PlayStation 4 lifetime sales reach 96.8 million, closing in on the Wii's massive 101.6 million sold

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When it comes to high-selling video game systems, what pops up in most people's minds are likely the PlayStation 2, the Nintendo DS, and of course, the Nintendo Wii. Now that the most recent financial results have been reported, we can see that Sony's PlayStation 4 is closing in on 100 million units sold, with the PS4 selling a grand total of 96.8 million since the system's launch in 2013. 17.8 mil PlayStation 4s were shipped throughout all of 2018, showing a slight decline in sales compared to last year as it reaches the end of its lifespan, while hype begins to build for the upcoming "PlayStation 5". As of April 2019, the PlayStation 4 is the sixth highest selling video game console of all time, sitting just below the Nintendo Wii's 101.6 million, and above its predecessor, the PlayStation 3, which reached 87.4 million. Sony's company analysts project that around 16 million more PS4s will be sold within 2019, and if that expectation is managed, then that'll put the PlayStation 4 above both the PS1 and the Wii, in terms of sales.

Do you expect the PlayStation 4 to surpass the Nintendo Wii's total sales? With such a successful console on their hands, Sony has a lot to live up to, as they plan for the future and their next home console.

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See at least with the switch the Games are actually original. I swear you better get a interveiw with someone at Nintendo and ask them why the switch OS is lackluster?
People buy what they want to buy where they want to buy it. They could also buy say Horizon, GoW, Nier Automata, etc. They are free, what's bad about that?

PS: but yeah, lately videogames lack originality in general.
 
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I don't want this to happen!

How do I unbuy my PS4 Pro to decrease that number?
Speaking of which, I'd like to know how many of those sales have been PS4 Pros. Couldn't find anything on that.
 

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That's because the Wii had casual appeal during a time when the casual market wasn't focused on smart phones and tablets, so "old people" were part of the target audience of the Wii. And since it had more of a casual appeal, "hardcore gamers" were more likely to pick the 360/PS3 over the Wii since it had the more popular titles that gamers wanted at the time. It was less a "successful" gaming console and more of a fluke that Nintendo got lucky with.

The PS4, on the other hand, has mainly a "gamer" target audience, it's not for Grandma to do the occasional 10 minutes of exercise on Wii Fit, so of course a random old person isn't going to have one. And, since the PS4 is considered to be the "go-to" console for gamers, and the Xbone is doing quite poorly, the market share is heavily in favor of the PS4, resulting in nearly 100 million sales.

It's interesting.

The PS4 will surely outsell the Wii, yet the PS4 has had almost zero cultural impact.
 

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A multi-platform title is imo a terrible reason to buy a console. Wouldn't it make more sense to say "Buy one before The Last of Us 2 is released, so you can play the first one and all of the other great PS4 exclusives."
No because multi platform titles even themselves out and the difference hardly affects the gameplay
 

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wow, total shocker, i feel like most people just upgraded to ps4 pro and double dipped on ps4 though. Theres not a lot of games for it, and good games for ps4... dont make me laugh
 

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It's interesting.

The PS4 will surely outsell the Wii, yet the PS4 has had almost zero cultural impact.
That could mainly be attributed to the fact that video games are simply becoming a hugely more popular entertainment medium compared to the time of the Wii. The Wii sold a ton cuz it hit that casual market at the right time, whereas the PS4 is selling so well because of the increase in target audience for this gaming generation.
 

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wow, total shocker, i feel like most people just upgraded to ps4 pro and double dipped on ps4 though. Theres not a lot of games for it, and good games for ps4... dont make me laugh
Even an nintendo employee would say tht statement is madness:lol:
 
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Not surprising given that it mostly had to compete with the ad-riddled XB1 and the marketing/design flop that was the Wii U.

Personally I don't see the PS4 library as being better than the PS2's or Wii's, though. It's got a small collection of really good games like Switch.
 
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PS4 is a better console than Wii and it deserves to get beyond Wii lifetime sales.
And I hope this pushes Sony to risk a bit more with PS5.
 

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It's pretty amazing that the PS4 hasn't managed to outsell the Wii even now that it's nearing it's end of life. Not only is the overall industry much larger today than it was back in 2006 when the Wii came out, but the PS4 pretty much had no competition this generation with the Xbone being such a colossal failure.
 

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Considering that the PS3 and Xbox 360 basically split the market 50-50 whereas the PS4 has around 70% of the market this time, I'm not as impressed. Then again, that generation of consoles did last for a very long time, so perhaps I'm simply not accounting for their increased lifespan. I wonder what percentage of sales were in the latter years of their lifespan.
 

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I kind of sorta doubt it can actually break the 101 million mark though, most people who haven’t bought a PS4 yet likely aren’t going to, especially with the next-gen consoles (more than likely) coming out next year.
Of course, I could see that changing real quick if The Last of Us 2 comes out sooner than expected and/or they offer a hefty price cut or discount on PS4/PS4 Pro SKUs
 

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It most definitely will surpass the Wii. The PS3 surpassed the xbox 360 in sales after ps4 and xbox one were out and we still have a few years before their next console iteration is released.
 

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and people still think that the switch can catch up, smh.
Why not though? PS4 is nearing the end of lifecycle, while Switch only started a while ago, and so far, momentum is huge. By the time Switch stops being supported, there's a decent chance that it'll be at least neck-in-neck with PS4.
What are you on about :lol: if nintendo first party games were on ps4 switch be dead - where as if Sony first party games were on switch ps4 would still be alive with 3rd party games
PS4 is a horrible portable console though
 

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