PlayStation 4 Sells Through 6.2 Million Units Worldwide During Holiday Season

Written by Brandon Hofer on January 04, 2017

News: Sony had a really strong holiday season with PlayStation 4 units flying off the store shelves and games flying off the physical and digital shelves.

With the holidays now being over Sony has just announced that some really impressive statistics surrounding the PlayStation 4. Both the console and its games sold well throughout the holiday season bringing the total number of PlayStation 4 consoles sold to well over 50 million. The more impressive statistics include:

PlayStation 4 has sold through more than 6.2 million units during the 2016 holiday season.

PlayStation 4 has now cumulatively sold through more than 53.4 million units globally as of January 1, 2017.

PS4 software sales were high with more than 50.4 million copies sold in retail stores worldwide and through digital downloads on the 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 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 PlayStation 4 Pro*6, while also expanding network services. We will remain steadfast in making the PS4 the best place to play."

It is interesting and perhaps a little worrisome that they didn’t reveal any statistics as to how well the PlayStation VR is selling but everything else seems to be performing strongly. The PlayStation 4 is currently available in 123 countries and regions worldwide. Did you buy a PS4 for the holidays? Did you already have one but you decided to upgrade to the PS4 Pro? Tell us in the comments section below.