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PlayStation 4 world’s biggest console launch of ever

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Most of you in South Africa will be getting your shiny new PlayStation 4’s early tomorrow, ready to take on the world for the long weekend ahead. Or perhaps you went and bought it early. Either way, you’ve contributed to making the PlayStation 4 the console with the biggest launch in the history of videogames.

That’s what analyst firm DFC intelligence says, anyway. By selling 2.1 million units since launch the PS4 has now celebrated the “world’s biggest console launch.”

Interestingly, Microsoft has just announced that it’s sold through – as in units to customers – 2 million consoles as well, so this generation of consoles as a whole is off to a rocking start. They say that the Xbox One, strangely,is more limited in appeal, suited to “a core demographic.” That’s exactly the opposite of what Microsoft wanted.

DFC, however, doesn’t believe that either of the new systems will join the prestigious ranks of the best selling home consoles; the PlayStation 2, The PlayStation and the Wii. They do, however, think the PS4 will outsell the PS3.

“The initial success of the PlayStation 4 bodes well for its future. The PlayStation 2 and Wii went on to be the best selling console systems ever. DFC Intelligence does not believe that the PlayStation 4 will surpass those systems but reiterates its forecast that the PS4 will be the number one system of this generation,” the firm says.

In the same report, DFC expect the Wii U, optimistically, to only match half the lifetime sales of the Wii. You getting a PS4 tomorrow? Excited?

There are mumblings that this could be the last batch of traditional consoles from platform holders like Microsoft and Sony – but if sales continue to go this way, I very much doubt that.

Last Updated: December 12, 2013

98 Comments

  1. oVg

    December 12, 2013 at 08:37

    Great great grandad would be proud.

    Reply

    • Umar koeksisterRpgFan

      December 12, 2013 at 08:40

      Shiny gold psx….*DROOOOL*

      Reply

      • TiMsTeR1033

        December 12, 2013 at 08:49

        I can make my Xbox 360 look like that too! called Gold Vinyl! The joys of working in signage industry..

        Reply

        • oVg

          December 12, 2013 at 08:52

          That will brick your console from over heating. They use NASA tech for these Hadron collider’s now.

          Reply

          • TiMsTeR1033

            December 12, 2013 at 08:53

            I would keep the vents still open… not gonna wrap it like a present lol but spraying it gold would prob have a better finish in the end…

          • oVg

            December 12, 2013 at 08:57

            Lol you must be single. The sole reason behind making these toys black is so they can discreetly hide amongst the living room furniture without the wife knowing.

          • TiMsTeR1033

            December 12, 2013 at 08:58

            Dude I am married..

          • oVg

            December 12, 2013 at 08:58

            Is she blind 😛

          • Shift-Tab John (JJ)

            December 12, 2013 at 08:58

            Oh snap

          • TiMsTeR1033

            December 12, 2013 at 09:00

            This coming from you… you cut me deep. * bleeds out onto the floor, maid gets mop ready*

          • Shift-Tab John (JJ)

            December 12, 2013 at 09:01

            Check my profile pic man (as made by you). Cutting is what I do. Hell, I cut off my own legs.

          • TiMsTeR1033

            December 12, 2013 at 08:59

            I am a graphic designer, I like bright colours, hell changed my xbox 360 skin 4 times this year. custom made hehehe.

          • oVg

            December 12, 2013 at 09:00

            Bling it like a gangster.

          • Shift-Tab John (JJ)

            December 12, 2013 at 09:00

            My pc box has been the same now for three years. 🙁

          • TiMsTeR1033

            December 12, 2013 at 09:00

            Eish need make you some vinyl stickers and send them to ya for xmas lol

          • Shift-Tab John (JJ)

            December 12, 2013 at 09:01

            Only if they’re fallout stickers.

          • TiMsTeR1033

            December 12, 2013 at 09:02

            You want fallout stickers.. No prob man!

          • oVg

            December 12, 2013 at 09:05

            What happend to those cool face plate options. You know? when the console was meant for the bedroom.

          • TiMsTeR1033

            December 12, 2013 at 09:07

            I dunno… you asking what happened to buying faceplates in stores? can just print anything and put it on my faceplate.

          • Admiral Chief of pixels

            December 12, 2013 at 09:02

            8 for me

          • TiMsTeR1033

            December 12, 2013 at 09:04

            Why not make a weekend job and take apart pc and spray it a new colour! I miss those days actually. damn makes me wanna go back to pc gaming!

          • Admiral Chief of pixels

            December 12, 2013 at 09:04

            Nah, much rather clear the backlog

          • TiMsTeR1033

            December 12, 2013 at 09:05

            Imagine bright orange case with black would be sweet! unless you hate orange…

          • Shift-Tab John (JJ)

            December 12, 2013 at 09:05

            My box is now a part of my desk, so you don’t see it anyway.

          • That Tall Twit Norm

            December 12, 2013 at 10:34

            Does it hold the desk up?

          • Admiral Chief of pixels

            December 12, 2013 at 10:42

            XDXDXD

          • ALKi1234

            December 12, 2013 at 09:04

            Can you add me on disqus? Next year i’m starting my new business and i’m looking for someone to design my Logo. So we must keep in touch.

          • TiMsTeR1033

            December 12, 2013 at 09:05

            Yeah man I would proud to make you a Logo! what kinda business you gonna do if I may ask?

          • ALKi1234

            December 12, 2013 at 09:08

            Got my ster-kinekor account this week. Wanna start small by selling consoles only.

          • TiMsTeR1033

            December 12, 2013 at 09:12

            Sell me a Ps3 then for cheap cheap as payment! I will make you anything you need then lol

          • oVg

            December 12, 2013 at 09:06

            Sorted 😛

    • Shift-Tab John (JJ)

      December 12, 2013 at 08:57

      Oh man. So many memories…

      Reply

      • oVg

        December 12, 2013 at 08:57

        pop it in and play

        Reply

        • Alien Emperor Trevor

          December 12, 2013 at 09:31

          That’s what she said!

          Reply

    • Skyblue

      December 12, 2013 at 14:20

      Bah, slimline kak. I still have my original grey box ;p

      Reply

  2. Admiral Chief of pixels

    December 12, 2013 at 08:39

    COME ON PRICE DROP FOR OLD TECH!!!

    COME ON!!!!!

    Reply

    • Hammersteyn

      December 12, 2013 at 08:48

      LOL (refresh for image)

      Reply

      • That Tall Twit Norm

        December 12, 2013 at 08:52

        ^THIS!!!

        Reply

      • Admiral Chief of pixels

        December 12, 2013 at 08:52

        I need to get one, so my wife and daughter have something to do while I am on leave and get to clearing the old backlog

        Reply

        • Hammersteyn

          December 12, 2013 at 10:18

          Do that controller thing you showed me ;P

          Reply

          • Admiral Chief of pixels

            December 12, 2013 at 10:22

            No, I want my daughter to learn properly

          • Hammersteyn

            December 12, 2013 at 10:36

            Then get her a PC?

          • Admiral Chief of pixels

            December 12, 2013 at 10:37

            Good point

            *REVOKES SILLY WANTING-TO-GET-CONSOLE COMMENT*

        • HvR

          December 12, 2013 at 10:22

          Be honest you want to come over to the gaming whore side.

          Reply

    • ALKi1234

      December 12, 2013 at 08:54

      Kalahari.com has a 500g ps3 going for R2699, trust me iv’e looked and you will not find a deal like that anywhere.

      Reply

      • TiMsTeR1033

        December 12, 2013 at 08:54

        any games with it?

        Reply

        • ALKi1234

          December 12, 2013 at 08:56

          No…but damn that’s the best price you’ll get
          this holiday.

          Reply

          • TiMsTeR1033

            December 12, 2013 at 08:57

            Dude at Bt games said a month after ps4 comes out gonna be a grand price drop off ps3… apparently thats what his manager told him. A way to get old stock sold.

          • ALKi1234

            December 12, 2013 at 08:59

            That happens like every end of February. Got my 320g ps3+infamous 2 for R1999. But you have to be on the net like 24/7 when that time comes.

          • TiMsTeR1033

            December 12, 2013 at 09:01

            That was a sweet deal!

      • Admiral Chief of pixels

        December 12, 2013 at 08:55

        Will see, I wanna get new tv first

        Reply

        • TiMsTeR1033

          December 12, 2013 at 08:57

          Thankfully Hd tvs are alot cheaper these days! I still need to get Hd tv myself.

          Reply

          • Admiral Chief of pixels

            December 12, 2013 at 09:01

            Indeed, but I have a very nice wooden TV cabinet, so 40” max unfortunately
            Cuz NO WAY I’m getting rid of that epic cabinet

          • Shift-Tab John (JJ)

            December 12, 2013 at 09:04

            I bought a very nice 32″ for next to nothing. I use my TV maybe once a month (when I have friends over and we play fight night on PS), so I can’t really justify having anything bigger.

          • Admiral Chief of pixels

            December 12, 2013 at 09:09

            Is that what she said?

          • Shift-Tab John (JJ)

            December 12, 2013 at 09:11

            Hehe. When you know what you’re doing you don’t have to justify anything bigger.

          • Admiral Chief of pixels

            December 12, 2013 at 09:18

            That’s something only small ppl say 😛

          • That Tall Twit Norm

            December 12, 2013 at 10:29

            A to Z people?

          • Admiral Chief of pixels

            December 12, 2013 at 10:30

            Zigactly, you are ferpectly right

          • TiMsTeR1033

            December 12, 2013 at 09:09

            40 is a good size man..

          • Admiral Chief of pixels

            December 12, 2013 at 09:09

            Yes, my wife thinks so too

          • TiMsTeR1033

            December 12, 2013 at 09:11

            but as john said you really only need a 32 or slightly more say 34. but if you have bigger than that now then you will prob want the 40″ as downscaling tvs never works.. You feel like something is missing.

          • HvR

            December 12, 2013 at 10:11

            I built myself a brand new stand when I got my hd tv and is busy converting my old yellow and stink-hout TV cabinet in a drinks cabinet.

      • oVg

        December 12, 2013 at 09:08

        Is that with a game?
        These 7 year old consoles should be R1999 by now.
        Considering I was playing Bioshock in 2007 on my R1999 xbox.

        Reply

        • TiMsTeR1033

          December 12, 2013 at 09:13

          I think its just inflation hey..

          Reply

          • HvR

            December 12, 2013 at 10:12

            Also the rand value almost halved against the dollar since 2007.

  3. Admiral Chief of pixels

    December 12, 2013 at 08:40

    Do you sometimes feel confused?

    Becoz we are travelling like this!

    http://d24w6bsrhbeh9d.cloudfront.net/photo/aVObAeK_460sa.gif

    I need to go lie down now…

    Reply

    • oVg

      December 12, 2013 at 08:49

      the last time our solar system was in this position around the center of the galaxy, the dinosaurs were roaming around.

      240 million years from now, the humanoids will be playing the Playstation XXXXXXXXXXXXXX on their nano cell in their eyeball.

      Or we just kill ourselves off 200 years from now from overpopulation.

      Reply

    • HvR

      December 12, 2013 at 10:18

      Weeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!

      Reply

      • Devourer of Small Bunnies

        December 12, 2013 at 10:21

        Now theres something Id wait in line twice to ride.

        Reply

        • ToshZA

          December 12, 2013 at 10:23

          You have to wait in line? Shame. 😉

          Reply

          • Admiral Chief of pixels

            December 12, 2013 at 10:24

            Boom!

          • Devourer of Small Bunnies

            December 12, 2013 at 10:51

            HA. Ass. 😛

    • ToshZA

      December 12, 2013 at 10:21

      I love that someone actually did this. While not 100% accurate in terms of position etc, it gives you a great idea of how we actually move through the galaxy. It would be cool to see the Milky way’s movement as well.

      Reply

  4. Umar koeksisterRpgFan

    December 12, 2013 at 08:40

    Getting a 2DS….screw NExt gen I’m a rebel who’s gonna play pokemans forever!

    Reply

    • Unavengedavo(aka. MadeYouLook)

      December 12, 2013 at 09:50

      Rebel… a.k.a Hipster

      Reply

      • Umar koeksisterRpgFan

        December 12, 2013 at 10:35

        Just because I wear big glasses and listen to Indie rock doesn’t make me a Hipster……………………………

        Reply

        • Unavengedavo(aka. MadeYouLook)

          December 12, 2013 at 10:36

          True… Unless you have a Mac and iPhone

          Reply

          • Umar koeksisterRpgFan

            December 12, 2013 at 10:37

            …..uhmmm……………

  5. TiMsTeR1033

    December 12, 2013 at 09:16

    So anyone here getting a Ps4 tomorrow?

    Reply

    • Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim

      December 12, 2013 at 09:21

      Yes.

      Reply

      • TiMsTeR1033

        December 12, 2013 at 09:25

        I take that as you are getting one.. now if say the Xbone was coming out tomorrow as well. Which one would you get then?

        Reply

        • Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim

          December 12, 2013 at 09:51

          Both.

          Reply

          • HvR

            December 12, 2013 at 10:16

            Yo Yo Yo!! High rolla!!!!!

          • ToshZA

            December 12, 2013 at 10:17

            I can’t even afford a 3DS at this point, and he’d drop R13k for 2 consoles? Damn, you could get a damn good pc for that price. And play better games. Hmmm.

          • HvR

            December 12, 2013 at 10:24

            Lazygamer staff is rolling in the interwebz money probably got all three version of the DS, R15k gaming PC and a R20k gaming laptop and a WiiU.

          • Admiral Chief of pixels

            December 12, 2013 at 10:25

            Methinks so too

    • Rikus

      December 12, 2013 at 11:01

      Yes

      Reply

    • Rikus

      December 12, 2013 at 11:09

      Well, yes…

      Reply

  6. Devourer of Small Bunnies

    December 12, 2013 at 09:22

    Stupid question. When they refer to launch, is it aggregated total over the world or is it period based? If Xbone takes a year to roll out, does it still mean the consoles sold will tally in the “launch” total?

    Reply

    • Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim

      December 12, 2013 at 09:50

      Launch period is generally period based.

      Reply

      • Devourer of Small Bunnies

        December 12, 2013 at 10:08

        And in this case? What period is the frame? (Just curious :))

        Reply

      • Admiral Chief of pixels

        December 12, 2013 at 10:25

        Once a month?

        Reply

        • Lego Witcher of the Squirrels

          December 12, 2013 at 11:29

          3 – 7 days every month

          Reply

          • loftie

            December 12, 2013 at 12:07

            i smell a red herring

  7. 64bit

    December 12, 2013 at 11:20

    Cannot find one article online that shows both systems sales figure to date.
    Also cannot find a basic break down of launch countries in regards to sales figures.
    why is that?

    Reply

  8. Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

    December 12, 2013 at 13:09

    Yes, tomorrow I will touch my PS4 with a noodley appendage!

    Reply

    • All in all we fall

      December 12, 2013 at 15:47

      where to buy a PS4? need some advice. I also need to justify the price to the lady in order to play the cards right! 😉

      Reply

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