After the most recent NPD figures showed strong U.S. sales for the PlayStation 4 in January, Sony has provided an update on the console’s worldwide performance since it launched in November. More than 5.3 million PS4 systems have been sold worldwide as of Feb. 8, ahead of its release this Saturday in Sony’s home territory of Japan. The company had forecast sales of 5 million units in the financial year ending March 2014.
The last sales figures released by Microsoft indicated that 3.9 million Xbox One consoles had been shipped to retail channels worldwide as of Jan. 23. Sony managed to sell “nearly double” the number of systems last month in the United States, Microsoft’s traditional stronghold.
Nintendo, meanwhile, has sold 5.86 million Wii U consoles over a year since its release date, meaning Sony’s system is moving units at more than four times the pace. While the Japanese PS4 launch should give Sony a further sales boost, March 11 sees the release of Respawn Entertainment’s Titanfall on Xbox One, perhaps the most anticipated next-generation title to date.
Source: theverge.com
