http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps4-sales-reach-18-5-million-units/1100-6424475/
Citation: Makuch, E. (Ed.). (2015, January 5). PS4 Sales Reach 18.5 Million Units. Retrieved January 6, 2015, from http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps4-sales-reach-18-5-million-units/1100-6424475/
Summary: GameSpot is a very high trusted gaming company that reviews games,tv shows, and movies. Being mostly known for the game reviews and opinions on games GameSpot is a great site for gamers to go on and see what others might rate there favorite games or upcoming games they might want to be buying. In this specific article Playstation hit a record 18.5 million units of there new console the PlayStation 4 sold. Just in October this number was at 13.5 million going up a entire 5 million. Sony also has released there numbers for the PlayStation Plus subscribers being at 10.9 million. Sony has had a great year even with Xbox's November and December surge to top selling console for those months only due to the price cut of the Xbox. PlayStation has beaten out the Xbox every other month prior to November and December and is still ahead of most income total from there consoles.
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"Sony has now sold more than 18.5 million PlayStation 4 units worldwide, the companyannounced today in a Japanese press release translated by Reuters. "
"In addition, Sony revealed that it now has 10.9 million PlayStation Plus subscribers, which is up from 7.9 million at the end of October 2014. "
Reflection: Being a huge PlayStation fan I am happy for Sony and what they have accomplished this year. Sony took a huge risk at last years E3 conference releasing there highly anticipated console for a very high 400 dollars and charging for there online services as they previously did not do before. Thankfully the 50 dollar online fee per year hasn't really made gamers mad and there are still a very high number of gamers playing online. Although I don't agree with Sony charging for there online play I am very happy the Playstation 4 is selling a lot of units and this is just giving me more competitive multiplayer to play worldwide. Sony charging for multiplayer was the only negative idea in my mine because I thought that Sony always had the edge of Xbox because it didn't charge a large amount for online play. No matter what Im still a huge PlayStation gamer and if they want to empty my wallet ill be glad to do it.
These numbers are eyeballing! 18.5 million PS4's already sold and already 10.9 million users subscribed to Playstation Plus. These numbers are huge and really give you a sense of how big the gaming world really is. This means that market and potential profit for gaming developers to make is big time. Also, the fact that this many consoles were able to be sold in such a short period of time only means that the gaming world is becoming bigger and bigger which is great for people like me who are die hard gaming fans!
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ReplyDeleteSony's decision to have gamers pay for online caused an uproar in the beginning. However, Sony made the online experience worth the money. If they didn't make a quality experience for gamers, charging for online might've been their greatest mistake ever. With the quality of the experience, the $50 fee to play online is worth it. You're point about the fee not affecting sales is due to the satisfaction gamers are receiving out of the PlayStation Network experience.
ReplyDeleteAs an owner of a PS4 I believe that this console is really something else. It can run blu ray movies and make games look like real life productions. Having sold 18.5 million consoles worldwide is really astonishing considering that the PS4 goes for about 400-500 dollars. Even though people were angered with the fact that both next gen releases were going to have paid online services, the $50 annual charge is both needed and worth it. With it players can enjoy tehir games to their full extent as well as have access to playstation plus. I think the PS4 is an amazing machine and that Sony did an amazing job creating it.
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