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Playstation 4 has Sold 25 Million Units. Has Sony Entered into a Second Golden Age?

Poli Games talks about how Sony has sold more then 25 million units worldwide! What this means for Sony and the industry.

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DarkOcelet3819d ago

Congrats to Sony for such an amazing sales.

Cindy-rella3819d ago

The ps4 will definitely sell more than 120 million units by the way its selling and how popular it is.

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Volkama3818d ago

It will almost certainly sell 50billion. I predict it will replace the common brick as the favoured material for constructing houses.

We'll need to adjust the 3 little piggies tale though.
Straw house - blown down
Stick house - blown down
Brick house - stayed up
PS4 house - Big Bad Wolf plays Bloodborne and Rocket League whilst eating bacon sarnies.

breakpad3818d ago (Edited 3818d ago )

it was inevitable phenomenon the success of PS4 ...the course started even from PS3 but it was difficult to notice and struggled hard against the dude-bro-westernization of every game genre (which was heavily forced by competition) ...now with solid sales just trumps competition an it sets its own rules (the ones we all expected buying back then a PS3)

medman3818d ago (Edited 3818d ago )

@volkama
Bacon cernies...ah, ah...see what I did there? Mark Cerny, the ps4 architect? Ah? Ah?
I'll show myself out.

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wakeNbake3819d ago

They're going to dominate nonstop at least until PS5/XB2 come out.

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miyamoto3819d ago (Edited 3819d ago )

PS4 is really "The Renaissance Console"
designed by Mark "The Renaissance Man" Cerny

Its nice to know that another Xbox hardcore fan (the guy in this video) returns to the PlayStation by his own testimony and is really happy about his decision. He also believes the PS4 will outsell the PS2. WOW!

Since February 20, 2013 I told you guys the PlaySaviour 4 will revolutionize the video gaming industry.

Positivity, Productivity, Progress, Peace and Prosperity

Magicite3818d ago

I think 35m shipped before 2016 might be possible.

DarkOcelet3818d ago

With MGSV/Fallout 4/Just Cause 3/Hitman/COD BO3/Star Wars/Until Dawn... It's pretty much confirmed.

Jaqen_Hghar3818d ago

They're up YoY and will have the marketing for COD and AC (swung from Xbox last year in DLC and marketing). They also have several solid exclusives such as Until Dawn, Tearaway, Uncharted Collection, and several downloadable titles. Not to mention much stronger Japan lineup this year and this Fall to boost what is now their weakest major market (only because of overall console decline there). They'll most definitely get another 10m consoles out when you consider that even if they don't do a price cut they'll have cheaper bundles this year.

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SpaceRanger3819d ago

Improving the gaming market one console at a time! Each of those 25 million consoles sold wishin the past two and a half years are all gamers that knew where the best place to game is.

We are in the golden era of this gen for those with this console. Games all year long, first AND third party support, new gaming features (remote play, share play). The list of reasons goes on.

TheGreatGamer3819d ago (Edited 3819d ago )

So what about gamers on pc, xb1 or wii u? 25mil is such an impressive feat and hats off to Sony but drop the propaganda talk pal

SpaceRanger3819d ago

What about them?? lol

I don't believe there's any mention in my comment or in this videocast about any of those in regards to the gamers who play on them. It's not propaganda when what I said is based on facts. If facts bother you that much, then go to a Xbox vs PS4 article where each comment is biased and states anything but facts.

wenaldy3819d ago

Err what about them? Silly comment.

_-EDMIX-_3819d ago

"Propaganda"?

They are the only company to do more then 80 million EVERY GENERATION! Sold the most out of MS and Nintendo.

Something is crazy when 80 million is considered low sales to a company. lol

They are ridiculously consistent EVERY GEN.

I agree with what many are stating...what about them?

The article is not about PC, nor XONE, nor Wii U.

25 million is not only an impressive feat, its clearly showing this company is doing something correct EVERY GEN if they are able to keep doing this over and over and over.

Clearly...something they are doing is correct if 80 plus million are returning every gen.

This is about what PS4 has done, not what XONE or Wii U or PC is not doing, its not even a dis to any console or platform to be honest, I'm not sure why one wold think that.

wsoutlaw873819d ago

Some of these people have lost their minds. They're acting like sonys sales is some great accomplishment they did. I don't get it.

Death3819d ago

@Edmix,

You are altering the numbers to support your opinions instead of forming your opinions around the numbers. Sony sold half as many PS3's as they did PS2's. I'm not sure how that is consistent. Losing half of your sales and even more in market share is almost hard to do if your name isn't Nintendo. Sony changed the way they do business with the PS4 relying more on third party content, charging to play online and focusing on subscription services like PSNow and PSVue.

insomnium23819d ago (Edited 3819d ago )

@death

Last I checked they didn't stop manufacturing the PS3 just yet.

I don't think that "losing half" is a correct statement even at this time and age but the PS3 has a few years on the shelves still. I just bought one for my son for cristmas and I'm sure I wasn't the only one. The thing is still selling pretty well afaik so the gap is shrinking. Someone could provide a link to sales right about now.

Also about the market share I fail to see how Sony is losing anything by the time there comes a gen along where people find more than one console desireable. They all win don't they?

SilentNegotiator3819d ago (Edited 3819d ago )

"You are altering the numbers to support your opinions instead of forming your opinions around the numbers. Sony sold half as many PS3's as they did PS2's"

Because that's not at ALL what you just did with that last sentence. Could you be any more salty?

_-EDMIX-_3819d ago (Edited 3819d ago )

@Death- "Sony sold half as many PS3's as they did PS2's. I'm not sure how that is consistent."

When your doing more units then MS and Nintendo's consoles sales COMBINED...your kinda doing something correct.

Add them up, Sony's PS1, PS2, PS3 and PS4 combined is more then all of Nintendo's consoles and MS consoles...COMBINED in sales.

Sony is the only company to sell more then 80 million every gen..

Nintendo has sold consoles LONGER yet only did this once, MS did this once and its the BEST they've ever done, yet the worst for Sony is again...the BEST for BOTH MS AND Nintendo..

The reality is...that is saying A LOT about how well PS systems actually sell.

"Sony changed the way they do business with the PS4 relying more on third party content"

Sure, you wish Death.

Last I recall, Sony still has the largest first party, they still have titles in development.

They are getting more third party content, not sure about them some how getting LESS first party as a result.

The Order, Bloodborne, Horizon, Knack, Sucker Punch working on a new IP, Naughty Dog working on a new ip, Quanitic Dreams working on a new IP, Sony Bend and the list goes on and on and on.

Sure. 25 million states otherwise, Sony still has studios in the dark...says otherwise.

Everybody Gone To The Rapture...coming literally in DAYS says otherwise, btw Sony owns the IP to that title too, add another to the list..

LordMaim3818d ago

@Death: So you're comparing the PS3's performance to literally the most popular console that has ever been created? Considering the gamble that they made on the Cell processor nearly destroyed the Playstation brand, I'd have to say that they still did remarkably well and came back to outsell their competition after launching a year late.

(And before anyone says what about the Wii, if you look at the Venn diagram of Wii owners to other console owners, you're going to see that the Wii was an inexpensive and innovative console that had Nintendo's catalog of unique IPs. It was an easy choice for a second console, and really *had* no competition in the market. If you haven't heard of the "Blue Ocean" strategy, it's a fascinating concept. Look it up!)

Go ahead and compare any other console to that PS2 Lifetime Sales yardstick and you're going to see that nothing measures up. Very few consoles have even made half as many sales. Not even the original NES, and those things were goddamn everywhere. Hardly a fair comparison.

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Aenea3819d ago

2 and a half years? Are you in the future? It released only 1 year and 8 months ago...

SpaceRanger3819d ago

Haha good catch. Not sure why I put two? I meant one and a half (give or take obviously). I guess that's what it feels like.

Jaqen_Hghar3818d ago

It's true. A man would maybe interested in PC or WiiU (sold his after E3) but there isn't even time anymore. All these PS+ games, first party titles all year, third party stuff all year, and a nice focus on a man's favorite modes (SP and co-op) have filled as much gaming time as a man can take this gen (just now catching up on a backlog but still have to get GTA5 and Witcher 3 and THEN Until Dawn is right around the corner!)

crazychris41243819d ago

Well this is the week we find out if North America will get the MGS 5 PS4 bundle or not. If we don't hear anything at Gamescom then it ain't coming here. Which is a shame. Its the best looking PS4 so far and an awesome special edition bundle is the only thing stopping me from getting a PS4. Yea I know there are the Batman and Destiny bundles but I don't want yet another black or white console. I collect these consoles so might as well wait for an amazing looking one in a color that's not black, white or gray.

Xavior_Reigns3819d ago

That MGSV PS4 is a must, Sony would be really unwise to not release it here. If they dont, they sure as hell better have a good reason why, lots of peeps would buy it.

xwilldemise3819d ago

Just to vouch for the Batman PS4 it looks awesome & even better in person, the gunmetal silver is a really nice touch! I agree though with the MGS bundle. The red PS4 looks amazing & would sell a TON of PS4's!! It'd be a money maker & SONY would be foolish to not try to do anything to try & bring here to NA!

Rimeskeem3819d ago (Edited 3819d ago )

Without:

Uncharted
God of War
Gran Turismo
Final Fantasy 15
Price Cut

Its simply incredible how well the ps4 is doing

mechlord3818d ago

@Rimeskeem

make a bundle with each of those games and you will have lots of millions extra consoles sold
...?
..wait..
oh.. they ARE doing that with GOW3:R
...hmmm...could it be??

Haru3819d ago (Edited 3819d ago )

PS1/2 were gold even PS3 was gold despite it's flaws I don't see why PS4 wouldn't be gold, Sony makes the best consoles in the world that's why Playstation brand is so popular

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Sony Remade Demon’s Souls, So Why Won’t It Touch Bloodborne?

The Outerhaven writes: Bloodborne is still one of PlayStation’s most beloved exclusives, but it remains trapped on PS4. Meanwhile Demon’s Souls got a full PS5 remake. But why?

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thorstein15h ago

Demon's Souls was a PS3 game.

Bloodborne is PS4 and can be played on a PS5.

There's no need for a remaster.

Relientk7712h ago

I completely agree with you on this. If you want remasters or remakes give us games from the PS1 or PS2 era like Legend of Dragoon.

Eonjay6h ago

I would say thats a personal oponion trying to be passed off as a law. Truth is thre are many people who would love a remaster.upgrade so they can play Bloodborne at 60 FPS. People would literally love that.

shadowhaxor9h ago(Edited 9h ago)

I mentioned that in my article, did you read it? I literally pointed out this is exactly why the game is still doing well, and why Sony has zero reason to remake/remaster it.

And there are plenty of PS4 to PS5 remaster/remakes, to counterpoint that.

Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
GTA V Expanded & Enhanced
Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut
Control: Ultimate Edition
Death Stranding Director’s Cut
Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection
The Last of Us Part II Remastered

Eonjay6h ago

Either because they technically can't because From Soft wont allow them too, or because From Soft is sorking on the sequal, remaster themselves. Therre is a third option of course and that would be that they are working on it

MinnesotaFatts4h ago

Some part of me wonders if there's some sort of corporate war going on at Sony.

Daver7h ago

I want a new one not a remaster

victorMaje6h ago

TLoU got the remaster & then the remake treatment.
Where is the next bloodborne, or remaster, or remake?

Goodguy015h ago

What it needs is a ps5+pc release. The game absolutely needs a 4k60 update. Lots of money sony is sleeping on while the souls genre is still hot.

MinnesotaFatts4h ago

Tell me you don't know what a remaster is without telling me.

Bloodborne is infamously capped at 30fps on either system--a bizarre design choice given that speed and reaction time is central to the gameplay systems. This capped performance was never patched out officially, unless you jailbreak and mod your console. A remaster for modern hardware, not the infamously finicky PS4 devkits, would be a great way to both hyper-optimize the game *and* drive sales for the PS5, which still doesn't have a system seller title.

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RaiderNation9h ago

There might be some licensing red tape they cant get around?

shadowhaxor9h ago

That'd be interesting, but Sony owns the IP 100%. So, I can't see how that is part of the issue, if there is even one.

RaiderNation5h ago(Edited 5h ago)

Maybe Sony isnt interested in doing it without the assistance of Miyazaki and he's not interested? (Just spit-balling).

MinnesotaFatts4h ago

That's the issue according to FROMSOFT. They'd *love* to do a remaster, but Sony won't even return their calls.

Inverno9h ago

Because they're saving that for the PS6 to lure in all the suckers that will think they're making a sequel, but the whole gen will pass by and From won't ever touch it because Song doesn't care for either Demon or Blood outside of remakes.

Furesis6h ago

Because they made them do something else, then they canceled it and who knows what they are doing these days. They dont understand what they have and honestly i dont think they know what they are doing either.

blacktiger5h ago

How bout forget remade and start making new game pls?

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Switch 2 console sales in Japan exceed 4 million units [12/29-1/11]

Here's the latest top ten physical sales in Japan (Dec 29th - Jan 11th):

1 Switch 2 313,838 (Total: 4,097,905)
2 PlayStation 5 Digital Edition 36,856 (Total: 1,154,384)
3 Switch Lite 18,460 (Total: 6,822,925)
4 Switch OLED 16,916 (Total: 9,414,838)
5 Switch 10,984 (Total: 20,224,740)
6 PlayStation 5 6,033 (Total: 5,875,458)
7 PlayStation 5 Pro 3,864 (Total: 315,121)
8 Xbox Series X Digital Edition 149 (Total: 24,860)
9 Xbox Series S 103 (Total: 340,464)
10 Xbox Series X 29 (Total: 323,884)
11 PlayStation 4 25 (Total: 7,930,176)

repsahj1d 12h ago (Edited 1d 12h ago )

Wow! Both Switch 2 and PS5 DE bump in sales! Congrats on both of them. And 300k+ units a week is insane! Considering Christmas rush should be ended already. And all top 10 best selling games are from Nintendo.

Update: Sorry, this is a 14-day sale, not 7 days.

italiangamer1d 11h ago

A month ago they sold 221.000 Switch 2 in ONE week, and Nintendo still hasn't fully resolved the stock situation in Japan 👁️👄👁️. Imagine after they have fully stocked it.

repsahj1d 4h ago

For comparisons sake. Between january to march 2025, Nintendo stock also dropped below 9k yen.

Neonridr1d 10h ago

313K in 2 weeks.. almost 10x as many PS5s

Japan loves the S2 it seems.

repsahj1d 4h ago

It shows even in games. Nintendo dominate the top 10 best selling games.

Neonridr1d 3h ago

I mean Japan is Nintendo's playground, so no surprise there. Just crazy to think that Japan alone has accounted for nearly 50% of all Switch 2 sales or something

babadivad19h ago(Edited 19h ago)

Because Sony abandoned Japan. The Japanese have a preference for mobile consoles as well.

repsahj12h ago(Edited 12h ago)

#26 Ghost of Yotei - 1,415

Top 30 only game for Sony, even the multiplatform games are not selling there.

dveio4h ago

That's truly something, I agree.

I'd be really interested to read somewhat of a survey or something as to why Japanese gamers don't like to get into the Playstation ecosystem anymore.

I would love to read an assessment from Japanese gamers.

repsahj3h ago

I also wondering why. Is the 7M+ PS5 owners just stop playing?

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TheDreamCorridor2h ago

Japan loves Nintendo slop.

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ESO's director says doing the same-old yearly patch cycle wasn't 'going to cut it'

"Nothing is off the table right now."