Sony has already sold 100 million Sony PS4 consoles. A fact that, perhaps, does not mean much to some, but it does for the company and the video game industry. And it is that, the Japanese manufacturer console is already the fastest to achieve that sales figure.
100 million Playstation 4
Sony's latest financial results have been used to find out, among other data, the number of consoles that they have managed to sell during the last quarters. According to the company, 3,2 million consoles were sold in the last three months. A figure that becomes important when, when added to the accumulated figure, it allows reaching 100 million machines shipped.
This makes PlayStation 4 the fastest home console to reach 100 million units sold in.
Faster than both the PS2 and Wii which were just behind.
It took PS2 a total of five years and 9 months. PS4 was just 5 years and 7 months. pic.twitter.com/g4Bk8sckYf
- Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) July 30, 2019
That is the current number of Sony Playstation 4 consoles that the manufacturer has put on the market so far, 100 million. It is said soon, but it is not easy to reach a number like this. Although it is not the only important data for the company, along with this it has also managed to be the console that reaches that figure faster according to analysts.
In just five years and seven months, PlayStation 4 has managed to achieve what the popular PlayStation 2 -which took two more months- or Nintendo Wi -which also needed more time-. And it is that the Sony console was already pointing ways, since the 50 million units sold were also achieved relatively quickly, in less than three years.
Now, with these data and a few months ahead to continue selling, we will have to see what final figure it manages to reach. Because we are at the end of the stage. In the coming months we will know more details of the next generation and that could, logically, slow down demand a bit.
The new generation, led by future PlayStation 5 and Project Scarlett from Microsoft, it won't be as easy for them to come up with numbers like these anymore. The reasons are several:
- In the first place due to the use of the smartphone and other mobile devices, where we already see that more and more is being played. Yes, they are different titles, but little by little their technical capabilities improve at the power level and that facilitates the development of more demanding proposals. An example, games like Sky for iOS.
- Secondly, and almost even more important, the development of the game via streaming. With Google Stadia, Xbox x Cloud, etc., it is logical to think that it will no longer depend so much on a specific hardware but rather on a connection. Of course, this solution is not imminent no matter how hard some try, but it is an option that will steal users from the traditional console market.
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However, the sales data for PlayStation 4 surprises and not at the same time. Since its inception, the sales rate has been consistent and good, so it was intuited that figures like this would be reached together with the greater popularity of video games. Let's see what happens with the future generations, those that say they will support 8K graphics, 3D audio and more improvements with the intention of remaining the number one option when it comes to gaming. By the way, will there be a Playstation 4 Classic in the future?