{"id":9567,"date":"2014-04-17T14:36:56","date_gmt":"2014-04-17T12:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/?p=9567"},"modified":"2014-04-17T14:36:56","modified_gmt":"2014-04-17T12:36:56","slug":"playstation-4-ps4-sales-surpass-7-0-million-units-worldwide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/9567-playstation-4-ps4-sales-surpass-7-0-million-units-worldwide\/","title":{"rendered":"PlayStation 4 (PS4<\/span>) Sales Surpass 7.0 Million Units Worldwide"},"content":{"rendered":"

PS4<\/span> Fur\u00adthers Glo\u00adbal Momen\u00adtum as Gamers Embrace Its Breakth\u00adrough Game\u00adplay and Inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adve Sha\u00adring Capabilities<\/p>\n

TOKYO<\/span>, April 16, 2014  \u2013<\/strong> Sony Com\u00adpu\u00adter Enter\u00adtain\u00adment Inc. (SCE<\/span>) today announ\u00adced that the PlayStation\u00ae4 (PS4<\/span>\u2122) com\u00adpu\u00adter enter\u00adtain\u00adment sys\u00adtem has cumu\u00adla\u00adtively sold through more than 7.0 mil\u00adli\u00adon units*1<\/sup> glo\u00adbal\u00adly as of April 6, 2014 (JST<\/span>), demons\u00adt\u00adra\u00adting the rapid growth of the PS4<\/span> platform.<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>The respon\u00adse from the glo\u00adbal gam\u00ading com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adty for PS4<\/span> has been over\u00adwhel\u00adming and we are tru\u00adly hum\u00adbled that gamers are sel\u00adec\u00adting PS4<\/span> as their next gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon con\u00adso\u00adle of choice,\u201d said Andrew House, Pre\u00adsi\u00addent and Group CEO<\/span> of Sony Com\u00adpu\u00adter Enter\u00adtain\u00adment Inc. \u201cThe PS4<\/span> jour\u00adney has just begun, and alt\u00adhough we are still facing dif\u00adfi\u00adcul\u00adties kee\u00adping up with the strong demand world\u00adwi\u00adde, we remain stead\u00adfast in our com\u00admit\u00adment to meet the needs of our cus\u00adto\u00admers, and sur\u00adpas\u00adsing the wil\u00addest expec\u00adta\u00adti\u00adons of gamers by deli\u00adve\u00adring new user expe\u00adri\u00aden\u00adces that inspi\u00adre and enga\u00adge. We look for\u00adward to unvei\u00adling many of the\u00adse expe\u00adri\u00aden\u00adces to our fans in the coming months.\u201d<\/p>\n

PS4<\/span> soft\u00adware sales also remain strong with more than 20.5 mil\u00adli\u00adon*2<\/sup> copies sold in retail stores world\u00adwi\u00adde and through digi\u00adtal down\u00adloads on PlayStation\u00aeStore as of April 13, 2014 (JST<\/span>).  PS4<\/span> owners will be immer\u00adsed in a broad port\u00adfo\u00adlio of breakth\u00adrough games, across all gen\u00adres, with appro\u00adxi\u00adm\u00adate\u00adly 120 titles*3<\/sup> available or coming in 2014. The PS4<\/span> system\u2019s games port\u00adfo\u00adlio will con\u00adti\u00adnue to expand with high\u00adly anti\u00adci\u00adpa\u00adted titles such as Desti\u00adny<\/i> (Acti\u00advi\u00adsi\u00adon), The Elder Scrolls Online<\/i> (Bethes\u00adda), Ali\u00aden: Iso\u00adla\u00adti\u00adon<\/i> (SEGA<\/span>), NBA<\/span> 2K15<\/span><\/i> (2K<\/span>), Watch_Dogs\u2122<\/i> (Ubi\u00ads\u00adoft Enter\u00adtain\u00adment),  #DRIVECLUB<\/span><\/i> (SCE<\/span> WWS<\/span>), MLB<\/span> 14: The Show<\/i> (SCE<\/span> WWS<\/span>) and The Order 1886 <\/i>(SCE<\/span> WWS<\/span>).  The inde\u00adpen\u00addent deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adty con\u00adti\u00adnues to deli\u00adver inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adve new titles for PS4<\/span>. Upco\u00adming games for 2014 include N++ <\/i>(Meta\u00adnet Soft\u00adware), GALAK<\/span>\u2011Z: The Dimen\u00adsio\u00adnal <\/i>(17 Bit Games), Tran\u00adsis\u00adtor <\/i>(Super\u00adgi\u00adant Games), Secret Pon\u00adchos<\/i> (Switch\u00adbla\u00adde Mon\u00adkeys Enter\u00adtain\u00adment), The Wit\u00adness<\/i> (Thek\u00adla, Inc.), Octo\u00addad: Dad\u00adliest Catch<\/i> (Young Hor\u00adses) and Day\u00adlight <\/i>(Zom\u00adbie Studios).<\/p>\n

The inte\u00adgra\u00adted social capa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties of PS4<\/span> con\u00adti\u00adnue to be wild\u00adly popu\u00adlar with gamers. More than 135 mil\u00adli\u00adon shares*4<\/sup> have been cap\u00adtu\u00adred via the \u201cSHARE<\/span>\u201d but\u00adton on the Wire\u00adless Con\u00adtrol\u00adler (DUALSHOCK<\/span>\u00ae4). Broad\u00adcas\u00adting via video strea\u00adming plat\u00adforms Twitch and Ustream con\u00adti\u00adnues its explo\u00adsi\u00adve growth with more than 4.9 mil\u00adli\u00adon game\u00adplay broad\u00adcasts*5<\/sup> and near\u00adly 90 mil\u00adli\u00adon spec\u00adta\u00adte ses\u00adsi\u00adons*6<\/sup>.  PS4<\/span> owners are also uti\u00adli\u00adzing broad\u00adcas\u00adting fea\u00adtures only pos\u00adsi\u00adble on Play\u00adSta\u00adti\u00adon\u00ae. Inter\u00adac\u00adti\u00adve strea\u00adming, which allows spec\u00adta\u00adtors to join ses\u00adsi\u00adons or inter\u00adact with broad\u00adcas\u00adted games and affect game\u00adplay by incre\u00adasing or redu\u00adcing obs\u00adta\u00adcles and chal\u00adlenges, is exclu\u00adsi\u00adve\u00adly available in popu\u00adlar titles out now inclu\u00adding DYNASTY<\/span> WARRIORS<\/span>\u00ae 8: Xtre\u00adme Legends\u00ae Com\u00adple\u00adte Edi\u00adti\u00adon <\/i>(TECMO<\/span> KOEI<\/span> GAMES<\/span> CO<\/span>., LTD<\/span>) and Dead Nati\u00adon: Apo\u00adca\u00adlyp\u00adse Edi\u00adti\u00adon (SCE<\/span> WWS<\/span>).<\/i><\/p>\n

The PS4<\/span> sys\u00adtem is curr\u00adent\u00adly available in 72 count\u00adries and regi\u00adons*7<\/sup> worldwide.<\/p>\n

*1 Num\u00adber of retail sales to con\u00adsu\u00admers is esti\u00adma\u00adted by SCEI<\/span>. PS4<\/span> sales data in Japan coll\u00adec\u00adted 2\/22\/2014 \u20134 \/6\/2014.  PS4<\/span> sales data in North Ame\u00adri\u00adca coll\u00adec\u00adted 11\/15\/2013 \u2013 4\/5\/2014, in Euro\u00adpe and Latin Ame\u00adri\u00adca coll\u00adec\u00adted 11\/29\/2013 \u2013 4\/5\/2014, and in Asia coll\u00adec\u00adted 11\/29\/2013 \u20134\/6\/2014.
\n*2 Num\u00adber of retail sales to con\u00adsu\u00admers is esti\u00adma\u00adted by SCEI<\/span>. PS4<\/span> sales data in Japan coll\u00adec\u00adted 2\/22\/2014 \u20134 \/13\/2014.  PS4<\/span> sales data in North Ame\u00adri\u00adca coll\u00adec\u00adted 11\/15\/2013 \u2013 4\/12\/2014, in Euro\u00adpe and Latin Ame\u00adri\u00adca coll\u00adec\u00adted 11\/29\/2013 \u2013 4\/12\/2014, and in Asia coll\u00adec\u00adted 11\/29\/2013 \u20134\/6\/2014.
\n*3 Num\u00adber of titles based on infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon available as of 3\/31\/14. For more infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon, plea\u00adse visit http:\/\/blog.us.playstation.com\/2014\/03\/26\/ps4-games-in-2014-the-ultimate-list\/<\/a>
\n*4 Data as of 3\/31\/2014.
\n*5 Data as of 3\/31\/2014.
\n*6 Data as of 3\/31\/2014.
\n*7 As of 3\/31\/2014.<\/p>\n

About Sony Com\u00adpu\u00adter Enter\u00adtain\u00adment Inc.
\n<\/b>Reco\u00adgni\u00adzed as a glo\u00adbal lea\u00adder and com\u00adpa\u00adny respon\u00adsi\u00adble for the pro\u00adgres\u00adsi\u00adon of con\u00adsu\u00admer-based com\u00adpu\u00adter enter\u00adtain\u00adment, Sony Com\u00adpu\u00adter Enter\u00adtain\u00adment Inc. (SCEI<\/span>) manu\u00adfac\u00adtures, dis\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adtes, deve\u00adlo\u00adps and mar\u00adkets the PSP<\/span>\u00ae (PlayStation\u00aePortable) hand\u00adheld enter\u00adtain\u00adment sys\u00adtem, the PlayStation\u00ae3 (PS3<\/span>\u2122) com\u00adpu\u00adter enter\u00adtain\u00adment sys\u00adtem, the PlayStation\u00aeVita (PS<\/span> Vita) por\u00adta\u00adble enter\u00adtain\u00adment sys\u00adtem and the PlayStation\u00ae4 com\u00adpu\u00adter enter\u00adtain\u00adment sys\u00adtem. SCEI<\/span> has revo\u00adlu\u00adtio\u00adni\u00adzed home enter\u00adtain\u00adment sin\u00adce it laun\u00adched Play\u00adSta\u00adti\u00adon\u00ae in 1994. PlayStation\u00ae2 fur\u00adther enhan\u00adced the Play\u00adSta\u00adti\u00adon\u00ae lega\u00adcy as the core of home net\u00adwork\u00aded enter\u00adtain\u00adment. PSP<\/span> broa\u00addens the enter\u00adtain\u00adment expe\u00adri\u00aden\u00adces into the por\u00adta\u00adble are\u00adna. PS3<\/span> is a com\u00adpu\u00adter enter\u00adtain\u00adment sys\u00adtem that incor\u00adpo\u00adra\u00adtes the powerful Cell Broad\u00adband Engi\u00adne and RSX<\/span> pro\u00adces\u00adsors. PS<\/span> Vita is an ulti\u00adma\u00adte por\u00adta\u00adble enter\u00adtain\u00adment sys\u00adtem that offers a revo\u00adlu\u00adtio\u00adna\u00adry com\u00adbi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon of rich gam\u00ading and social con\u00adnec\u00adti\u00advi\u00adty. PlayStation\u00ae4 rede\u00adfi\u00adnes rich and immersi\u00adve game\u00adplay with powerful gra\u00adphics and speed, intel\u00adli\u00adgent per\u00adso\u00adna\u00adliza\u00adti\u00adon and deep\u00adly inte\u00adgra\u00adted social capa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties. PSN<\/span>SM<\/span><\/sup>, that includes PlayStation\u00aeStore, deli\u00advers unpar\u00adal\u00adle\u00adled online gam\u00ading expe\u00adri\u00adence to Play\u00adSta\u00adti\u00adon users. SCEI<\/span> also deli\u00advers the Play\u00adSta\u00adti\u00adon expe\u00adri\u00adence to open ope\u00adra\u00adting sys\u00adtems through PlayStation\u00aeMobile, a cross device plat\u00adform. Head\u00adquar\u00adte\u00adred in Tokyo, Japan, SCEI<\/span>, along with its affi\u00adlia\u00adted com\u00adpa\u00adnies, Sony Com\u00adpu\u00adter Enter\u00adtain\u00adment Ame\u00adri\u00adca LLC<\/span> and Sony Com\u00adpu\u00adter Enter\u00adtain\u00adment Euro\u00adpe Ltd., and its divi\u00adsi\u00adon com\u00adpa\u00adny, Sony Com\u00adpu\u00adter Enter\u00adtain\u00adment Japan Asia, deve\u00adlo\u00adps, publishes, mar\u00adkets and dis\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adtes hard\u00adware and soft\u00adware, and mana\u00adges the third par\u00adty licen\u00adsing pro\u00adgrams for the\u00adse plat\u00adforms in their respec\u00adti\u00adve mar\u00adkets worldwide.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>Play\u00adSta\u00adti\u00adon\u201d and \u201cDUALSHOCK<\/span>\u201d are regis\u00adtered trade\u00admarks of Sony Com\u00adpu\u00adter Enter\u00adtain\u00adment Inc.. \u201cPS4<\/span>\u201d and \u201cPSN<\/span>\u201d is a trade\u00admark of the same company. <\/span><\/p>\n

All other trade\u00admarks are pro\u00adper\u00adty of their respec\u00adti\u00adve owners.<\/span><\/p>\n

SOURCE<\/span> Sony Com\u00adpu\u00adter Enter\u00adtain\u00adment Inc.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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