PS4 sales pass 50m units worldwide
Sony Interactive Entertainment Hong Kong Limited Singapore Branch (SIES) Thursday announced that PlayStation4 (PS4) has cumulatively sold through more than 50 million units to consumers worldwide.
The count was based on the figures as of December 6, 2016 and the sale has been attributed to the best ever Black Friday week in the history of PlayStation.
The latest figures includes the sales of PlayStation4 Pro (PS4Pro), a high-end system that supports cutting-edge imaging technology, which launched last month, SIES said in a press statement.
The statement said PS4 software sales also remain strong, with more than 369.6 million copies sold in retail stores globally and through digital downloads on PlayStation Store as of December 4, 2016.
“We’re truly delighted that the PS4 community continues to flourish since launch three years ago.” said Andrew House, President and Global CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment. “With tremendous support from our fans and partners across the globe, this year we were able to deliver an unprecedented lineup of hardware such as the new slimmer PS4, PS4 Pro and PlayStation VR. We will continue to provide the best gaming experiences available through our ground-breaking software lineup and network services, as we focus on accelerating our business and expanding the PS4 ecosystem.”
PS4’s software portfolio will continue to grow this holiday season and beyond with highly anticipated games including Resident Evil 7 biohazard (CAPCOM CO., LTD.), FINAL FANTASY XV (SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.), Ryu Ga Gotoku 6 Inochi no Uta. (SEGA Games Co., Ltd.), The Last Guardian, Gravity Rush 2, Horizon Zero Dawn, and PlayStation®VR games such as Here They Lie (SIE WWS). The independent development community will also continue to deliver a variety of innovative new titles for PS4 including Touhou Shinpiroku ～ Urban Legend in Limbo. (SUNFISH Co., Ltd.), The Witness (Thekla, Inc.), the statement added.