It seems like Sony has formally stopped reporting PS4 shipments, having provided a closing replace in March 2022. As noticed by Niko Companions’ analyst Daniel Ahmad, this implies the lifetime PS4 gross sales whole is ~117.2 million, as famous in Sony’s newest monetary report. Whereas the PS4 couldn’t fairly beat PS2’s 155+ million gross sales report, it was a big turnaround for Sony from the PS3 period.
Nintendo Swap is on observe to surpass lifetime PS4 gross sales
Sony is not reporting PS4 shipments which implies the ultimate whole for the console is ~117.2 million as of March 2022. pic.twitter.com/hWHv7NZ6RL
— Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) August 10, 2022
Sony barely confronted any competitors from its arch-rival Microsoft over the past era. Nintendo isn’t in direct competitors with both Sony or Microsoft however with regards to the numbers sport, it’s the Swap that’s apparently on observe to win final gen. As identified by Ahmad, Swap is at the moment at 111 million consoles offered. It ought to be capable to beat PS4’s lifetime whole by the top of the present monetary 12 months. Nintendo has but to announce a successor amid rumors of a “Swap Professional.”
For reference, solely the Recreation Boy and Recreation Boy Colour (should you mix them like Nintendo does) has offered extra (118.7m), together with the Nintendo DS (154m) and PlayStation 2 (Over 155m as of March 2012).
The Nintendo Swap, which is at the moment at 111m, ought to surpass the PS4 by EOY
— Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) August 10, 2022
What does this imply for PS4 help? Fret not, Sony has not indicated any plans to drag the plug on PS4 help providers. The corporate continues to be releasing first-party video games for the beloved system and there are many third-party video games on the horizon.
In different information, a local Disney Plus app is lastly headed to the PS5 practically two years after launch, and a brand new Pac-Man film is in growth.