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More than 30 million PlayStation 4s have been sold

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We all likely already know that the PlayStation 4 is a sales phenomenon – and is quite significantly outpacing the last-gen consoles on a similar time line. The PlayStation has been out now for just about 2 years, and has just passed a rather incredible milestone.

According to Sony, they’ve now sold through over 30 million PlayStation 4 units. That’s consoles sold to consumers, and not ones sitting in warehouses gathering up dust.

The PS4 has cumulatively sold through more than 30.2 million units 1 worldwide as of November 22, Sony says.

“We are sincerely grateful that gamers across the globe have continued to choose PS4 as the best place to play since launch two years ago,” said Andrew House, President and Global CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. in the press release. “We are committed to bringing engaging games and entertainment services to users worldwide. Thanks to the support of our partners, PS4 continues to be the premier platform for game and interactive entertainment innovation.”

If sales continue as they are, spurred on by holiday sales, it’s likely that Sony will sell through 35 million of the things by the end of the year.

Microsoft’s stopped reporting hard sales figures, but by all accounts they’ve now sold-through half as many Xbox Ones, with their tally sitting at 15 million (The ratio no longer sitting at the delicious (PlayStation Four: Xbox One) . That itself is not a number to be sneezed at; it’s more than the 360 had sold through at this point in its lifetime.

Both systems are great, each with their respective pros and cons, their own exclusives and their own rabid fans – but whichever way you slice it, the “new generation” is doing pretty well.

Last Updated: November 25, 2015

86 Comments

  1. Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

    November 25, 2015 at 08:49

    Behold the return of the King! KING PLAYSTATION THE 4TH!!!

    https://media.giphy.com/media/1DseuBLL6UIdG/giphy.gif

    Reply

    • Hammersteyn

      November 25, 2015 at 09:04

      • Alien Emperor Trevor

        November 25, 2015 at 09:09

        It’s the 360 of life!

        Reply

        • Hammersteyn

          November 25, 2015 at 09:10

          BWAHAHAHAHAHA!

          Reply

          • oVg

            November 25, 2015 at 09:18

            I still think they should have called it the Infinity based on the windows 8 logo. Stupid marketers.

      • oVg

        November 25, 2015 at 09:16

        bwahahaha SO SAD. But we all called it the day after the reveal. Patcher had nothing on the LG community 2 years ago.

        Reply

    • oVg

      November 25, 2015 at 09:15

      Still got 140 million to go during the next 13 years to break the PS2 record. Its gaining momentum thats for sure.

      I remember the 360 only hit 30million on the 4year point.

      Reply

  2. VampyreSquirrel

    November 25, 2015 at 08:55

    That’s a lot of PS4’s in 2 years!

    Reply

    • oVg

      November 25, 2015 at 09:25

      Said the CEO at Crystal Dynamics…

      Reply

      • HvR

        November 25, 2015 at 09:39

        There is always next year

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        • oVg

          November 25, 2015 at 09:45

          You do realize that the release date will be the 6th of December 2016. That is piratically 2017. Name me one exclusive game released on another platform that beat the sales of the first 2 weeks of the initial release besides GTAV.

          They are going to have to pull out the stops. Considering its Tomb Raider 20th anniversary next year. They will have to make a few more chapters for the PS4 version if they do not want to be drowned out again by the other holiday heavy hitters.

          The entire thing is a mess. Releasing an exclusive in the same month as Halo and on the same day as Fallout. How stupid are these people?

          They sold 600k copies in the UK last week. FAIL.

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          • Hammersteyn

            November 25, 2015 at 09:47

            *Looks at the XO launch again
            Apparently very

          • oVg

            November 25, 2015 at 09:49

            But remember, the green light for the exclusive was given the go 2 years ago. They thought they would ride the momentum of the 360. Still a DICK move to all Fanatical Tomb Raider fans. This is not mass effect we are talking about. We are talking about a 20 year fanbase.

            FUCKERS.

          • Hammersteyn

            November 25, 2015 at 10:05

            Agreed, FUCKERS

          • Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

            November 25, 2015 at 11:51

            Do you know how Rise of TR is doing saleswise? I haven’t seen any numbers yet, which must mean that Squeeeeee is regretting making it timed-exclusive.

            I own a boner, and could easily pick it up, but out of principle I’ll wait for the PS4 version and get it in the bargain bin at BT.

          • oVg

            November 25, 2015 at 12:02

            They are going to have to make it special by including extra content. I never thought I would see such stupidity in the year 2015.

          • HvR

            November 25, 2015 at 09:48

            Add to that the first reboot barely broke even with an all platform wide release.

          • oVg

            November 25, 2015 at 09:50

            Its the FAIL of 2015.

          • Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

            November 25, 2015 at 11:49

            The greatest of Fail of 2015!

  3. Admiral Chief - World on Fire

    November 25, 2015 at 08:59

    • Admiral Chief - World on Fire

      November 25, 2015 at 09:00

      And before you fanbois lock s-foils in attack position, I’m teasing

      Reply

      • Hammersteyn

        November 25, 2015 at 09:03

        I’d rather fly a Tie Interceptor

        Reply

        • Admiral Chief - World on Fire

          November 25, 2015 at 09:23

          Aren’t you a little big to be a TIE pilot?

          Reply

          • Hammersteyn

            November 25, 2015 at 09:27

            If Porkins can fit in a X-wing….

          • Admiral Chief - World on Fire

            November 25, 2015 at 09:29

            Have you seen the interior of a TIE? It barely has space for Rince

          • Hammersteyn

            November 25, 2015 at 09:32

            Well if I could fly a TIE I’d be a stormtrooper and they are all clones ergo the same size

    • VampyreSquirrel

      November 25, 2015 at 09:02

      Australians? O.o

      XD

      Reply

  4. Pieter Kruger

    November 25, 2015 at 09:00

    Rumours are rampant that this generation is not going to last 8 or even 7 years! To keep up with technology we’re supposedly looking at a next gen console release in 2018 already?! ????

    Reply

    • Admiral Chief - World on Fire

      November 25, 2015 at 09:01

      I see you are back to your normal account again, or are you feigning innocence?

      If you truly are innocent, you can disregard this comment

      Reply

      • Hammersteyn

        November 25, 2015 at 09:02

        Don’t be a dick
        *See what I did there 😛

        Reply

        • HvR

          November 25, 2015 at 09:04

          Apparently we shouldn’t be seeing any

          Reply

        • Ir0nseraph

          November 25, 2015 at 09:23

          As subtle as a flying brick 😛

          Reply

          • Hammersteyn

            November 25, 2015 at 09:26

            hehe

        • oVg

          November 25, 2015 at 09:23

          What was up with all those dick pics yesterday?

          Reply

          • Hammersteyn

            November 25, 2015 at 09:26

            Spammer.

          • oVg

            November 25, 2015 at 09:29

            Good photoshop 😛

          • Admiral Chief - World on Fire

            November 25, 2015 at 09:29

            You ENJOYED it?

          • oVg

            November 25, 2015 at 09:30

            tee hee hee, replacing the SONY wand with a giant cock? of course 😛

          • Admiral Chief - World on Fire

            November 25, 2015 at 09:31

            Well, if you are comparing Sony to a bunch of cocks, then I suppose it is funny

          • oVg

            November 25, 2015 at 09:32

            A flock of cocks.

      • Pieter Kruger

        November 25, 2015 at 09:09

        Disregarded it is then…..

        Reply

        • Hammersteyn

          November 25, 2015 at 09:11

          Don’t worry, we banned the suspected imposter.

          Reply

          • Pieter Kruger

            November 25, 2015 at 09:15

            Someone hurt the Admirals feelings and he thought it me? LOL!

          • Admiral Chief - World on Fire

            November 25, 2015 at 09:17

            Nope, although I got quite annoyed with the perp. I’m not a fan of that sort of abuse in our wonderful community, this is a family site after all

          • Loftus

            November 25, 2015 at 09:43

            Family site ? who is the crazy/dodgy uncle then? Can we have a poll on that ? 🙂

          • HvR

            November 25, 2015 at 09:44

            Definitely The Avo, when pitches with ice scream all the kiddies run away in horror.

          • Nikola

            November 25, 2015 at 09:52

            Ohhhhh man I wish I saw this damn why do I always miss the good stuff…..I mean it’s terrible someone trolled you sheesh!

          • Admiral Chief - World on Fire

            November 25, 2015 at 16:29

            Wasn’t trolling me, was trolling Sandy, but was quite annoying

    • Alien Emperor Trevor

      November 25, 2015 at 09:05

      I won’t be surprised, tons of people already buy a new phone every year or two.

      Reply

    • oVg

      November 25, 2015 at 09:22

      doubt it. They cant even do 1080p.60fps. They can but they dont want to. I think Casual VR will be the next best thing while the 8gig RAM in todays consoles will take it into 2225.

      As for the PS2, that thing was still selling strong 15years later.

      Reply

  5. KingKappie

    November 25, 2015 at 09:01

    Suck it Microsoft

    Reply

    • oVg

      November 25, 2015 at 09:33

      from a wet cloud 😛

      Reply

  6. Hammersteyn

    November 25, 2015 at 09:02

    But consoles are dead 😐

    Reply

    • VampyreSquirrel

      November 25, 2015 at 09:03

      Is that why Sony has admitted to working really hard on the PS5?

      Reply

      • Hammersteyn

        November 25, 2015 at 09:04

        I don’t think we need a new one yet

        Reply

        • VampyreSquirrel

          November 25, 2015 at 09:06

          I don’t think so either, but it’s going to happen sooner than we need one.

          Reply

  7. Umar

    November 25, 2015 at 09:04

    So more than Atari 2600 and Gamecube..jeez. Will soon be overtaking the Genesis and N64.

    Reply

  8. oVg

    November 25, 2015 at 09:13

    That allot of virtual Rise of the Tomb Raider sales 😉

    RUNS

    Reply

    • Jan Prins

      November 25, 2015 at 09:18

      If we only ran as much in real life as on these forums, we’d all be… http://a3.img.bidorbuy.co.za/image/upload/user_images/421/384421/384421_140314000024_IMG_8740.JPG

      Reply

      • Admiral Chief - World on Fire

        November 25, 2015 at 09:18

        LOOK AT THE HAIRS

        O_O

        Reply

        • oVg

          November 25, 2015 at 09:19

          huff huff huff wheeze wheeze

          Reply

          • Admiral Chief - World on Fire

            November 25, 2015 at 09:24

            That hairstyle, so unisex, so much of nope

          • oVg

            November 25, 2015 at 09:27

            Dont worry, those old school people made up for the short hairstyles in other areas 😛

          • Jan Prins

            November 25, 2015 at 09:27

            Bushwhacked?

          • oVg

            November 25, 2015 at 09:34

            Thats why they always wore leggings. 😛

      • Admiral Chief - World on Fire

        November 25, 2015 at 09:26

        That one chick has bigger brows than JJ!

        And THAT is saying a lot

        Reply

        • Admiral Chief - World on Fire

          November 25, 2015 at 09:26

          EDIT: Nope JJ’s brows are bigger

          Reply

        • Jan Prins

          November 25, 2015 at 09:27

          Sadly, that’s the one I crushed so heavily on…

          Reply

          • Admiral Chief - World on Fire

            November 25, 2015 at 09:29

            Oh snap, I’d better warn JJ

        • HvR

          November 25, 2015 at 09:37

          I thought that was JJ at another costume party game launch.

          Reply

      • Hammersteyn

        November 25, 2015 at 09:27

        Ivan Drago would be proud

        Reply

        • Jan Prins

          November 25, 2015 at 09:29

          Drago would be more: “If he dies, he dies,” after beating the guy’s ribs into marshmallow…

          Reply

      • Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

        November 25, 2015 at 11:52

        that snor….

        Reply

  9. Admiral Chief - World on Fire

    November 25, 2015 at 09:26

    AMD must be happy

    Reply

  10. Loftus

    November 25, 2015 at 09:40

    Not to brag or anything, but thanks to Lazy Gamer i’ll have both consoles. I’m gunning for number one on that list, not nr7 😛

    Reply

  11. Nikola

    November 25, 2015 at 09:53

    No surprise there if MS was not bunch of shady people in the way they do businesses maybe it would have been different! Plus PS4 is just more powerful from the hardware point of view why get a worst performing console is beyond me…

    Reply

    • oVg

      November 25, 2015 at 10:08

      Most of the Xbone sales are loyal countryman. The Americans. As for Japan, they just do Japan.

      Reply

      • Nikola

        November 25, 2015 at 10:12

        Very true dude very true!

        Reply

        • oVg

          November 25, 2015 at 10:16

          Also remember that SONY did their shit better. They nailed the European market before the PS4 was even released in Japan. They went for the world. Whereas Microsoft released the Bone 1 year later to Europe. The early install base makes or breaks all momentum. You would have thunk that Microsoft would have followed the Guinness tactics of the 360. Just release an untested console to market and we will place money aside for a 3 year warranty. As long as we beat Japan by one year. It worked.

          Reply

  12. Jonah Cash

    November 25, 2015 at 11:07

    Well I love my PS4 but that Xbox ONE deal on Takealot is callling me… Need to get out of the house ASAP

    Reply

  13. WitWolfy

    November 25, 2015 at 11:47

    I own both… Or all three current gen consoles if you really wanna count the Wii U.. WORST CONSOLE… EVER!!!

    Reply

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