PS4 sales have eclipsed six million units worldwide as of March 2

Written by Brandon Hofer on March 04, 2014

News: Sony issues a press release touting the PS4’s early and quick success as it hits another worldwide milestone.

PS4 has been on the market for a little under four months now and it is continuing to sell really well. According to a press release that was recently sent out by Sony, the PS4 has now crossed the six million units sold mark as of March 2, 2014. This number includes the 370,000 units sold through in Japan since the PS4 launched there on February 22.

Games are selling well on the PS4 as well with more than 13.7 million units sold in retail stores worldwide and through digital distribution the Playstation Stores as of March 2, 2014. A few of the top selling titles include Killzone: Shadow Fall (2.1 million units sold worldwide), Knack, Call of Duty: Ghosts, FIFA 14, Battlefield 4 and Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag. Titles developed by the independent development community such as Contrast, Warframe and Don’t Starve: Console Edition have also been highly acclaimed by gamers. It should be pointed out that no sales numbers are available for these titles as they have been free for PS Plus members at one point or another over the past few months.

Sony has also stated that, in addition to existing members, more than half of PS4 owners are enjoying the benefits of PS Plus. By subscribing to PS Plus you gain access to a wide variety of features such as exclusive game discounts, cloud game saves, free games via the Instant Game Collection, being able to play online multiplayer with friends and more. They have also revealed that the PlayStation App has been downloaded and installed more than 3.6 million times as of March 2. More than 100 million “shares” have been captured via the “SHARE” button on the Wireless controller and more than 3.6 million gameplay broadcasts have been streamed from PS4 systems.

“I am absolutely delighted that PS4 is off to such a great start in Japan,” said Andrew House, President and Group CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. “The responses we have received for the PS4 system’s integrated social capabilities have been phenomenal and I couldn’t be more thrilled that gamers are utilizing these unique features to engage, share, play and connect with users around the world. SCE will continue to expand the world of PlayStation by growing its library of breakthrough games and bringing more innovative features and services only possible on PS4.”

Later this month Sony is also releasing one of their biggest exclusives of the year with inFamous: Second Son. It will be available as of March 21, 2014 both in North America and internationally. Have you picked up a PS4 yet? If not, which game are you waiting for before you pick one up? Let us know what you think of the PS4 below.