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PS4 Console Sells 82.2 Million Units Worldwide
posted on by Jennifer Sherman
Sony revealed in its financial results presentation for the first quarter of fiscal year 2018 (April 1, 2018 to June 30, 2018) that it shipped 3.2 million PlayStation 4 units during the quarter, bringing its worldwide total to 82.2 million units. The first-quarter shipments decreased by 0.1 million units compared to the same period in the previous fiscal year.
Sony predicts that it will ship 17 million units during fiscal year 2018. The company shipped 19 million units during fiscal year 2017, including 2.5 million units during the fourth quarter.
The PlayStation 4 console first launched in the U.S. and Canada in November 2013 and in Japan in February 2014. Sony shipped 7.5 million units during fiscal year 2013, 14.8 million in fiscal year 2014, 17.7 million in fiscal year 2015, and 20.0 million in fiscal year 2016. As of December 31, 2017, the console had shipped 76.5 million units worldwide.
Source: Sony's Q1 FY2018 Consolidated Financial Results presentation via Gematsu
