Here is How Many PS4 Consoles Sony Has Shipped Since Launch
The public now has a good idea of PlayStation 4 sales since launch, as the data shows that the company hasn’t reported shipments of the PlayStation 4 console since March 2022. The final results are in.
Sony had a lot to prove with the release of this console in 2013, as it followed the bumpy road that was the PlayStation 3 generation. The PlayStation 3's high $600 launch price was a tough barrier for players to gain entry. Luckily, Sony had learned from its previous mistakes, as the PlayStation 4 was critically acclaimed, showing that it was now more consumer friendly than ever before, while also being praised for supporting independent game developers.
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The PlayStation 4 was a massive leap in generational development, as the console had better performance and fidelity than its predecessors thanks to the new APU, rather than the infamous cell micro architecture. The console saw various iterations of its design like the PS4 Slim and PS4 Pro, the latter of which supported 4K resolution. Although, it is worth noting that thePS4 Pro could not play 4K movies, which sparked debate among the community at the time of its release. Even so, the ability for Sony to learn from its mistakes put PlayStation back on the map as a strong competitor in the gaming industry, which is now revealed in the data showing the final total number of PlayStation 4 shipments, as of March 2022.
Analyst Daniel Ahmad took to Twitter to share a chart that reveals the worldwide PlayStation 4 unit sales from 2013 to 2022. Fans can see an exponential increase in console sales from 2013 to 2016, and then followed by a decrease as the chart shows the number of shipments reducing from 2017 to 2022. In
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