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100 million modern PlayStations sold

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In a new video aimed at investors, Sony has detailed how many of its contemporary PlayStations are sitting in homes, pockets and bags at this very moment. The figures include just the modern PlayStation family; The PS3, PS4 and Vita.

According to the video, over a 100 million PlayStation devices are in the wild. We know, from official sales figures that as of November last year, there are over 80 million PlayStation 3’s sold through, leaving the remaining 20 or so million divided between the PlayStation 4 and the Vita.

We also know, based on official figures that by April, the PlayStation 4 has sold through more than 7 million units. By now, we can assume that figure has reached closer to 9 million.

Sony has always shied away from releasing Vita sales figures, instead lumping them together with PSP sales at every turn, but what this promotional video allows us to do is extrapolate the data, and make wild assumptions and guesses about the number of PlayStation Vitas have been sold. Using my terribly un-Asian math skills, and providing for an extra million or so late-game PlayStation 3 sales, there’s a rather high probability that at least 10 million Vitas have passed through retail.

That’s really not at all terrible, and according to Sony Vita sales are on the rise thanks to the newer, slimmer, lighter and above all cheaper Vita that’s available in very many places that don’t rhyme with smouth smafrica.

There are more people who own Vitas than there are who own PlayStation 4’s, which makes Sony’s decision to very nearly drop first party support for the device all the more baffling.

100 million modern PlayStation systems sold sounds rather impressive, until you factor in the fact that by the end of 2012, there were more than 155 million PlayStation 2’s sold, and a further 80 million PSPs.

Last Updated: July 10, 2014

55 Comments

  1. Alien Emperor Trevor

    July 10, 2014 at 10:03

    Reply

    • Hammersteyn

      July 10, 2014 at 10:14

      I tasted those nuts, they taste good…….. wait what?

      Reply

      • Admiral Chief Fairburne

        July 10, 2014 at 10:16

        See now THAT is why you have problem with that active virgin thing

        Reply

        • Rince&pop

          July 10, 2014 at 10:16

          BWAHAHAHAHAH!

          Reply

        • Alien Emperor Trevor

          July 10, 2014 at 10:17

          Depends on which one you go to.

          Reply

        • Hammersteyn

          July 10, 2014 at 10:18

          I see, so you say I should rather try the XBONE?

          Reply

          • Admiral Chief Fairburne

            July 10, 2014 at 10:18

            No, I’m saying you should go meet girls 😛

          • Hammersteyn

            July 10, 2014 at 10:19

            Girls like Darryn?

          • Admiral Chief Fairburne

            July 10, 2014 at 10:20

            Whatever floats your boat dude

          • Hammersteyn

            July 10, 2014 at 10:21

            😛

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            July 10, 2014 at 10:21

            I learnt everything I know about meeting girls from playing Assassin’s Creed.

          • Admiral Chief Fairburne

            July 10, 2014 at 10:21

            Stab and run?

          • Rince&pop

            July 10, 2014 at 10:24

            Hide in haystacks to get close?

          • Admiral Chief Fairburne

            July 10, 2014 at 10:24

            LOOOOOOOL

          • Hammersteyn

            July 10, 2014 at 10:24

            Take them from behind when they aren’t looking?

          • Admiral Chief Fairburne

            July 10, 2014 at 10:31

            Pay them to distract others?

          • Spaffy

            July 10, 2014 at 10:25

            Jump on them from above?

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            July 10, 2014 at 10:26

            You’re all wrong – they’re NPCs 😛

          • Spaffy

            July 10, 2014 at 10:27

            Unless you’re a playa…

    • freeekmeout

      July 10, 2014 at 11:00

      Kung pow reference 1 million internetz to you good sir

      Reply

  2. Umar Reborn XIV

    July 10, 2014 at 10:12

    Out of all the consoles I’ve had over the years…The psp is probably my second favorite one next to the PS1

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    • Hammersteyn

      July 10, 2014 at 10:14

      You liked the PS1 more than the PS2?

      Reply

      • Umar Reborn XIV

        July 10, 2014 at 10:15

        Yup I do. Most of my fondest memories come from PS1

        Reply

        • Hammersteyn

          July 10, 2014 at 10:17

          That boot up logo, such goosebumps

          Reply

          • Umar Reborn XIV

            July 10, 2014 at 10:19

            Dude,best! and that first moment you saw the memory card screen..WOWZA

      • Rince&pop

        July 10, 2014 at 10:17

        What you said!

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    • Rince&pop

      July 10, 2014 at 10:17

      WHOA! What about the best console ever?! The PS2!

      Reply

      • Umar Reborn XIV

        July 10, 2014 at 10:18

        For personal reasons lol The PSP got me through hell…The PS2 is obviously better than PSP…

        Reply

      • Hammersteyn

        July 10, 2014 at 10:18

        Agreed, the jump from the PS1 to the PS2 was just amazing HAI!

        Reply

  3. Hammersteyn

    July 10, 2014 at 10:14

    They should bundle TLOU with the PS4

    Reply

  4. Rince&pop

    July 10, 2014 at 10:27

    PS. Can’t believe I didn’t even realise I hit 20k comments a few days ago…

    Reply

    • Admiral Chief Fairburne

      July 10, 2014 at 10:27

      TOO LATE NOW 😛

      Reply

      • Rince&pop

        July 10, 2014 at 10:28

        Heheh 😉

        Reply

    • Spaffy

      July 10, 2014 at 10:27

      Dis darem baie kak praat daai

      Reply

      • Admiral Chief Fairburne

        July 10, 2014 at 10:28

        Sal dan maar stilbly oor hoeveel ek het…

        Reply

        • Spaffy

          July 10, 2014 at 10:28

          5K meer…

          Reply

    • Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim

      July 10, 2014 at 10:29

      Congrats on the big two oh kay.

      Reply

    • Hammersteyn

      July 10, 2014 at 10:32

      Congrats anyways. Over 21600? You kinda overshot

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      • Rince&pop

        July 10, 2014 at 10:33

        Nah, 20076 on LG, the others are either on the movie site or some other DISQUS location on the underside of the internet.

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      • Admiral Chief Fairburne

        July 10, 2014 at 10:33

        You are looking at totals…

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    • Spaffy

      July 10, 2014 at 10:41

      Officially n spammer.

      Reply

    • CAE9872

      July 10, 2014 at 11:48

      Yeah well I have 644…so there!

      Shit sorting is ascending not descending…

      Reply

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