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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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*lying

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<< LINK REMOVED >> What about MS lying about everything?

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<< LINK REMOVED >> ooo gamespot u gonna take that?

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@aus_pride Seriously though, are you so desperate with making yourself feel better by trolling a Sony related article with this? Every Sony related article not just on this site but on every other gaming site since yesterday has been hijacked by people like yourself. Its as if this groundbreaking revelation will suddenly halt the PS4's dominance in the market. That my friend is what is really pathetic.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >>you are exactly the person I am talking about. The one who only sees the one side. You ignore that every story about Microsoft is absolutely hijacked with 1000's of more comments per story than similar Sony articles. For instance...a simple story about the March update for Xbox One bringing dolby digital on IGN has over 12,000 comments. The majority of those comments are Sony fans bashing the system in their typical daily fashion.


Over 4 IGN Xbox One specific stories (not beyond clicking "load more" than 4 times) has over 4,000 comments.

Only 1 IGN PS4 specific story has over 4,000 comments (specific to same amount of loading of stories).


It also isn't helping that both sites (especially Gamespot) continue to add bait stories to rile everyone up. However, for every PS4 specific article that a Sony fan has to complain about "Xbots," the Xbox fan has at least 3 to 4 articles dealing with "Ponies".


My conclusion...you're all idiots.


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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> I disagree.After he dominance of the 360 the Xbox has development just as die hard a fanbase as the older PlayStation. fans who are more than willing to troll Sony fans whenever possible. Just look at the early PS3 days when they were trolling every SOny related site they can find. Now that the tables have turned this generation it's only natural that some have become a little less cocky, but still as vocal and as agressive.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> ($cratches head and impersonates Kurosaki Ichigo) dude you talk way too much, (kisses teeth) its annoying!

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >>well yeah...no shit. Sony entered the video game market during a time where Sega and Nintendo were slipping. They've built a heavy base with PSOne and PS2, and for many of those early Sony adopters, it was their first game system, and these same people are at the target age for video game consumerism. However, dominance doesn't last forever, and innovation is key in this business. Sony has made a lot of smart moves late into the PS3's life. However, for Microsoft to even have sold over 3 million systems with the E3 fail and constant media backlashes (basically opinion pieces slapped together to gain web clicks), that is still a pretty amazing achievement. 4 years ago, people were thinking the PS3 would never pick up in sales. What was news today is no longer news tomorrow for the casual buyer. Both systems will be in millions upon millions of peoples homes in the coming years. They will both be successful.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >>as someone who reads all stories and scrolls through the comments of each one...yes...Sony fans are much worse. They are a very dedicated base, and it shows in comment sections alone. Sony has built this base since 1995, so there is clear reason why they have a higher dedicated following and display more a personal passion for Sony and the Playstation brand. Microsoft really tapped into the market with the 360, and that is the extent of their history in the video game business.

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I took your conclusion and wiped my ass with it, and came up with a new conclusion. There are just more Sony supporters worldwide, nothing more....nothing less.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> And how Sony articles are full of Xbots trolls. Both sides have their fair share of trolls. I'm just pointing out the hypocrisy of some of the xbox fans who claim that Sony fanboys are somehow the worst yet engage in the same silly acts of fanboyism as them.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> do you own one? becasue i cant fault the thing, i think they have done an incredible job at the UI and the Features incl Voice control and gesture control.....couple that with their ongoing support for near monthly updates, its far from "shoddy"

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> Let's be honest here, the PS4 isn't that amazing but the Xbone is just so ridiculously shoddy - both in concept and execution - that it's really hard not to make fun of.

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Xbot crying over spilled milk I see.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >>don't be a hypocrite. Yes, you like the PS4, but as soon as anyone says anything negative about it, you'll be there crying over spilled milk yourself. That's what ignorant fanboys do. They only see one side with a black and white mentality.

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Boo lol as if I'd waste my time to defend ps4, people like Adam boyes and kaz Hirai do stuff like that. I merely raise my glass with them when as Rick James would say" It's time for a Celebration!".

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7 million by the end of march easy possible 8 million if they make a lot of PS4's this month there are literally millions of people on waiting lists waiting to be contacted by there local game store for the arrival of the next shipment of PS4's

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<< LINK REMOVED >> the sales will slow down...they will not be doing a million sales each month. I am already seeing PS4's in stores in Columbus OH. Once the early adopters (hardcore base) has made their purchase, both companies will have a new base to convince, and that base will be the majority.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> If you don't think the PS4's current sales are amazing then I'm afraid to ask what you think of the Xbone's, lol.

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This is wonderful news for Xbox fans who've held off purchasing the one. It means Microsoft is almost certain to issue a price cut sooner rather than later.


P.S. So the PS4 did in 4 months what the WiiiU couldn't do in 15.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Well they are selling a Titanfall bundle to try and get people to buy their spy camera system.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> The marketing hype really helped the sales of PS4, even though there are few exclusives for it and last gen ports.


And for Wii U, despite the little to no advertising, it didn't do bad, especially when it's receiving negative press from online media.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> "The marketing hype really helped the sales of PS4". seriously ? the marketing hype ? PlayStation barely marketed anything. Microsoft were doing marketing like crazy, giving out free consoles , paying people on youtube and machinima to say nice things about the xbox one, trade ur ps3 towards an xbox one , and now the free titanfall with every xbox and the price cut in UK , bla bla etc.. what did sony do ? a T.V ad. and a deal with taco bell ?

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> The WiiU will be fine. I can easily see it making 30 Million in lifetime sales, but when compared to the dominance of the Wii, one has to acknowledge that it has been a huge disappointment.

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So does this mean M$ will announce their units "shipped" tomorrow?


I can't wait to pick up mine after I've finished Dark Souls 2 a few times.

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@xtraflossy either that or tell you how many people have died in titanfall or how many shots have been fired.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Yes and most likely an official price cut which is great news.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> what is the purpose of replaying games (obviously talking about single player here) unless you haven't played them in a long time or you wan't to get trophies/achievements wouldn't it get boring playing through the same thing multiple times in a relatively short time period

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> Souls games is one of those things where I just love to gameplay so much it's fun to try different charterers and setups, different weapons and such.

Not to mention the multiplayer aspect; I like to co op meaning I'll have to make different characters at different levels to be able to play co op at random at different parts of the game.


Not to mention there are usually things you missed the first time around and the game gets harder each playthrough


It's really the only game I complete more then once

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> When you beat the game and play a new game with the same charecter, yes your stuff is still there.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> assoon as you kill the last boss the game restarts with all stats, weapons and certain items carrying over with you... and the game gets harder but in return you recieve more souls (exp points) with each enemy killed


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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> so since you mention you miss things on the first round does that mean in dark souls your stuff accumulates and stays with you even when you beat the game and also when you start a new game?

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> Some games actually have good, rewarding gameplay that encourages you to improve and play again. Rare but it happens.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >>in dark souls does your stuff accumulate and stay with you even when you beat the game and also when you start a new game?

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> you can play as different classes, and different builds in each class. You can also join different clans? forgot the term

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> if dark souls 2 is anything like dark souls 1 ill be playing it more than a few times..


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No matter the personal choice that's quite the accomplishment.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Selling better than the PS2 did over the same timeframe. Simply nuts.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >>actually...not really. The PS2 is quite amazing in its achievement considering the state of gaming then. Thanks to the internet, social features, and gaming being more mainstream than 15 years ago, it should be expected. After all, the Xbox One is the 2nd fastest selling console under the PS4, and people are calling it a failure.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >>Good argument.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >>I have it, and it isn't a bad product. It's an ambitious product for sure that was not ready to be released to market, but it has some tricks of its own to offer. This is not a black and white scenario, and if anyone should understand this, it is Sony fans. Sony fans had to go through nearly 5 years of PS3 ridicule (though they did at least tout the web browser that PS3 had to Xbox fans...and RRoD, as well as BlueRay, as their current arguments for supporting PS3). Point being, the PS3 was very slow to show what it can offer to the market. The Xbox One is in a current position, but I believe it has more potential to offer innovative advances to gaming and home media. That vision will be realized within the next year, just like the DayZ developer who got a sneak peek and wondered why MS is hiding the information.


In short...no...it is not a bad product. As an owner, and can attest to that. It's an incomplete product for sure.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> That's because it's simply a bad product and demand for it has fallen off a cliff since the holidays. History will not look back fondly on the Xbone, I can tell you that much.

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6 Million in only three and a half months?!?! They can only continue to rise from here! Congrats to Sony!!!

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<< LINK REMOVED >> even the Atari Jaguar continued to rise in its units sold on a per month basis ;)

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What a hater,you should not be here....there's a cliff....

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I'll wait for a few years.

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320,000 sales reported on Feb 25.

370,000 sales reported today.

Wasn't expecting Japanese sales to slow down to this extent, was expecting more of a 430,000 to 450,000 figure.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> That's what happens when there are literally no more PS4s to sell. Can't make them fast enough!

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >>much of that having to do with the amount of regions they have been trying to supply to. It was a good strategy by Sony. They risked not having the amount of consoles to build a base in more parts of the world. However, it was still a bit of a risky move that worked well for them. However, after the early adopters get their pickups, the sales between both machines will slow down, at least until Christmas. Within the next few years, it will be the features and games that convince the majority base (casuals) to fork over money. Microsoft, with proper advertising, may have the device that can penetrate that market, and their strategy is clearly long term focused. The Xbox One has many things going on in the background, and MS will desperately need to articulate their goals between all of their products and how they work together.


For both companies, we haven't seen anything yet. Sony is gamer marketing focused right now, and it is clear that their strategy was the best initial strategy.

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creepy glowy eyes are creepy!

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<< LINK REMOVED >>Creepy not-a-mustache metal thing (that reminds me of a mustache) below the creepy glowy eyes, is creepy.

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I should add that Sony's stock might still be a bargain:


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You look at these numbers: Price to Earnings is 7. 3. That's very, very good.


Price (the cost of the stock) to book (what it's actually probably worth) is 0.7.


Compare that to Microsofty where the P/E 12.5 and Price/book is 3.7:


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And naughty dog hasn't released a Sony exclusive yet. If you're a gambler you might take a flier on Sony stock.



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If you look at p/e and price book it's kinda simple - the lower number the better.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> When you look at price of a stock - think of it as a pizza. Let's say there's 2 pizzas - they both take equally good. One cost 8 bucks, one costs ten.


Right off the bat you will buy the 8 dollar pizza. But let's say again that the 8 dollar pizza - if you invest in it -brings you 12 dollars, where the 10 dollar pizza brings 11 dollars.


The simple math says invest in the better p/e p/book pizza.

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