 million

3. Nintendo Wii (2006) – 101.56 million *

4. Microsoft XBox 360 (2005) – 84 million *

5. Sony PlayStation 3 (2006) – 83.8 million *

6. Nintendo Entertainment System (1985) – 61.91 million

7. Super Nintendo Entertainment System (1990) – 49.10 million

8. Sega Genesis (1988) – 39 million

9. Nintendo 64 (1996) – 32.93 million

10. Atari VCS/2600 (1977) – 30 million

11. Microsoft XBox (2001) – 24 million

12. Nintendo GameCube (2001) – 21.74 million

13. Sega Dreamcast (1998) – 10.6 million

14. NEC TurboGrafx-16 (1987) – 10 million

15. Sega Saturn (1994) – 9.5 million

 

[D Kline]

So Ps4 is a better system over xbox one?

 

[BenQ]

Sony has sold 25 million PS4, sales double that of Xbox One and Xbox 360

Less than two years into the current generation of games consoles and Sony is loving every minute of it while Microsoft is falling further behind. Evidence of that comes in the form of the latest round of sales figures for the PS4, Xbox One, and Xbox 360.

For the last quarter, Sony sold 3 million PS4 consoles. By comparison, Microsoft has only sold 1.4 million Xbox consoles. It’s important to note the Microsoft figure refers to Xbox One and Xbox 360 sales combined. PS3 and PS Vita sales totals were not shared, meaning they probably aren’t great.

Sony has now sold 25.3 million PS4 since launch and is predicting 16.5 million will sell this financial year. That means by the end of March 2016 there will be 38.8 million of them in homes around the world. As you’d expect, Sony is seeing healthy income from its gaming products, with console, software, and peripheral purchases all contributing to the Game & Network Services division’s $2.365 billion sales total for the quarter. This will be helped further by that new model PS4 that’s cheaper to manufacture.


Microsoft has tried to jump the sales divide with a console price cut, more games bundling, and long exclusive deals for key titles, but it doesn’t seem to be working. In April last year the Xbox One was 2 million sales behind, by November it had risen to 5 million. Microsoft hasn’t released a new sales total recently, but it’s clear the gap continues to grow and that makes it increasingly difficult for Microsoft to find a way back.

So what next for the Xbox One? Revenue is increasing, which is great news. It’s actually up 27 percent on the same period last year. But Microsoft needs something big to kick start Xbox One with consumers. A price cut alone wouldn’t help, but maybe if it was combined with a slim model launch, bundled games, and a preview of some killer new titles coming our way we’d see excitement and momentum gather behind it.

 

[Joe Money]

What's fueling the PS4 sales?

 

[MissMighty]

It got cheaper before Xbox.

 

[LSN]

It got cheaper before Xbox.

yep...that + XB1 not knowing what direction they were going re: sharing/renting/used games etc.

but there's a lot of misleading info in here...benq just tryna get some more ppl to join him on GTA V on the PS4

 

[BenQ]

yep...that + XB1 not knowing what direction they were going re: sharing/renting/used games etc.

but there's a lot of misleading info in here...benq just tryna get some more ppl to join him on GTA V on the PS4

like what?

 

[BrownTurd]

What's fueling the PS4 sales?

Japan and casual gamers

 

[LSN]

like what?

for one...@ 1st glance this is very misleading...there's room for you on the XB1 side bro...I'm jumping on now...gonna try and run the lobby off and dedicate it to you

Sony has sold 25 million PS4, sales double that of Xbox One and Xbox 360

 

[THREAD_CRITIC]

Love the ps4

 

[Mt. Yukon]

Im more than happy with my purchase. Logitech has come out with the G-29 so in a few Months bout to get back in my F-1 racing league start logging some real hours on that bitch. I do want Xbox1 for State of decay, but I cant justify 350, just to play one game. I dont do shooters so most of their exclusives dont interest me.

 

[jack walsh13]

Long live the PS4!!!! MLB the Show is the shit!!!! Can't play that on the X-box One.

 

[Artist Monk]

Is new Final Fantasy going to be PS only?

 

[playahaitian]

Still got my ps2.

 

[Barry Soetoro]

Long live the PS4!!!! MLB the Show is the shit!!!! Can't play that on the X-box One.

You play with the Phillies?

 

[TheDynasty]

like what?

Benq, you on PS4?


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