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[bishoptl]

Sony trying to the good news out in front of a potentially underwhelming NPD month?

A shame it has nothing to do with great games though.

A $400 hypebox with barely any games fueled on the hopes and dreams of millions?

Wunderbar, indeed.

 

[Mpl90]

Assuming that butchers job of a translation means that there are 10.9 million PS+ subscribers...

This is a terrible result.
PS+ is without a doubt the best gaming proposition in the history of mankind, and to only have 10% of your PS3 & PS4 user base on it is embarrassing, for both Sony & humanity in general

Ah, right.

Is that PS+ number confirmed to be for all Sony consoles users (PS4/PS3/Vita)?

 

[fvng]

what are the current xbox one numbers?

 

[Faustek]

Hopefully this can convince Japanese devs to migrate forth.

Although it's gonna be a while, PS4 needs more JRPGs.

Hopefully FFXV and Persona 5 will start the trend with a bang.

Now now, we'll have that Hyper clothes-ripping Neptunia and Akiba'sTrip before that.. And on a serious tone. Hell yes! Bring on the RPGs! Port Zesty Bandai!

Where do I know this dude from?

 

[Donthizz#]

Depends on if MS makes their holiday pricecut permanent at some point. I think Sony will do a pricecut around the holidays for sure.

With U4 coming out this holiday, they don't need to cut the price. They won't sell Xbox numbers but will do just fine.

 

[Kinan]

Dec 31 2006 - Dec 31 2007 the Wii sold 20.14m

Wii shipped 20M. If PS4 number is sold- through, it is at least on par with wii launch aligned.

 

[Mikey Jr.]

Also, its gotta be noted, that attach rate seems pretty stellar.

4.4 was it? That seems incredibly good.

 

[Appollowexx]

Fuck that's a big number!

PS4 when WW sales are factored in (as they always should be) is pretty much unstoppable this gen now. MS will place behind them. Not that it matters, both are selling incredibly well and will largely be getting the same games, but it's nice to see a healthy industry.

 

[Kagoshima_Luke]

I wonder if Japan feels like they are missing the boat with their lukewarm reaction to the fastest selling PlayStation in history.

 

[Manmademan]

I suppose. But do you see that Gif from gametrailers showing Ps2's utter dominance in Gen 6?

While I doubt they get quite THAT dominance again, they can come close with aggressive pricing. Stealing a lot of the potential Xbox One install base would mean you have millions more buying Ps4 games.

As it stands now, I predict a 55/35/10 generation (Ps4/X1/WiiU), which is great for Sony but I think they could totally take up to 60% or more market share if they got aggressive.

All this before any really good exclusives have come out too. Crazy.

10% is way, way too high for the wii U.

If we put the PS4 at 120 million lifetime, and the Xbox One at about 40 million (which are both probably slightly on the conservative side), the WiiU would need to sell somewhere around 16 or 17 million units to hit 10%.

It's not getting anywhere close to that.

 

[KillerMan91]

During that time it was basically shipped = sold.

Definitely but in terms of shipped numbers PS4 could still be ahead marginally (we will see in february as Sony releases their financials). After Q1 though Wii will be ahead in shipped numbers also.

 

[Fox_Mulder]

Soon there will be 20 million machines out there that will be capable of delivering a compiling and hopefully affordable VR experience.

All according to Keikaku*

*keikaku means plan

 

[RexNovis]

Wow. How does this stack up historically with other consoles in the same time frame? I'd imagine this still places PS4 as the best selling console of all time.

 

[Rymuth]

Is it me or is Verendus' Knack avatar multiplying?

Verendus made a betting pool, those who lose have to use Knack Army avatar until April(?)

I tried to warn people he's evil~

 

[HORRORSHØW]

if the ps4 sold that many with no games, imagine how much they're going to sell with all the compelling games coming out this year.

 

[Live Free or Die]

Lol wow.

 

[A_Gorilla]

Now now, we'll have that Hyper clothes-ripping Neptunia and Akiba'sTrip before that.. And on a serious tone. Hell yes! Bring on the RPGs! Port Zesty Bandai!



Where do I know this dude from?

 

[Duxxy3]

I wonder if Japan feels like they are missing the boat with their lukewarm reaction to the fastest selling PlayStation in history.

Probably not. There's not much for Japanese system sellers right now.

Anyone know what the interest level for Bloodborne is in Japan?

 

[Nafai1123]

Ah, right.

Is that PS+ number confirmed to be for all Sony consoles users (PS4/PS3/Vita)?

It has to be since they don't distinguish between one platform and another.

But look at it this way, they went from having something like 4 million PS+ subs at the beginning of 2014 to 10+ million at the end. I have to imagine all of that growth was due to PS4. If you look at that as the attach rate of the PS+, it looks far more impressive.

 

[bishoptl]

Where do I know this dude from?

It's Chris Rock

edit: beaten by A_Gorilla

 

[Curufinwe]

what are the current xbox one numbers?

Secret.

 

[Mpl90]

Now now, we'll have that Hyper clothes-ripping Neptunia and Akiba'sTrip before that.. And on a serious tone. Hell yes! Bring on the RPGs! Port Zesty Bandai!



Where do I know this dude from?

Isn't that Bobby Lashley? :lol

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

Isn't that Bobby Lashley? :lol

you racist racist man

These are iron man numbers though #bringingitBack

 

[Can Crusher]

Uncharted 4 is going to be huge.

 

[Corto]

if the ps4 sold that many with no games, imagine how much they're going to sell with all the compelling games coming out this year.

That's the secret though, Sony sells this much PS4 with the promise of games to come. The potential of greatness. They need to stretch this more 2-3 years and don't release any game at all. The ultimate blue balls strategy. 200 millions PS4 sold by the end of the generation and in the last year release a flood of games.

 

[PumpkinSpice]

I wonder if Japan feels like they are missing the boat with their lukewarm reaction to the fastest selling PlayStation in history.

There are barely any games that Japanese gamers want on the system. That and home consoles are deader than dead in Japan; everyone just uses handhelds

 

[gundamkyoukai]

great number for sony.

 

[AdanVC]

This is super cool. Congrats to Sony! It's truly impressive how much PS4 is selling without the need of a price-drop or a game that can be considered a system seller. Sony has this generation on their bag and I hope they can do wise things with that that can benefit the entire industry. I still can't find a proper reason (game) that make me go ahead and purchase a PS4. Hope that changes this year.

 

[bishoptl]

this Knack avatar nonsense has to stop

 

[slabrock]

Isn't that Bobby Lashley? :lol

Nah, it's VirVincent, aka King of the NWO B team

 

[alr1ght]

or this (via Japanese release)

 

[Markitron]

I'm starting to think Uncharted 4 may outsell Halo 5

 

[Xenoflare]

Now now, we'll have that Hyper clothes-ripping Neptunia and Akiba'sTrip before that.. And on a serious tone. Hell yes! Bring on the RPGs! Port Zesty Bandai!



Where do I know this dude from?

Haha yeah, I'm a heavy JRPG gamer, as of now my Vita and 3DS is taking the spotlight.

I don't think I'll buy a PS4 for Persona 5 since it's still available on the PS3, but I have a good feeling about the PS4 and it's JRPG suppprt, we might see less titles from smaller studios since they usually migrate to the handhelds but I'm really excited to see JRPGs tailored for PS4 in mind.

Edit: Being the Fatlus that I am, I'd probably buy Persona 5 again when I get my PS4

 

[Manmademan]

Wow. How does this stack up historically with other consoles in the same time frame? I'd imagine this still places PS4 as the best selling console of all time.

Pretty sure the wii outsold it in the same time frame- but the PS4 is extremely unlikely to implode and have all of it's support vanish 3 years in.

 

[Ghost_Messiah]

Astounding and shockingly awesome numbers that inspire optimism for the health of both the PlayStation platform moving forward and the console industry as a whole. Congrats Sony! Anyone know how this compares to the speed and pace of the PS2? As the fastest selling console of all-time that's the key benchmark.

I'd love to see a launch aligned graph of the PS2 versus the PS4. Surely 20 million consoles sold is not too far into the future now.

 

[Loris146]

I'm starting to think Uncharted 4 may outsell Halo 5

No way man .

 

[Live Free or Die]

or this

Oh snap haha.

 

[GaGaGariya]

Good.

Now bring in more Japanese games. And drop PS+ subscription requirement for online multiplayer.

Please.

 

[TIMtationX]

Some of these comments are pure gold.

There is no spinning these numbers, no matter how hard one tries to.

 

[Vashetti]

I'm starting to think Uncharted 4 may outsell Halo 5

Starting?

It was obvious.

 

[jelly]

Nice. Build it and they will come.

 

[zomgbbqftw]

Wii was heavily supply costrained, though. If it had bigger shipments, it would've done quite better. PS4 isn't in that situation (I know it has been mentioned Europe could have suffered shortages problems, but Wii was suffering WW). Still, even if it's now behind the Wii, this is a very good result, hardware wise.

Do we have a good recap of tie-ratios for consoles at the same time after the release?

~$450 global ASP vs $300 global ASP.

You can't just look at units in isolation, dollars spent is almost as important a measure and the PS4 is probably driving more revenue and value for publishers than the Wii did at the same stage.

 

[GifGafIsTheBestGaf]

Beast. It went over my too optimistic number (18M)

 

[Alchemy]

So there are more PS+ subscribers then Xbones sold through?

 

[Chobel]

I'm starting to think Uncharted 4 may outsell Halo 5

Not gonna happen.

 

[JetBlackPanda]

Congrats Sony! Amazing!

 

[Bunta]

this Knack avatar nonsense has to stop

 

[Peltz]

Sweet sprinkled covered titties, that's a lot of PS4's.

 

[meanspartan]

Dec 31 2006 - Dec 31 2007 the Wii sold 20.14m

And flamed out within a couple years due to lack of 3rd party support.

The Ps4 hasn't quite matched the Wii craze, but Ps4 will in all likelihood not burn out either and will continue to sell strongly. It will pass Wii's lifetime sales.

AND, it costs more than launch Wii did, though I haven't adjusted for inflation.

 

[razgriz417]

this Knack avatar nonsense has to stop

agreed, where the hell is it from?

Also holy shit 18.5million, I def expect to see this number show up at the CES press conference tonight