PlayStation 4 Console Sales Pass 40 Million Units Globally

Today, Sony announced that it had sold over 40 million units of its amazingly successful PlayStation 4 console worldwide. In fact, the PS4 is currently the fastest-selling PlayStation console in history.

In a press release, Sony Interactive Entertainmentā€™s President and Global CEO, Andrew House, said that his company is ā€œtruly grateful for the enormous support from our fans and partners across the globe, which helped us achieve this significant milestone in such a short span of timeā€.

He added that Sony will continue the PlayStation 4ā€™s momentum by ā€œoffering an unparalleled line-up of games, bringing our virtual reality system, PlayStation VR, to market and providing ground-breaking features and network servicesā€. May 10 saw the release of the eagerly anticipated Uncharted 4: A Thiefā€™s End, which clocked impressive sales of over 2.7m units within just a week.

It looks like the PlayStation 4 has soared far ahead in the current generation of video game consoles. Microsoft no longer regularly reports how the worldwide sales of the nearest competitor, the Xbox One, are faring; however, at an earnings call in January, EA hinted that those sales had reached about 19m.

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