PlayStation 4 has sold-out over 2.1 million units worldwide, Sony has declared.
PlayStation 4 launched in North America on 15th Nov and sold-out one million units within 24 hours. The console launched in Europe and Australasia on Friday, 29th Nov, adding 700,000 sales from both of these territories as of1st December (including around 250,000 from UK). In total PS4 is out there in 32 countries.
Sony computer entertainment boss Andrew House said: “It’s a formidable and record-setting accomplishment for our company and for our business, and that we could not have done it without you. I need to personally thank PlayStation fans, each old and new, for your vote of confidence.
“The best part: the PS4 journey has simply begun. In addition to an unbelievable line-up of PS4 games from the most effective developers in the world, we will still introduce valuable new options and services to PS4 in the months and years ahead.” Sony has indicated to investors that it expects to sell 3 million PS4 units worldwide by the end of 2013, and 5 million by the tip of its 2014 fiscal year.