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So they announced 6 million on March 3rd here http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/03/03/ps4-hits-6-million-ushers-in-new-era-of-social-gameplay/

Anyone want to use the power of mathematics and statistics to make an educated on US numbers?

 

[Killroyskbg]

Can anyone decipher March NPD sales from this number? Japan has been bad so majority of that one million has to be the NA market.

You know there is a place called Europe who loves PS more than the Japanese themselves these days.

 

[Mr Moose]

7 million AND upgraded to very soon (from soon).

Good stuff.

 

[Antilurker77]

This is going to be a good generation.

 

[sphagnum]

Very nice. Now I just wish it had some games I want...

 

[DarkLiberator]

Would be awesome if it'll get to 10m by E3. Isn't Last of Us HD being released before then? Might drive a lot of sales.

 

[Deadstar]

^yea 3 extra million in 7 months does seem doable




I've been saying that since the jimmy fallon/Ice T presentation on late night. That right there was a killer app in a ironic way lol

All joking aside, Playroom is like Playstation tv. You can spend hours just watching people play games or watching a guy with a guitar on Friday night just straight up shredding. Playroom has something for everyone and it's super fun.

 

[BY2K]

Mobile gaming is the future, they said.
Console gaming is dead, they said.

 

[SolidSnakex]

Shame it is doing so poorly in Japan. Hopefully that eventually turns around, it really should be the defacto leader there with the WiiU dead.

The fact that they're already over 500k in Japan is pretty damn amazing considering that there really isn't any reason to own one if you have a PS3. Every relevant PS4 title in Japan has a PS3 counterpart.

 

[Yaser Tech]

So they announced 6 million on March 3rd here http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/03/03/ps4-hits-6-million-ushers-in-new-era-of-social-gameplay/

Anyone want to use the power of mathematics and statistics to make an educated on US numbers?

We have NPD and sales for early March... just need to make the % is being NPD.

I'm on phone but something like that.

NPD 2.5m to Sony 6m in March.
So NPD x to Sony 7m in April.

X = 2.9m

400k for NPD April.

Here you go.

 

[BlazingDarkness]

The bubble of popularity will burst eventually.....

By the time the 'buzz' dries up there should be a consistent slew of software released to ensure sales keep steady.

 

[x-Lundz-x]

What is the Wii U at again? Like 15 million or something I thought?

Are you posting from 2019?

 

[Coulomb_Barrier]

Shame it is doing so poorly in Japan. Hopefully that eventually turns around, it really should be the defacto leader there with the WiiU dead.

Why? It hasn't got any games for the market there.

 

[Salvor.Hardin]

So they announced 6 million on March 3rd here http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/03/03/ps4-hits-6-million-ushers-in-new-era-of-social-gameplay/

Anyone want to use the power of mathematics and statistics to make an educated on US numbers?

Couldn't be less than half a million. Thursday should be interesting.

 

[Graphics Horse]

Impressive. But was it the fastest selling console during the blood moon?

:lol

 

[The Llama]

As a few others have already speculated, I think this means they *think* they lost NPD's. Anything could happen though. Could be close. Really, this just means Sony knows they didn't completely blow away MS (by selling 450k+ or whatever). My guess is around ~320k units.

 

[Yaser Tech]

7 million AND upgraded to very soon (from soon).

Good stuff.

Soony™

Hyped about the possibility of changing your name ;p

 

[Garrett 2U]

Wow that's awesome!

 

[Amir0x]

DizNAMN. I seriously cannot comprehend how it's still pulling these numbers into April. I mean, I know the outline of why, but it just seems surreal considering other emergent trends in entertainment right now. I kinda figured once the hardcore got their fix, we'd see a stark drop for all systems.

NPD should be a nice month for the industry in regards to hardware sales - Xbox One will have sold much more than usual due to the price deals and Titanfall, and PS4 because of its price and games like inFamous. Should be nice.

 

[Speevy]

Mobile gaming is the future, they said.
Console gaming is dead, they said.

Well, I hope they will say that the PS4 and Xbox One surpassed their predecessors.

 

[Jburton]

So 1 million in a month, nice work Sony.

What a comeback.

 

[jayu26]

Great stuff Sony, but this feels like preemptive strike before tomorrow's NPD release.

 

[ethomaz]

That assumes that Sony's allocation by region is consistent, that if the US got x% of PS4's before April that they will get x% in April. I do not believe we can make that assumption.

It will be close... the only thing that can change the result is Japan shipment in February... so US could have more shipment in March.

~450k for US is my guess

 

[1st Course]

Well deserved.

 

[PeakPointMatrix]

Not good at all. If they took until April 13th to hit 7 million, then that means the pace has slowed down considerably even with Ground Zeroes and Second Son releasing. I'm now smacking myself in the head as this invariably confirms that Xbone won March's NPD and Sony is trying to cushion the blow by letting people know they surpassed 7 million units. Pretty sad, but whatever gets people cheering.

Just so you get an idea of how off the mark you are, here is a chart showing the PS3's sales in the equivalent time frame.

 

[stryke]

Soon seems to be the most abused word by Sony lately.

 

[EmptySpace]

Shame it is doing so poorly in Japan. Hopefully that eventually turns around, it really should be the defacto leader there with the WiiU dead.

it doesn't have games that japanese want. once a one piece or monster hunter or dat ffxv/kh3 game drops exclusively on a ps4, the armies of japanese gamers will come.

 

[graywolf323]

April 6th was my birthday

so they're averaging a million a month now? crazy

 

[ComputerBlue]

I love that it's pushing units so well. I like console gaming and I want it to stick around.

 

[ptuck874]

Wii was at 5.84m in the same timeframe.

dang , are we talking about a sony doing more than wii sales for ps4? if so for realz, that would be wayyyyyy awesome

 

[kadotsu]

Good sales and I hope that publishers have noticed this, too. It might be preemptive to cry doom but the release list right now for next gen looks atrocious if you are not into shooters. Maybe E3 will fix some of it but I doubt it. PAX was pretty barren.
My biggest fear is that publishers shifted their focus too much to mobile in the last 12 months when the console market was shrinking and are just now starting to refocus.

 

[fade_]

Great stuff Sony, but this feels like preemptive strike before tomorrow's NPD release.

Did MS make pre-emptive strikes the last few months?

 

[Salvor.Hardin]

Just so you get an idea of how off the mark you are, here is a chart showing the PS3's sales in the equivalent time frame.

That's US only.

 

[Deku Tree]

Great stuff Sony, but this feels like preemptive strike before tomorrow's NPD release.

Or maybe they are setting up for a one two punch. We will find out tomorrow.

 

[Massa]

whoa! now we need to convince Japanese to go out and buy the console so we can get some hunting games on ps4.

fixed.

 

[viveks86]

Great numbers. 7 millions consoles and 20.5 millions games, it's near to 3 games sold per console.

And that's just retail

 

[delta25]

This really is the PS2 all over again.

 

[NHale]

Clearly the Xbox One dominated US March NPD. They had to considering it was the month of the most hyped next-gen exclusive yet but it's maybe a higher loss than expected so they tried to put this PR beforehand.

Maybe they lost the lead in the US too. Worldwide however they have nothing to worry about.

 

[Jamix012]

Just so you get an idea of how off the mark you are, here is a chart showing the PS3's sales in the equivalent time frame.

I'm not saying that you're wrong to call him out at all, these numbers are pretty decent, but that's US sales only.

 

[Tonidayo]

These numbers are impressive and it hasn't been a year yet !

 

[Mrbob]

PS4 still going strong.

Would be awesome if it'll get to 10m by E3. Isn't Last of Us HD being released before then? Might drive a lot of sales.

Naw, summer is coming and sales will start slowing down. The ramp up will start again in August with the holiday acceleration starting in September with Destiny.

 

[ocean]

OK, 1 million over 5 weeks, 200K per week. Don't get me wrong, not calling it bad, it's doing great, but another thread had it at 5.3 million as of February 8. 700K more over 3 weeks (to get to 6 million as of March 2) is a higher rate, but not by much.

That said, I'd expect its pace to pick up as the Japanese launch hit and as (hopefully) they continue to increase production capacity. The fact that the pace is (at best) still flat says they're still leaving money on the table and possibly letting Microsoft pick up some fence-stragglers.

That's not what it means at all. Regardless of what you or the competition does, sales will slow down gradually following launch. Do you expect them to keep up a launch pace throughout the entire year? Even when factoring for supply constraints, the vast majority of people who really wanted one very badly (as in, were anticipating launch instead of being enticed later on) have already purchased or will do so soon.

The fact that their pace slowdown has been so slow is a feat. Wii U woes notwithstanding, this gen is off to an extremely healthy start. Xbox One is lackluster only as compared to the fastest-ever selling console, which just so happens to be its direct competitor. I doubt Microsoft is bummed by its performance, as it is probably in line with its estimates. Rather, Sony is probably struck at its presumably unexpected home run (as evidenced by inadequate supply at launch).

 

[Gorillaz]

So when is NPD? Interested to see where Titanfall, Dark Souls, Infamous and Metal Gear ALL end up.

shit will be crazy

 

[The Llama]

And that's just retail

Digital as well.

Still, an attach rate of 3 seems pretty healthy so far, especially because they only need an attach rate of 2 (IIRC) to be profitable.

 

[ironcreed]

That is nuts. It is not compelling enough for me to buy yet, but I'll add a 1 to that growing number down the road.

 

[BlazingDarkness]

Shame it is doing so poorly in Japan. Hopefully that eventually turns around, it really should be the defacto leader there with the WiiU dead.

It will be in time, just need to wait for developers to get on board and release some Japanese software.

 

[jayu26]

Did MS make pre-emptive strikes the last few months?

No, but they did prepare weird numbers like Zombies killed in Dead Rising or some shit.

 

[Jburton]

Great stuff Sony, but this feels like preemptive strike before tomorrow's NPD release.

Did they not release information of 6 million sales before the March NPD?

If so that would make this current "hypothesis" invalid.

 

[Slashlen]

It will be close... the only thing that can change the result is Japan shipment in February... so US could have more shipment in March.

~450k for US is my guess

Sony may have stocked the US better than usual, at least that's my take on Amazon actually having stock most of the month. Otherwise it would seem to imply that sales fell, which seems unlikely due to actually having new games that month.

 

[Portugeezer]

That is something. The 6 million thread was only in March, still going a million a month, though Sony said April is the month it will slow down so we'll see.