InsaneTiger
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That is just insane.
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PS4 sells through 6.2 million units worldwide during the 2016 holiday season
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BlackBuzzard
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Yeah it is. We actually don't have shipped numbers which is kind of funny.
I wouldn't be shocked if Uc4 outsold Halo and gears combined.
jmaine_ph
Member
Outpacing the KING again?
Kang
So if 53 million is sold-through then Sony most likely needs to ship roughly 5 million between now and March 31st. It can happen
AyaisMUsikWhore
Member
Yikes!
JonnyDBrit
Member
I asked, and I have received. Getting above the PS2 again is absolutely phenomenal.
hanspampel
Banned
correct
but if you estimate 3.6 m ps4 on shelfs and in transit, they still need to ship 3m in q4fy2016
q4fy2014 sony shipped 2.4m ps4
q4fy2015 sony shipped 2.3m ps4
kind of impossible to reach the 60m goal imho
it's not
wait for 2nd february and you'll get shipment numbers
Incoming major Horizon marketing. Probably Super Bowl ad. Sony also has mass effect marketing.
BlackBuzzard
Banned
Yeah who know a good February and March can do wonders.
Alex_Mexico
Member
Almost 9 million in less than a year for Uncharted 4? I wonder what's the cumulative sales for The Last of Us? Last we heard was 2014 I think and it was 8 million (7m on PS3 and 1m on PS4 more or less).
HeisenbergWW62
Banned
Horizon will be a big seller if it lives up to the hype. Maybe not as big as those initially, but lifetime sales
Obliterator
Member
Sony are gonna get close to that 60m shipment but fall just a tad short of it I think. Unless maybe Horizon becomes a major hit.
I'm thinking they hit about 58
I'm thinking they hit about 58
AstroNut325
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Papacheeks
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All the PSN sales they did I would gather along with big releases like Uncharted 4 and the likes.
jmaine_ph
Member
Yea. Has to be.
basically no one actually wanted the game
Impressive that PS4 is holding up so well against PS2 worldwide, especially when you consider the performance in Japan.
OrbitalBeard
Member
It's gotta' be way more than 1 million on PS4. That game was heavily bundled for awhile.
hanspampel
Banned
no they can't ship 5 million between now and march 31
the shipped 2.3 million last year in the same timeframe
2.4 million the year before
q4 is always the lowest number
fluffydelusions
Member
The king is dead long live the king
Horizon and Mass Effect can be that one-two punch.
KillerMan91
Member
It's mostly because PS2 and PS4 hit holiday quarters at different times in that chart though. Still while PS4 will not probably hit the hardware numbers of PS2 it will be easily the most profitable console Sony has ever released. Sony is forecasting record profits for Games division this FY.
Wtf is this. Lmao
UC4 bundle must have been a big chunk of the 8.7M if they moved 6.2M PS4s in the last quarter alone.
That's absurdly high, it shouldn't be more than 1-1.5 million. A lot of games get bundled every year, but very very few games reach 9 million.
BlackBuzzard
Banned
Im hearing its pretty damn garbage i bet everyone that got the bundle just torched the copy of Uncharted 4, not like it has the highest average of 2016 on metacritic...
Aizen.S.Kennedy
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Idk I feel like the attach rate of halo is insane if u don't like halo there are very few reasons to get an Xbox imo. Ima search for some hard #s.
Deferred launches, and the holidays are offset on that calendar, the PS2 will leap ahead when it hits its holiday as it is behind.
DriftingSpirit
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The PS4 even being on par with the PS2 speaks to how well it is performing.
GifGafIsTheBestGaf
Member
Whew by a rats ass they up YoY but I was almost certain they would beat 2015's YTD sales.
hanspampel
Banned
half is to much, but 1 - 1.5m is way to low
this gen some game bundles sell millions
the AC: Unity Xbox One Bundle sold close to 2m units in the US alone (the first 2 months)
It will outsell the Wii but not the King Ps2.
6.2m in less than a month and half and sold through numbers as well.
Really impressive stuff. The Black Friday and December sales were really strong.
With this sold through I expect Q3 shipments for the whole October-December quarter to be close to 8.5m. That would mean around 15.9m PS4 shipped from April to December and more than 4m units to ship in their Q4 to meet their original 20m target. I find that unlikely unless they're planning a permanent price cut to 249$ and big bundles.
They'll still achieve a growth over last year though.
Really impressive stuff. The Black Friday and December sales were really strong.
With this sold through I expect Q3 shipments for the whole October-December quarter to be close to 8.5m. That would mean around 15.9m PS4 shipped from April to December and more than 4m units to ship in their Q4 to meet their original 20m target. I find that unlikely unless they're planning a permanent price cut to 249$ and big bundles.
They'll still achieve a growth over last year though.
Just perfect lol.
Obliterator
Member
It is pretty insane that it is keeping up with the PS2. No way it matches the PS2 total sales volume but even keeping pace with it for as long as it has is incredible
crimzonflame
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Does this mean that Sony won the console wars? I cant wait to call my Xbox fanboy friends and rub it in.