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Shinobi-san on 19 October 2014

Thought id post this here to. I wonder how vgchartz numbers compares..

Found this article on PS4 sales in my country, it seems like sales are generally 40 - 50% higher on PS4 than it was on PS3.

Some numbers mentioned in the article:

PS4 current install base = over 40k
PS3 current install base = over 300k

PS4 sales are expected to be 70 - 100k over the next year.

This info comes from the CEO of Ster Kinekor who are the local distributors of a lot of gaming content in South Africa. I'm not entirely sure if they are the only distributors so what % of the market this represents im not sure. Will try and find out though.

link to article http://mygaming.co.za/news/ps4/69955-playstation-at-over-9000-in-south-africa.html

There is also a video in the article. It doesn't seem like Ster Kinekor are the distributors/suppliers of MS or Ninty consoles. I do know though that they do distribute their software.



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MoHasanie on 19 October 2014

Not bad. Its not that large of a market but I'm sure its the biggest in Africa.



    

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Shinobi-san on 19 October 2014
MoHasanie said:
Not bad. Its not that large of a market but I'm sure its the biggest in Africa.


lol i would think so...by quite a big margin.



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fauzman on 20 October 2014

I guess that is pretty good. Any idea of X1 or X360 numbers to compare?



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Leadified on 20 October 2014

Sounds like a pretty decent start so far, it could get beyond 500K LT I think. Also welcome back!



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ethomaz on 20 October 2014

Great numbers.



ethomaz on 20 October 2014

(First 18 months)

Nintendo Wii - 91,552 (October 2007 - April 2009)
Xbox 360 - 57,792 (October 2006 - April 2008)
PlayStation 3 - 43,185 (April 2007 - October 2008)


Yeap PS4 is tracking ahead previous consoles... can match or surpass these numbers with way less than 18 months.



m0ney on 20 October 2014

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fluky-nintendy on 20 October 2014

PS4 reaches every where in the world!



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sully1311 on 20 October 2014

Pretty old, but just read on GAF that the PS4 is outselling the One by 2:1 in Australia too:

Locally SONY has confirmed that "According to NPD Group Australia data, PlayStation 4 consistently remains the best place to play, retaining the #1 selling next generation home console position".

SONY also added that, "On average, PS4 has sold 2:1 units comparatively to its nearest competitor month-on-month since its launch on 29 November 2013".
http://www.mcvpacific.com/news/read/ps4-sells-10-million/0136799