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Since I just got the email announcement:

~ PS4 Software Sell through 50.4 Million over the Same Period, UNCHARTED 4: A Thief's End, reached a cumulative sell through of more than 8.7 Million copies globally ~

SAN MATEO, Calif., Jan. 4, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) today announced robust sales for PlayStation®4 (PS4&#8482 computer entertainment system and its software titles this holiday. That includes:

• PS4 has sold through more than 6.2 million units during the 2016 holiday season*1.
• PS4 has now cumulatively sold through more than 53.4*2 million units globally as of January 1, 2017.
• PS4 software sales also remained strong during the 2016 holiday season with more than 50.4 million copies*3 sold in retail stores worldwide and through digital downloads on PlayStation®Store as of January 1, 2017. UNCHARTED 4: A Thief's End reached a cumulative sell through of more than 8.7 million copies globally*4 as of December 21, 2016.

"We are truly grateful for the tremendous support from our fans and partners, which has helped to make this holiday season one of the best in our history," said Andrew House, President and Global CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment. "We will aim to continue the momentum this year by broadening the PS4 title portfolio, further enriching the revolutionary gaming experiences on PlayStation VR*5 and high quality gaming experience on PlayStation 4 Pro*6, while also expanding network services. We will remain steadfast in making the PS4 the best place to play."

The PS4 system is currently available in 123 countries and regions*7 worldwide.

*1 Number of retail sales to consumers is estimated by SIE. PS4 sales data in Japan and Asia collected 11/21/2016 – 1/1/2017, in North America and Latin America collected 11/20/2016 – 12/31/2016, in Europe collected 11/21/2016 – 12/31/2016.
*2 Number of retail sales to consumers is estimated by SIE. Sales data in Japan collected 2/22/2014 – 1/1/2017, in North America collected 11/15/2013 – 12/31/2016, in Europe and Latin America collected 11/29/2013 – 12/31/2016, and in Asia collected 12/17/2013 – 1/1/2017.
*3 Number of retail sales to consumers is estimated by SIE. Sales data in Japan and Asia collected 11/21/2016 – 1/1/2017, in North America and Latin America collected 11/20/2016 – 12/31/2016, in Europe collected 11/21/2016 – 12/31/2016.
*4 Includes worldwide sell through data for both Blu-ray Disc sell-through quantities and digital sales.
*5 PlayStation®VR
*6 PlayStation®4 Pro
*7 As of 12/7/2016

 

[IceDoesntHelp]

Jesus. Thats beastly. Congrats Sony

 

[Philippo]

PS4 is a beast.

 

[maverick40]

Incredible holy shit

Also nearly 9 million copies of Uncharted 4 sold is insane

 

[sanstesy]

Is this a record?

 

[xxracerxx]

Jesus.

 

[Metalingus5150]

PS4 es una bestia

 

[N.Domixis]

Wow. Also congrats to ND. TLOUS 2 is going to be huge. Eventually, the ND logo will be enough to sell games.

 

[Chobel]

Wait, no cumulative PS4 sales?

Reading is hard lol

 

[Obliterator]

Wow Uncharted 4 at nearly 9 million sell through. DAMN impressive. Obviously the bundle will have helped boost that number but still fantastic.

Last of Us Part 2 will be enormous

 

[Nerix]

I expected good numbers, but not that good.

 

[BumRush]

Wow. That's a lot of consoles

 

[Napalm_Frank]

 

[DriftingSpirit]

Good grief.

 

[Kaako]

Fuck the WHAT?
Beast.

 

[Alo0oy]

Uncharted 4 started slower than UC3 iirc, but it looks like it will reach 10 million faster.

 

[Mr.Sumal]

did UC 4 outsell the previous iteration? thats crazy

 

[MrPink93485]

Looks like Uncharted 4 will reach over 10 million comfortably. Granted, a lot of those I'm assuming are bundled copies, but still impressive.

 

[Cow Goes Moo]

Wait, no cumulative PS4 sales?

PS4 has now cumulatively sold through more than 53.4*2 million units globally as of January 1, 2017.

 

[notaskwid]

Wait, no cumulative PS4 sales?

PS4 has now cumulatively sold through more than 53.4*2 million units globally as of January 1, 2017.

 

[orthodoxy1095]

 

[crinale]

Wait, no cumulative PS4 sales?

53.4mil

 

[viHuGi]

Uncharted 4 at 10m soon, what a beast!

Also 3.4 million Ps4 consoles sold in December WW, damn!

 

[DriftingSpirit]

Uncharted 4 started slower than UC3 iirc, but it looks like it will reach 10 million faster.

Huh? UC4 sold the best initially.

 

[KageMaru]

Hot damn, well deserved success.

Glad to see Uncharted is doing great.

 

[PsihoPerihelion]

I bought a Pro during the holiday season, so I'm part of those 6 million units

 

[Welfare]

PS4 sold 17.5M units in 2016, up from 17.4M in 2015.

 

[WooHooAlex]

Damn, I wonder how that compares to past consoles/holiday seasons.
That seems pretty high, right?

 

[Yurikerr]

Stolen from ZhugeEX Twitter:

For reference, during the same period last year-

5.7 million PS4's were sold during the same period last year
35 million units of software

https://twitter.com/ZhugeEX/status/816812922735366145

So 500K more consoles and a incredible 15 million more software (almost 43% more)!!

 

[JonnyDBrit]

Hoping someone can provide aligned data soon enough, but over 53 million sold is nothing to be sneezed at no matter what.

 

[BruceCLea]

Holy shit 🤑🤑🤑😳

 

[hanspampel]

PlayStation 4 sold 5.7 million consoles during holiday 2015
so up 8.8%
http://www.sie.com/en/corporate/release/2016/160105.html


quote because also important trivia

PS4 sold 17.5M units in 2016, up from 17.4M in 2015.

up 0.5%

 

[GravityInsanity]

That's more than the previous years...

 

[silva1991]

Nothing stops this beast.

I love this gif lol.

 

[AstroNut325]

So well deserved! Best console.

 

[Krakn3Dfx]

But what about engagement?

Outstanding numbers, I bought a Pro myself to replace an OG I sold on CL a few months back.

 

[demosthenes]

PS4 sold 17.5M units in 2016, up from 17.4M in 2015.

And the slim will get another price drop in 2017. Hoooooo boy.

edit: I Love it when something I care about does well

 

[Obliterator]

PS4 sold 17.5M units in 2016, up from 17.4M in 2015.

Gonna be interesting to watch if 2016 was the peak year or if 17 can beat it.

Stolen from ZhugeEX Twitter:



https://twitter.com/ZhugeEX/status/816812922735366145

Wow that's an increase of 15 million software YoY. Say what? Am I reading that correctly?

 

[HeisenbergWW62]

PS4 is a BEAST

And gawd damn those Uncharted 4 numbers. That has to be the highest selling game from any first party this generation by a good margin

 

[DSN2K]

yeah Last of Us Part 2 is going to do silly numbers....

 

[OrbitalBeard]

Isn't Uncharted 4 the default game bundled with Slim consoles? If so, that number isn't that impressive.

PS4 console sales, now that's impressive.

 

[jmaine_ph]

So it outsold what it did last year during the same period. But I thought PS4 was down YOY?

 

[Chobel]

PS4 sold 17.5M units in 2016, up from 17.4M in 2015.

Barely up YOY. So yeah, no fucking way they'll reach their 60M forecast.

 

[Alo0oy]

Huh? UC4 sold the best initially.

They never said Uncharted 4 sold faster than 3 in their PR, I took it as a no. UC3 shipped 3.3 million in its first day and UC4 sold through 2.7 million in its first week. There is no exact data, but if UC4 had a faster start they would have said so in their PR, something like "fastest selling Uncharted game ever".

Uncharted 3 presumably only reached 10 million years after launch, while 4 should reach that number in its first fiscal year.

 

[Calm Mind]

Good for them. Are there any hard numbers on first party software sales?

edit: besides what's included in the OP

 

[N.Domixis]

I bought a Pro during the holiday season, so I'm part of those 6 million units

I bought my little bro a ps4 uncharted bundle for christmas. That makes it the 5th ps4 I own or 0.0000092081% of all ps4 sales. Amazing.

 

[funkystudent]

Nearly 9m for U4?


That's kinda insane.

 

[cakely]

6.2 million units and up YoY? Damn.

Spoiler

Also, man I love that Wee-bey gif.

 

[SDCowboy]

That a lot of awesome Christmas mornings!

 

[fluffydelusions]

Wow