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PS4 surpasses 6 million units sold as of March 2nd
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pieatorium
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the ps2 sold well for 7-8+ years, the wii was done in 4- 5
BlackBuzzard
Banned
Using Aquamarine data:
PS2 to infinity and beyond, that thing was just an absolute beast.
Using Aquamarine data:
Where is Xbox One? Could we add that into the chart?
Unknown One
Member
Now I find that funny and possible.
EmptySpace
Banned
still, that's 55 million more units after already selling 100 million.
Celestial Mortal
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Glad to know that just 3 days ago I bought a PS4 and it contributed to very close to this number 
Cerny must be on a very long all-expenses paid vacation in a location of his choice.
Cerny must be on a very long all-expenses paid vacation in a location of his choice.
EmptySpace
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the line is just below the x-axis. i kid.
SwiftDeath
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Hmm it's interesting to look at eBay's completed sales for the PS4.
I would say the average price going is around $500 give or take $25 [looking at US ebay], 4 months after the console has released and with 2.2m+ consoles already sold in the US alone
So it still has a $100 markup which would imply the demand is very much still real and not being adequately quenched.
There were some really odd completed buy it now sales though of $275 but they were surprisingly underpriced considering the average price I saw.
I would say the average price going is around $500 give or take $25 [looking at US ebay], 4 months after the console has released and with 2.2m+ consoles already sold in the US alone
So it still has a $100 markup which would imply the demand is very much still real and not being adequately quenched.
There were some really odd completed buy it now sales though of $275 but they were surprisingly underpriced considering the average price I saw.
Hydrargyrus
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Woooooooow!!!!
Congrats to Sony and PS4. Awesome numbers and the best is yet to come!
Congrats to Sony and PS4. Awesome numbers and the best is yet to come!
It already did.
WiiU numbers from this thread are "shipped". And if there are tons of stocks in retailers, then the PS4 probably outsold the WiiU last month.
edit: ohhh future overall lifetime. lol, that's gonna suck hard for Nintendo.
shinra-bansho
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Around 1.43M over 9 weeks in markets besides Japan. About 160k per week - ~640 globally in January, 270k of which in the US from memory.
Not sure where, from these numbers at least, the impression comes of a February collapse.
Not sure where, from these numbers at least, the impression comes of a February collapse.
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
Covered by the months scale.
Doh! lol
Sorry, slipped between the sheets, fixed it now.
I you want other consoles added, give me data.
unknownstranger
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Interesting. I have a friend trying to sell his Xbox One for $380 right now to put it in perspective.
Unknown One
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I think he means like years ahead of now. When the Wii-U is dead or confirmed dead.
plasmawave
Banned
Please be excited for Titanfall Sigma.
Aquamarine
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Wii U shipments are probably around 6.15 right now, so I'd peg installbase somewhere around 4.75-5 million.
PS4's 6 million installbase is blasting right past that.
I can see it happening.
They still have UC, TLOU, GOW, GT(Demo/Prologue) to work with for 2015.
TLG or DeS2 would just be killer...if they ever announce them.
FF15 and KH3 to finish the year off as well.
Still great stuff for 2015 if Sony wants to depend on their 1st party only though.
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thepotatoman
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No, I mean come 2019 the Wii U lifetime number could be lower than the November 2014 PS4 number.
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kittens
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It's nice to see console gaming thriving.
I doubt FF15 and KH3 will release in the same year.
On San Diego Craigslist I'm seeing some for $420, $430, $470, ...wow there's one for $390 with Battlefield 4 from someone in Oceanside...
That's really tempting actually...
SwiftDeath
Member
This has to be stolen right?
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/vgm/4358248914.html
Used XB1 and 3 games for $180...
michaelius
Banned
They need to increase production - only 800k in 4 weeks is not enough to meet demand.
Nintendo one should have been Please understand
Nintendo one should have been Please understand
Yeah, if you want it ask to meet in a public place and maybe bring a gun in you have one...
Those ones with (at)gmail.com on it are all bogus ads. They show up in every city's Craigslist, especially on video game console ads.
i am very aware of how much the PS2 sold.yet still, the early numbers of the PS4 is higher than the PS2.
if this continue, the PS4 will out sell the PS2. there is no doubt here. the PS2 sold so many units later down the road and it kept selling when the PS3 was out.
we wont know how much the PS4 will sell. but looking at the current figures right now, if there is one system that has a chance to sell or come close to the PS2. its the PS4.
imagine what will happen if by the end of the year or early next year Sony dropped the price on the system a little to keep the 100$ difference between it and the Xbox one, it will be chaos all over again
KoopaTheCasual
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Ah yes, almost forgot. Thank you for the reminder. That would explain why this month's shipments worldwide look very slim (700k consoles from Feburary 8th-March 2nd). Really interested to see how big they kick off March, since they're shipping their 1st, first party system seller. (And they're actually marketing it for a change, go figure)
googleplex
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Just imagine if Sony's VR solution is actually good and affordable! It'll be like the second coming for the PS2.
SwiftDeath
Member
Hmm didn't know that. There are probably more legitimate ones near me in the 400s
A couple sub 400s that are probably real as well actually
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
Why are people advertising the X1 in this thread? Have I missed something?
I figure if the ad has a phone number and not just an email address, there's a greater chance of legitimacy.
I think the (at)gmail.com ones are just fishing for spam addresses, that's why they want you to email them directly at that address instead of using Craigslist as the email middleman which hides your email address.
KZObsessed
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Excellent sales and completely deserved. Hopefully they continue.
I think they'll just miss 7 million by end of March tho, not that it matters.
They still need to increase shipments as well which is insane when you think about it.
I think they'll just miss 7 million by end of March tho, not that it matters.
They still need to increase shipments as well which is insane when you think about it.
Got to talking about PS4 resale price on ebay/craigslist, lead to the discussion and discovery of some very cheap XB1 resales.
A lot of that simply has to do with the fact that the PS2 wasn't available in most countries at this point and Sony also wasn't as good at producing and shipping them. I agree that, if any console can surpass the PS2, it's the PS4, but the real test will come once Sony is able to meet demand. The PS3 was also able to outpace the PS2 within the same timeframe, but sales dropped after a year or so. The PS3 still sold well, but not nearly as well as the PS2.
i am still sad about them selling the laptop. they used to have the best laptops in Windows. second to Apple IMHO.
and i really love their TVs. they are much better than Samsung in my eyes. just more expensive.
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
Ah, I see.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
XB1 is probabaly at 3.5-6 million.
I mean 3 million at the start of Jan. 140k JAN NPD (lets assume EU + other matched it) and that FEB was similar then you have 3.6 million. There shipment was 3.9 million at the beginning of Jan iirc.
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