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Forums - Sales Discussion - 6.2m PS4s sold during the Holiday season, PS4 sold through at 53.4m, Uncharted 4 at 8.7m

SAN MATEO, CA, January 4, 2017 – Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) today announced robust sales for PlayStation®4 (PS4™) computer entertainment system and its software titles this holiday. That includes:

  • PS4 has sold through more than 6.2 million units during the 2016 holiday season*1.
  • PS4 has now cumulatively sold through more than 53.4*2 million units globally as of January 1, 2017.
  • PS4 software sales also remained strong during the 2016 holiday season with more than 50.4 million copies*3 sold in retail stores worldwide and through digital downloads on PlayStation®Store as of January 1, 2017. UNCHARTED 4: A Thief’s End reached a cumulative sell through of more than 8.7 million copies globally*4 as of December 21, 2016.

“We are truly grateful for the tremendous support from our fans and partners, which has helped to make this holiday season one of the best in our history.” said Andrew House, President and Global CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment.   “We will aim to continue the momentum this year by broadening the PS4 title portfolio, further enriching the revolutionary gaming experiences on PlayStation VR*5 and high quality gaming experience on PlayStation4 Pro*6, while also expanding network services.  We will remain steadfast in making the PS4 the best place to play.”

The PS4 system is currently available in 123 countries and regions*7 worldwide.

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*1 Number of retail sales to consumers is estimated by SIE. PS4 sales data in Japan and Asia collected 11/21/2016 – 1/1/2017, in North America and Latin America collected 11/20/2016 – 12/31/2016, in Europe collected 11/21/2016 – 12/31/2016.
*2 Number of retail sales to consumers is estimated by SIE. Sales data in Japan collected 2/22/2014 – 1/1/2017, in North America collected 11/15/2013 – 12/31/2016, in Europe and Latin America collected 11/29/2013 – 12/31/2016, and in Asia collected 12/17/2013 – 1/1/2017.
*3 Number of retail sales to consumers is estimated by SIE. Sales data in Japan and Asia collected 11/21/2016 – 1/1/2017, in North America and Latin America collected 11/20/2016 – 12/31/2016, in Europe collected 11/21/2016 – 12/31/2016.
*4 Includes worldwide sell through data for both Blu-ray Disc sell-through quantities and digital sales.
*5 PlayStation®VR
*6 PlayStation®4 Pro
*7 As of 12/7/2016

Source: http://www.sie.com/en/corporate/release/2017/170105.html

2015 numbers for comparison: 5.7million PS4s sold during the Holiday Season and 35million software sold, meaning a 8.8% YoY increase for hardware and a massive 44% increase YoY for software. http://www.sie.com/en/corporate/release/2016/160105.html



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As predicted 10m will be easy for Uncharted 4.



Does that make it the best selling Uncharted game?



RolStoppable said:
Boutros said:
As predicted 10m will be easy for Uncharted 4.

By making it the default bundle, yes.

Salty.



During the 2015 Holiday season 5.7million PS4s were sold and 35million software was sold http://www.sie.com/en/corporate/release/2016/160105.html
Hardware up 8.77% YoY, software up 44% YoY



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RolStoppable said:
Boutros said:
As predicted 10m will be easy for Uncharted 4.

By making it the default bundle, yes.

Also as predicted:

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=7801666



Holy fucking diggity dayum. Dat UC4 number. Sell through. Even though it was bundled in the holidays, it's still insane. 500k short of selling 20 million in 2016 though, shame, it would've been fun to see.



RolStoppable said:
Boutros said:
As predicted 10m will be easy for Uncharted 4.

By making it the default bundle, yes.

Maybe that was part of his prediction ;)

But yes, 10M probably unlikely without bundles.



iNathan said:
RolStoppable said:

By making it the default bundle, yes.

Salty.

Why? What he's saying is perfectly valid.



I didnt think PS4 would be up YOY for the holiday overall but its nice to see that it is. Congrats to Sony and Naughty Dog.