Water is wet, the sun is hot, and Call of Duty sells really, really, really well. These are incontrovertible, immutable laws. It looks like we may have soon have another: That Sony’s PlayStation 4 will outsell the Xbox One.
It’s become a bit of a joke really; save for two months, it’s been the case since both systems were released. And yes, it’s happened again – The PlayStation 4 has outsold the Xbox One in its native USA. That’s according to the NPD, who tallies that sort of thing.
Sony has, naturally, beaten its chest about it.
“As we reflect on an amazing year, we want to thank fans and partners for making PlayStation 4 the top selling console in December and in 2015. PS4 also had the strongest third-party software sales in 2015 in the U.S., according to NPD.
The momentum and enthusiasm for the platform continued throughout the year, resulting in cumulative sales of more than 35.9 million since the launch of PS4. During the holiday season alone, more than 5.7 million PS4s and 35 million PS4 games were sold through to consumers worldwide. We look forward to another great year and bringing an extensive portfolio of games from our publisher partners and SCE Worldwide Studios to fans in 2016.”
This of course, comes hot on the heels of Sony’s recent news that it’s sold through 36 million PlayStation 4s, putting it on a trajectory to best even the PlayStation 2. According to Sony, nearly 6 million of those sales were just within the holiday period.
Last Updated: January 15, 2016
Ryanza
January 15, 2016 at 12:08
I wonder why PS4 is selling so well…
Don’t Support DRM
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
January 15, 2016 at 12:20
In hindsight, Don Mattrick must have been a Sony sleeper agent!! Muahahahaha!
Hammersteyn
January 15, 2016 at 12:21
rofl
Captain JJ 'saurus
January 15, 2016 at 12:10
The start of this article made me think of that fkn line from Star Wars that Anakin said about not liking sand.
I always find it interesting how companies try to sell their success by comparing the new lines to items from over four years+ before. If it’s not beating it by a large margin over such a long period of time, it’s doing worse.
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
January 15, 2016 at 12:19
Haahahah
“On your knees dog!! ALL HAIL THE KING!!! BOW DOWN TO THE KING!!!”
Hammersteyn
January 15, 2016 at 12:22
Adam Orth told us to deal with it, so we did 😛
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
January 15, 2016 at 12:23
We dealt with it by buying a PS4!
RinceThis
January 15, 2016 at 12:37
damn skippy
RinceThis
January 15, 2016 at 12:24
Lol. Like we didn’t see this coming.
Captain JJ 'saurus
January 15, 2016 at 12:27
Unlike Trevor’s optimism.
RinceThis
January 15, 2016 at 12:36
Ohhhhhhh
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
January 15, 2016 at 12:34
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/2ba0b318539ea494abf99f140b719aef0ff4668942b014ee78b330c0409dbfeb.gif
Hammersteyn
January 15, 2016 at 12:34
HAHAHAHAHA!
Captain JJ 'saurus
January 15, 2016 at 12:35
LOL
Looks like Rince when he’s flirting with the ladies.
RinceThis
January 15, 2016 at 12:36
Uh uh, that’s me staring in the mirror 0_O
Alien Emperor Trevor
January 15, 2016 at 12:42
How would you know? Doesn’t the mirror break preemptively?
RinceThis
January 15, 2016 at 12:42
A few words you no doubt have heard before… I EXPECT MORE FROM YOU!
Alien Emperor Trevor
January 15, 2016 at 12:43
I have heard that from you before. I don’t know why you keep saying it.
RinceThis
January 15, 2016 at 12:45
Because you may hear them, but alas, you do not listen to them 🙁
Alien Emperor Trevor
January 15, 2016 at 12:46
Of course not, because it’s you saying it.
RinceThis
January 15, 2016 at 12:49
Oh but you hear Olivia Wilde comments don’t ya!?
Captain JJ 'saurus
January 15, 2016 at 12:54
He senses those
RinceThis
January 15, 2016 at 12:55
You mean, her gets a feeling about them? 0_O
Captain JJ 'saurus
January 15, 2016 at 12:55
O_O
Alien Emperor Trevor
January 15, 2016 at 13:04
Did someone say Olivia Wilde?
RinceThis
January 15, 2016 at 13:10
Hue hue NO
RinceThis
January 15, 2016 at 12:36
hahahahahah
Dawid Eduard Roestorf
January 15, 2016 at 12:37
I remember an article, that claimed that console gaming was coming to an end, and that the PS4 and X1 will not do very well. The article claimed that Mobile Gaming and PC gaming would kill the consoles. That was about 3 months before the launch of the PS4.
All I can say now to that person is, Suck It.
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
January 15, 2016 at 12:38
Amen brother!
But, let me guess, it was written by one of those mental midgets from Polygon?
Dawid Eduard Roestorf
January 15, 2016 at 12:39
Actually, I believe it was some financial publication in the USA
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
January 15, 2016 at 12:39
Dear heavens, that’s even worse!!!!
RinceThis
January 15, 2016 at 12:38
Yeah, screw Geoff and his Asian ways!
Hammersteyn
January 15, 2016 at 12:38
PREACH!!!
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
January 15, 2016 at 12:40
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Captain JJ 'saurus
January 15, 2016 at 12:53
As a pc gamer even to me that sounds absurd. There’s no way the consoles are dying out any time soon.
RinceThis
January 15, 2016 at 12:55
There were plenty of articles like that. I think even LG had a few.
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
January 15, 2016 at 12:57
#ShakesFistAtLazy
BringBackRucking
January 15, 2016 at 14:30
Oh snap!
kevin mole
January 16, 2016 at 04:38
why is the ps4 so unstoppable its a rout.
Mabenito
January 18, 2016 at 09:09
At this point, Sony only changes the number and dates of their press releases. I’ve read that before, but with a different date and number.