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PlayStation 4 crosses 6 million sales following strong Japan launch

The PS4 hits another sales milestone, with at least 3 million console owners also buying PlayStation Plus.

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The PlayStation 4 has now sold more than 6 million units worldwide, following the machine's launch in Japan at the end of February.

370,000 units have now been shifted in Japan, Sony announced today. The PS4 has now blitzed past Sony's 5m sales target for the end of March, and 13.7 million games have been sold on PlayStation 4--including 2.1 million sales for Killzone: Shadow Fall.

On top of all that, at least half of those six million PS4 owners have signed up to PlayStation Plus, which will generate another sizable wad of revenue for Sony. A chunk of that is at least partially attributable to the fact that PlayStation Plus is now required to play multiplayer games, which isn't the case for PS3 and Vita.

Sony also announced that 100 million "Shares" have been captured--although at least five of them are me accidentally forgetting that it's not the Select button any more--and the PS4 has also been used for more than 3.6 million Twitch and Ustream broadcasts.

Sony Computer Entertainment president Andrew House said he was "absolutely delighted that PS4 is off to such a great start in Japan."

"The responses we have received for the PS4 system's integrated social capabilities have been phenomenal, and I couldn't be more thrilled that gamers are utilising these unique features to engage, share, play and connect with users around the world."

"[Sony] will continue to expand the world of PlayStation by growing its library of breakthrough games and bringing more innovative features and services only possible on PS4."

GameSpot senior news editor Justin Haywald, AKA my boss, laid out why he thought the PlayStation 4 was ahead of the Xbox One over the weekend.

How many PS4's will Sony sell before the end of its financial year in March?

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I have both consoles and find it baffling that the console that is supposed to be all about the games actually has so few games. Yes, it's early going, but MS has done a much better job of trickling out a few filler games each month than Sony and had a far stronger launch line-up. Still, Sony needs some good news and hopefully this will help in some small measure to keep the company somewhat intact.


I guess this just comes down to the price point and, like last gen, will probably balance out between the two consoles by the end of this generation.

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@grognard66 People keep saying that about the games, but honestly they both look pretty even at the moment to me. PS4 has Knack and KZ along with some smaller titles and X1 has Ryse and DR3 along with their other smaller titles. Then PS has Infamous releasing soon and X1 has Titanfall which is also coming out on PC I'd say so far neither of them are pulling all that far ahead. Like you say suggest though, we'll see what they both truly have to offer later on in this generation.

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You said Knack lol ha ha ha ha ha that's a joke !!! Xbox One has Ryse , Forza 5 , PvZ Garden Warfare, Deadrising 3, Crimson Dragon, Killer Instinct and soon Titanfall !

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> I agree, Knack is really an underrated fun game. The COOP is really fun and my son and I have beat the game twice. Also, this type of game is almost dead. You never see these brawler games anymore.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> You make fun of Knack but then mention Ryse without skipping a beat... pft... troll that somewhere else.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> PvZ isn't MS exclusive and my PC runs titanfail better than xbone

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<< LINK REMOVED >> knack > Ryse + Crimson Dragon + Killer Instinct

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@Sevenstorms Ryse and KI for X1 aren't exactly masterpieces either, plus as I mentioned, the PS also has its smaller titles to compare with those others you mentioned. Titanfall like I said is also coming out on PC, so a fair few of PS owners have that option if they really want that game.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> And still can't even come close to PS4 in sales. Welp, they can't all be winners (;

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Don't know about the XB1, but I have KZ, BF4, Contrast, Blacklight Retribution, WarFrame., Resogun. Outlast and a Pinball game. and there are others I could download and play. so I would say they are off to a good start. In the past though for almost all consoles, it takes about a year before you see a lot of games that are available.

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Damn, not even a year in and they have already out sold Wii U. I cant wait to get my PS4 next year.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Poor Wii U

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >>Says troll.

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Good for them. Wonder what they are playing? PS3 ports.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> guess we only have to ask the US government what Xbox One players are doing on their consoles =)

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<< LINK REMOVED >> I doubt Sony really cares so long as they keep buying their console

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> Actually Sony does care. The platform holders make their money on software sales royalties, not the hardware.

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There playing a gaming console, instead of a wannabe fios box app player with the main app titanfall, oh well.

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The simple truth is the xbone sucks. It is an overprice, underpowered, tv, sport, nsa spy, crappy 720p console designed by the arrogant Micro$oft who dont give a shite about gaming. i will never go back to them again.


PS 4 The Players!

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<< LINK REMOVED >> The Xbox one doesn't suck. it's a little underpowered not majorly what sucks are the developers M$ who shoehorned the Kinect and added an extra 100 dollars to their NSA approved spyware. They don't care about the players and in the end both companies are in it for the money. Problem is Sony knows consumers hold both companies by their nads and gave us what we wanted.


A gaming system.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> I'll give you the overpriced argument (&50-$100 price cut should fix that) and the slight underpower (due in large to it's resources being utilized for Kinect/TV integration), but enough with the tinfoil hat arguments, it devalues your comment..

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> The underpower part actually has to with the difference in GPU and memory. Then tack on the kinect and you are really behind the 8 ball. Keep telling yourself slightly.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> Google "Microsoft" and "NSA", see what it comes up with (;

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> Dude the NSA could be spying on you through your mobile phone and computer camera right now without you knowing, hell they could even be reading this very posts. This spying threat isn't exclusive to Microsoft alone (last i checked the PS4 had a a camera and a mic). If the NSA wanted to spy on you they could easily do it through many other means besides the Kinect. All This NSA spying talk only serve as a distraction from the real problems facing the One

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Lol in the next gen era LIVE is going to probably get defeated, its up to Sony to utilize that cash their getting for PSN and make it one hell of a service....or failure is imminent. What incentive to get a ps4, the fact that its already got this large of a install base and it can only get better from here. Latest defense xbots have is killzone multiplayer not being 1080p, but that was an issue from the start had they been paying attention. That's also why I like single player, which is 1080p....eat that!

Its over, they've already managed to steal a great percentage of former Xbox supporters, they'll be the one to create the domino effect and once the console can just be readily available, skys the limit! Can't wait to get one soon, but I need at least one AAA fighter 1$T.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> I just buy the most powerful and cheapest console, on this occasion it will be the PS4.

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If you can sell that much without much actual software and despite being the second place brand last gen then you know your competitor *really* fucked up.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> That's absolutely correct. The PS4's dominance is due significantly to ridiculous mistakes that Microsoft made with the One. Just like Sony with the PS3 and Nintendo with the WiiU, they failed to listen to their consumers in time and are suffering for it. I guess that's what hubris does to you. If you had told me this time last year that the next generation Playstation would outsell the next generation Xbox by almost a margin of 2:1, i would have laughed in your face. Oh how things have changed.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> You mean second place behind the Wii, right? Because the PS3 ended up outselling the 360 some time last year.

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What?
Gamers don't actually care about TV?

Blasphemy!

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SONY should thank MS for bringing gamers out of the basement....

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<< LINK REMOVED >> true, no power socket in my basement :S jk

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<< LINK REMOVED >> what's Americas obsession with basements ??? we don't even have them in the UK, just living rooms and bedrooms normally the gaming areas.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Cavemen loved there dark damp cold caves..... we are just ancestors reliving our past ;P You ever make it to the states come on over I'll give you a tour of the Man Cave! Oh and when a Tornado is barreling down on your house a basement is the only thing in the world that may save your life ;)

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> Dude I'm in America and even i dont have a basement. Its a widwest thing or for areas that have tornadoes.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >>Most places with mountains? Umm yeah, that's really representative of most gamers, lol. Seriously, I get what you're saying, but reality shows a different picture.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> Some homes in the Northeast, the South, and generally most places with mountains or higher elevation are more prone to have a basement.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> We don't have basements in Australia either, but I wish we did, sounds like they are perfect for gaming. Like, they are just a quiet, dark room, right? Who wants to game in the family room? Maybe with the Wii, which really did "bring gamers out of the basement", whatever that is...

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another win for MS

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