PlayStation 4 US sales cross 1 million units in 24 hours

Sony's new console posts record sell through numbers for a console launch

Sony Computer Entertainment has announced that the recently-released PlayStation 4 console has sold through 1 million units since its launch on November 15, 2013.

"PS4 was designed with an unwavering commitment to gamers, and we are thrilled that consumer reaction has been so phenomenal," said SCE president Andrew House. "Sales remain very strong in North America, and we expect continued enthusiasm as we launch the PlayStation 4 in Europe and Latin America on November 29. We are extremely grateful for the passion of PlayStation fans and thank them for their continued support."

In contrast, Nintendo's Wii U has sold 1.75 million consoles in North America as of September 30, 2013, and is up to 3.91 million sold globally. Microsoft's Xbox One launches in the United States this Friday, November 22.

Sony will be launching the PlayStation 4 in the EU on November 29, 2013, in a host of other regions over the month of December, and in Japan on February 22, 2014.

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Alfonso Sexto Lead Tester, Ubisoft Germany7 years ago

This numbers are good indeed, but I need to ask: Didn't they claim to have preorder shortage? or did this only apply to Europe? I would also like to see the data from the Japanese market.

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Klaus Preisinger Freelance Writing 7 years ago

This is 2013, if you cannot satisfy demand, it is utterly your fault. Having sold out might sound good for five minutes or so, but then the reality sinks in that with every minute you are not delivering, you might lose a customer to the other guy.

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Michael Shamgar Post-CEO, Nocturnal Entertainment Australia7 years ago

Nice, but totally predictable start. Lets see how sales hold up, how the XBone goes, and if Sony can embarrass Nintendo buy outselling the WiiU lifetime (in the US) within a week or two.

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Luke Herbert Game Designer 7 years ago

I wonder how many are currently active and how many are being stored under a Christmas tree.

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Martin Klima Executive Producer, Warhorse Studios7 years ago

The news of the death of the console gaming were greatly exaggerated.

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Rick Lopez Illustrator, Graphic Designer 7 years ago

Lines were long, and there was lots of excitement in the midnight release. I dont see consoles dead anytime soon, nore do I see retail dissapearing until something can be done about storage capacity. The 500GB drive on my PS4 is already approaching 350GB And Ive only had it a few days and havent really installed much on it. Im thinking its the videos it automatically records of you playing. It functions much like a DVR, but still the 350GB on my PS3 are almost gone. So yeah, storage is a problem and its expensive too. I very much prefer having my games on disk.

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Alfonso Sexto Lead Tester, Ubisoft Germany7 years ago

@Luke
I don't think it really matters, not to mention that it is way too soon for that.

@Martin
More than exaggerated I would say "made up". Mainly by people with a weird wish for them (and all that people working on them) to disappear along with all the employments they give. (no need to say names, not in the mood to be called "unprofessional" again :P )

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Patrick Frost QA Project Monitor 7 years ago

Again with the "units sold".... to retailers.

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André Gomes de Oliveira C++ Programmer, Funcate7 years ago

@Patrick Frost Yoshida has already clarified that they meant sold through to consumers, not to retailers.

And a great a milestone. I'm more interested in the long run though, even the Wii U had a great launch but lost steam pretty fast. I assume the PS4 won't repeat that but I'll be watching the sales of both next-gen consoles with a mix of curiosity and hope. Like I said before, I doubt console gaming is going to die, but I want to see it grow. Are these boxes capable of making that happen?

I'll get one, someday...

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Rick Lopez Illustrator, Graphic Designer 7 years ago

Yeah I heard it was sold to consumers... so that to me is the sales numbers that matter.

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Andrew Goodchild Studying development, Train2Game7 years ago

If, as I assume, most stores are selling out, shipped and sold through would be almost identical right now, and will be until retailers can build inventory stock up.

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Rick Lopez Illustrator, Graphic Designer 7 years ago

Im assuming SONY didnt do a world wide launch because of supply demands, which i think is a prudent descision. Which means that the sales in Europe and japan will probably mirror those in the united states.

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Tosin Balogun Studying International Business, Anglia Ruskin University7 years ago

Where are the Analyst again?.....I have actually examined the console decline data and the Xbox 360 and PS3 showed a very normal product life cycle chart while the Nintendo Wii showed a chart very similar to FAD product cycles, it went up rapidly and dropped rapidly. Given the fact the Wii had more sales, the total sales of all three consoles combined seem as if they were in decline when in fact, the other two consoles did not really decline.
Anyways good news for the industry, awaiting for PS4 end of the month

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