So I took a look at past sold-through figures Sony announced:
- The PS4 sold 18.5 million by the end of 2014.
- Sold 30 million by November 25, 2015.
- Sold 35.9 million by the end of 2015.
- Sold 50 million by December 6, 2016.
So, the PS4 sold 11.5 million units from the beginning of 2015 to just before BF 2015 while it sold 14.1 million units from the beginning of 2016 to Dec 6. Though we don't know how much the PS4 sold after BF 2015, I think it is reasonable to guess that the PS4 is slightly up YOY or flat in WW YTD sales since Black Friday in non-American countries is bigger this year than last year.
Assuming the 1.1 million figure is true, then the PS4 is down YOY by 440K units for November in the US. Prior to November, the PS4 was already down YOY by ~190K units in the US, meaning it is down by a total of 530K units. We know that in the UK, the PS4 is up YOY just be a smidge (3%) for Black Friday. I don't know if it is up YTD or not, so if someone can help me on this, thanks. This means that the rest of Europe, East Asia, SE Asia, and other regions of the world must have really picked up the slack in order to cancel out the big YOY decrease in the US.
Of course, this is if the PS4 sold 1.1 million for November NPD.
