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[RibMan]

Excellent numbers. This is what a great product combined with great marketing accomplishes.

 

[SwiftDeath]

The sales trajectory is ridiculous compared to Wii U.

Ironically out of the 3 companies in this gambit, Sony is the worst off on the whole. They literally just sold or spun off some divisions to better their situation and still they produce a more compelling console for the masses

 

[TheVanillaGorilla]

Massive figures. I wasn't going to jump right in to either MS's or Sony's offerings but Sony really turned me round with quality announcement after quality announcement. Talk about learning from your mistakes.

 

[kenji_sama]

I expect less than 300k in the first week.

Me too,
Off topic, someone heard that 65% of PS4 Japan shipment already booked in January

http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/NEWS/20140217/334540/?rt=nocnt

 

[Aquamarine]

Again, shipped units vs sold through units.

Sony is going through stock so quickly that the two are almost synonymous.

Shipped vs. sold would be relevant if PS4s were sitting on shelves for long periods of time, like Xbox One.

4.2 million.

http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/release/140108a_e.html

TOKYO, JAN. 8, 2014 -Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. today announced that cumulative sales of the PlayStation®4 (PS4&#8482 computer entertainment system have reached 4.2 million*1 as of December 28, 2013, demonstrating the explosive growth of the PS4 platform.

 

[StoopKid]

 

[coolasj19]

MS must be pretty stressed right now.

Don't think stressed exactly covers it. There would be a few more PS4's sold if they were in unlimited supply.

Full details:

PLAYSTATION®4 SALES SURPASS 5.3 MILLION UNITS WORLDWIDE

inFamous is going to sell crazy...

 

[Phire Phox]

MS must be pretty stressed right now.

Hardly. The Xbox One is doing fantastic sales wise and has yet the launch in several key territories.

 

[Duxxy3]

Well it will definitely clear the 6 million projected.

Just incredible for a new console.

 

[LOCK]

Expected March LTDs from these numbers:

Wii U: 6.2m
PS4: 7.0m
Xbox One: 4.2m

Very impressive altogether.

 

[ambientmystic]

Sony is going through stock so quickly that the two are almost synonymous.

I think he was referring to your 5.86 million Wii U number, which is shipped.

The PS4's numbers are most definitely sold through consumers.

 

[benny_a]

What prompted this press release? It seems so random.

 

[Bgamer90]

Microsoft said that the xbox had sold 3.9 million(3 million sold through) in January right?.. The gap is becoming wider and wider.

I remember i said on Reddit that sales would be fairly close until 2014. Due to Sony's stock issues and MS having the XB1 highly available during Black friday and Chrsitmas. Then Sony would start widening the gap.. I got downvoted in to oblivion by angry xbox fans(i guess).

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Yeah, should have been obvious that the PS4 was going to do better in worldwide sales. Way more of a popular brand worldwide than Xbox + both came out at the same time.

Edit: Well, not Xbox in many territories... wouldn't have mattered much though.

 

[nelchaar]

MS must be pretty stressed right now.

To be fair, their console is only available in 13 countries (a big blunder on their behalf, but still).

 

[MrBiggss]

Phil Spencer's Reaction

 

[DarkLordMalik]

Wii U sales:

1 month: December 31st, 2012: 3.06 million
4 months: March 31st, 2013: 3.45 million
7 months: June 30th, 2013: 3.61 million
10 months: September 30th, 2013: 3.91 million
13 months: December 30th, 2013: 5.86 million


PS4 sales:

1 day: November 16th, 2013: 1 million
2 weeks: December 1st, 2013: 2.1 million
1 month: December 28th, 2013: 4.2 million
3 months: February 8th, 2014: 5.3 million


The sales trajectory is ridiculous compared to Wii U.

 

[razgriz417]

Announced at CES.

Derp that's the number of ps4 sold last year, I got mixed up and thought that was the number of xbones sold and got confused lol

 

[FuturusX]

Hardly. The Xbox One is doing fantastic sales wise and has yet the launch in several key territories.

Which key territories might that be?

 

[FinalStageBoss]

Wii U sales:

1 month: December 31st, 2012: 3.06 million
4 months: March 31st, 2013: 3.45 million
7 months: June 30th, 2013: 3.61 million
10 months: September 30th, 2013: 3.91 million
13 months: December 30th, 2013: 5.86 million


PS4 sales:

1 day: November 16th, 2013: 1 million
2 weeks: December 1st, 2013: 2.1 million
1 month: December 28th, 2013: 4.2 million
3 months: February 8th, 2014: 5.3 million


The sales trajectory is ridiculous compared to Wii U.

That is impressive.

 

[Striek]

Hardly. The Xbox One is doing fantastic sales wise and has yet the launch in several key territories.

"January? Never heard of it"

 

[Into]

This could be a gen similar to PS1/N64/Saturn, where Xbox One takes the position of N64 and does decent in America and sorta flops in the rest of the world.

Or it could be a generation similar to PS2/GC/Xbox, but i do believe Xbox One will do better than both OG Xbox and GC.

 

[Biker19]

Microsoft said that the xbox had sold 3.9 million (3 million sold through) in January right...The gap is becoming wider and wider.

Yeah, it's 3.9 million shipped to retailers while 3 million of them have been sold to consumers.

 

[xxracerxx]

Hardly. The Xbox One is doing fantastic sales wise and has yet the launch in several key territories.

You are delusional if you think MS isn't taking this news hard.

And why have we not heard of launch dates for these key territories?

 

[Loudninja]

What prompted this press release? It seems so random.

They want to own the week with this and the Order I guess.

 

[Dragonborn]

Hardly. The Xbox One is doing fantastic sales wise and has yet the launch in several key territories.

Are you serious? MS is in all key territories, they are probably absolutely in panic mode

 

[Sandfox]

Don't think stressed exactly covers it. There would be a few more PS4's sold if they were in unlimited supply.

inFamous is going to sell crazy...

Yeah, MS is going to have to act fast before the PS4 gets too far ahead.

Hardly. The Xbox One is doing fantastic sales wise and has yet the launch in several key territories.

Is this sarcasm?

To be fair, their console is only available in 13 countries (a big blunder on their behalf, but still).

MS launched in their strongest territories and is under performing pretty bad.

 

[Blablurn]

I love how open they are with announcing sales this time. Really confident.

 

[Aquamarine]

There, I clarified:


Wii U sales "shipped to retailers, a lot of stock sitting on shelves":

1 month: December 31st, 2012: 3.06 million
4 months: March 31st, 2013: 3.45 million
7 months: June 30th, 2013: 3.61 million
10 months: September 30th, 2013: 3.91 million
13 months: December 30th, 2013: 5.86 million


PS4 sales "shipped to retailers, all of the stock sells through super-fast so it's essentially sell-through numbers":

1 day: November 16th, 2013: 1 million
2 weeks: December 1st, 2013: 2.1 million
1 month: December 28th, 2013: 4.2 million
3 months: February 8th, 2014: 5.3 million


The sales trajectory is ridiculous compared to Wii U.

 

[dungtongue]

They are already above projected number ending March 31, 2013. Don't know what else you want.

I want a PS4. Put one on a shelf please.

 

[Log4Girlz]

Sony is going through stock so quickly that the two are almost synonymous.

Shipped vs. sold would be relevant if PS4s were sitting on shelves for long periods of time, like Xbox One.



http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/release/140108a_e.html

TOKYO, JAN. 8, 2014 -Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. today announced that cumulative sales of the PlayStation®4 (PS4&#8482 computer entertainment system have reached 4.2 million*1 as of December 28, 2013, demonstrating the explosive growth of the PS4 platform.

They're saying the Wii U numbers are shipped, not sold.

Edit: There we go

 

[Into]

Which key territories might that be?

Major Xbox markets like Japan, the Kongeriget of Denmark, Holland aka Netherlands and many many more.

 

[Jigorath]

Well done Sony. You deserve it.

 

[MavFan619]

To be fair, their console is only available in 13 countries (a big blunder on their behalf, but still).

I was always under the impression those were the countries they wanted to gain momentum in? Considering that some stores are trying to clear stock I don't think their only problem is not releasing anywhere and everywhere.

 

[Yaqoub]

Holy crap, congrats Sony!

And it's not even out in Japan yet. Wonder how much that'll push numbers between now and E3.

 

[B.O.O.M]

Hardly. The Xbox One is doing fantastic sales wise and has yet the launch in several key territories.

Did you like..see the latest NPD numbers?

 

[FuturusX]

I love how open they are with announcing sales this time. Really confident.

The numbers are good. No spin required.

 

[Rozart]

Wii U sales:

1 month: December 31st, 2012: 3.06 million
4 months: March 31st, 2013: 3.45 million
7 months: June 30th, 2013: 3.61 million
10 months: September 30th, 2013: 3.91 million
13 months: December 30th, 2013: 5.86 million


PS4 sales:

1 day: November 16th, 2013: 1 million
2 weeks: December 1st, 2013: 2.1 million
1 month: December 28th, 2013: 4.2 million
3 months: February 8th, 2014: 5.3 million


The sales trajectory is ridiculous compared to Wii U.

Incredible. The momentum that the PS4 is on right now is really quite something.

 

[Dragonborn]

Yeah, it's 3.9 million shipped to retailers while 3 million of them have been sold to consumers.

Which means there could be 1 million+ X1s sitting on shelves (unless they didn't ship any more during Jan). Such demand!

 

[Bgamer90]

This could be a gen similar to PS1/N64/Saturn, where Xbox One takes the position of N64 and does decent in America and sorta flops in the rest of the world.

Or it could be a generation similar to PS2/GC/Xbox, but i do believe Xbox One will do better than both OG Xbox and GC.

I'm thinking Sony 60%, MS 35%, and Nintendo 5%.

 

[dgrdsv]

The Japanese launch may cause shortages in Europe, yet again.

Have they been resolved?

1,1M in more than a month worldwide means that the shortages are still in effect and that most of new consoles are sent to Japanese stores for launch. This isn't a big number when you look at where it's selling right now.

 

[Mrbob]

I want a PS4. Put one on a shelf please.

Amazon literally has one in stock right now:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BGA9WK2/?tag=neogaf0e-20

Buy it before it is gone!

 

[Striek]

There, I clarified:

At least according to Sony this is sold to consumers as tracked by themselves third-parties (where available) (they mention NPD but not for this figure). I mean essentially its shipped = sold but the difference is noteworthy here.

 

[Man]

Mark Cerny designing the PS5 is an assured thing.

 

[I-hate-u]

Wii U sales:

1 month: December 31st, 2012: 3.06 million
4 months: March 31st, 2013: 3.45 million
7 months: June 30th, 2013: 3.61 million
10 months: September 30th, 2013: 3.91 million
13 months: December 30th, 2013: 5.86 million


PS4 sales:

1 day: November 16th, 2013: 1 million
2 weeks: December 1st, 2013: 2.1 million
1 month: December 28th, 2013: 4.2 million
3 months: February 8th, 2014: 5.3 million


The sales trajectory is ridiculous compared to Wii U.

Nintendo had an awesome first month, but why did sales halt that much in 2013? Complete night and day compared to PS4.

 

[Pop]

Congrats Sony!

Still have Infamous coming up pretty soon, which should sell quite well. Really enjoying my Ps4, worth the Day 1 purchase.

 

[Chobel]

Hardly. The Xbox One is doing fantastic sales wise and has yet the launch in several key territories.

What other key territories you're talking about?

 

[Ricerocket]

Hardly. The Xbox One is doing fantastic sales wise and has yet the launch in several key territories.

MS already launched in key territories.

 

[SwiftDeath]

Hardly. The Xbox One is doing fantastic sales wise and has yet the launch in several key territories.

When is the XB1 launching on the moon again?

 

[Unknown One]

Imagine if there was no shortages. I wouldn't be surprised if it's 6 million+ right now.

 

[Aquamarine]

Sony doesn't have exact sell-through numbers.

They're using a variety of metrics like NPD / GfK numbers, the amount of PS4s signed up for PSN, conversations with major retailers, and shipped numbers to come up with that number.

They're also assuming that stock is selling out so fast that shipped is essentially sell-through...which is correct.