Sony’s released it latest financial earning report, for the second quarter of their financial 2019. One of the more interesting titbits from the reports is that the PlayStation 4 has now gone on to sell more than 102.8m units. While PlayStation 4 sales have definitely slowed on the news of an impending next generation, it does mean that the PS4 has now surged straight past the Wii and PlayStation 1 to become the second best-selling home console of all time. It’s still a little ways behind the PlayStation 2 – which at one point in its life was so affordable you could buy several of the things to use as paper weights or door stops. That makes it doubly impressive for a console that still retails for as much as it does.
For reference, here are the life-to-date sales, according to Wikipedia:
- 1. PS2 – >155m
- 2. PS4 – 102.8m
- 3. PS1 – 102.49m
- 4. Wii – 101.63m
- 5. PS3 – >87.4m
While that’s worth trumpeting about, Sony has cut its forecasts for the next quarter, for the second time in a row. Sony expects to sell through 13.5 million units for the entire fiscal year, down from its already reduced forecast of 15 million. By the end of the financial year (March 31 2020), Sony expects to have sold 110.3 million units.
Says Sony:
“Sales are expected to be lower than the July forecast primarily due to lower-than-expected software sales including the impact of a change in the launch date of a first-party title, lower-than-expected PlayStation 4 hardware unit sales and the impact of foreign exchange rates.
Operating income is expected to be significantly lower than the July forecast primarily due to the impact of the above-mentioned expected decrease in software sales and the negative impact of foreign exchange rates, partially offset by expected cost reductions and an increase in sales for PlayStation Plus.”
Last Updated: October 30, 2019
Yozzie
October 30, 2019 at 14:03
There is an Xbox joke in here somewhere. But I cant find it on the list.
Pariah
October 30, 2019 at 14:19
Not even One. Tsk tsk.
XD
Geoffrey Tim
October 30, 2019 at 17:31
It’s actually sixth, with around 84 million units sold. Xbox 360 kicked ass at the beginning of that gen, but MS saw Wii money and went in on motion control and kinect, forgetting about games. Bit them in the end.
Admiral Chief
October 30, 2019 at 14:19
Oh dear, I have contributed to this madness
Pariah
October 30, 2019 at 14:19
You and 102.8 million other people. Your contribution has about as much importance as the ME3 ending decision.
Admiral Chief
October 30, 2019 at 14:34
Well, the ME3 ending decision was important for me, even though I wasn’t happy about it
Admiral Chief
October 30, 2019 at 14:34
Well, the ME3 ending decision was important for me, even though I wasn’t happy about it