Global sales of Sony PlayStation 4 top 6 million units

PlayStation 4

In the four months since the video game console first launched, Sony announced that PlayStation 4 sales have surpassed 6 million units worldwide.

On Tuesday, Sony said that customers have purchased more than 6 million PS4 units globally as of Sunday. That number includes the 370,000 units sold in Japan since the console launched there on February 22.

That is a smashing success by console launch standards, and it bodes well for the Japanese strategic battle with Microsoft’s Xbox One game console. Sony also said it sold 13.7 million units of software, or 2.2 games per machine, as of March 2.
Andrew House

The latest sales figure shows a steady rise from the 5.3 million units sold as of February 8 and the 2.1 million sold in the first two weeks following the PS4's initial launch in November. The console is currently available in 57 countries around the globe. The PlayStation App has been installed more than 3.6 million times as of March 2.

In Japan, Sony said it has sold 370,000 units of the PS4 since the launch there on Feb. 22.

“I am absolutely delighted that PS4 is off to such a great start in Japan,” said Andrew House, the president and group CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

“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 utilizing these unique features to engage, share, play, and connect with users around the world. SCE 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.”

In Nigeria, online mega stores, Konga and Jumia had a promo for the game recently, giving game-loving Nigerians the opportunity to puchase the device.