Sony announces 18.5 million PS4's sold WW

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http://www.jp.playstation.com/info/r...bal_sales.html

Taken from Shane Bettenhausen's Twitter post a few minutes ago.

Google translation of first paragraph:

Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCE) to sell "PlayStation 4" (PS4 ™), the New Year's holiday shopping season of 2014 ※ 1 in 410 million units ※ 2 to achieve a more real sales, 2015 1 worldwide total actual sales volume is 18.5 million units in the month the 4th time ※ 3 was exceeded. Continue, has continued to spread expansion in history "PlayStation" hardware fastest ever.

Also, 10.9 million Plus accounts:

In addition, masterpiece game on PSN℠ that can be enjoyed on the number and time of without limitation free or "free play", that can be network play and cooperation play in other players and PS4 ™ "online multiplayer", etc., subscriber only features the number of subscribers and benefits membership services "PlayStation Plus" available (PS Plus) has exceeded the total 10.9 million at January 2, 2015.

[mrclutch]

Re: Sony announces 18.5 million PS4's sold WW

Staggering numbers. I'm glad I could contribute to the cause with at least 1.

Thanks for the update.

[bigbob]

Re: Sony announces 18.5 million PS4's sold WW

I'm curious as to what Microsoft's are going to be after they were literally giving them away over the Christmas season since no one was buying them.

[NYGiants4Natic]

Re: Sony announces 18.5 million PS4's sold WW

I'm curious as to what Microsoft's are going to be after they were literally giving them away over the Christmas season since no one was buying them.

Giving them away? You mean a $50 holiday price? I call that smart business as MS realized that Sony was way ahead mostly on better price.

Just because Sony is doing incredible numbers does not mean nobody is buying the XBOX One. I say over 10 million in a year is fantastic.

[bigbob]

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Giving them away? You mean a $50 holiday price? I call that smart business as MS realized that Sony was way ahead mostly on better price.

Just because Sony is doing incredible numbers does not mean nobody is buying the XBOX One. I say over 10 million in a year is fantastic.

You know they dropped the price of upwards of $150 over the holiday season, right?

If you worked in retail, you'd know that no one was buying the One and stores, along with Microsoft, were losing money just a year ago. At Best Buy, we had pallets and pallets sitting around the store, at the door when people walk in and in customer service so people seen them. We were basically begging people to buy them as they sat there collecting dust while we spent weeks, over a month at a time sold out of PS4s because as soon as they were in stock, we were sold out before the day was over.

So yes, Microsoft was giving them away this Holiday season to get their numbers up.

[mestevo]

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lol, $350 isn't giving them away, and it is only doing poorly when compared to the PS4 numbers, which are unprecedented outside of the original Wii fad.

[bigbob]

Re: Sony announces 18.5 million PS4's sold WW

lol, $350 isn't giving them away, and it is only doing poorly when compared to the PS4 numbers, which are unprecedented outside of the original Wii fad.

$329.99 for a bundle that normally costs over $500? Yes, that's giving them away at this point in the life cycle.

[mgoblue]

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$329.99 for a bundle that normally costs over $500? Yes, that's giving them away at this point in the life cycle.

You forget they cut the Kinect from those so that normally cost 400, not over 500....

[bigbob]

Re: Sony announces 18.5 million PS4's sold WW

You forget they cut the Kinect from those so that normally cost 400, not over 500....

That's including multiple games, so it's still about $500.

[bigbob]

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We'll agree to disagree because it's all opinion on "giving something away" is.

[mestevo]

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You're right, because one's a reasonable opinion and the other is blatant console warring.

[Burns11]

Re: Sony announces 18.5 million PS4's sold WW

So stop coming in here and starting console war BS and let the man's opinion be.

[NYGiants4Natic]

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That's including multiple games, so it's still about $500.

So I take it that the PS4 Black Friday bundle with a disc version of GTA 5 and the code for Last of US at 400 was not giving it away.

2 games that cost Sony more then MS with 2 codes for Assassins creed games.

Or the fact that the last week Best Buy had 350 ps4 with a free game code and even had the white destiny bundle at 350 with a disc version of the game

Or Walmart having the PS4 for 2 weeks at 320?

Yea I guess it was for the gamers and MS doing something for their customers is giving them away? Great logic

[bigbob]

Re: Sony announces 18.5 million PS4's sold WW

So stop coming in here and starting console war BS and let the man's opinion be.

The fan boys always come out and turn something into nothing. We should be use to it by now Burns but it never goes away.

[bkrich83]

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Ahh nothing like some console fanboying to sidetrack a thread like this.


I'll never understand blind brand loyalty to a freakin game console. I, bought both of them, it's just easier that way, my bases are always covered.