PlayStation 4 hits 6 million following Japan launch

PlayStation 4 has hit 6 million units worldwide, following its launch in Japan. Sony also shared updated statistics on Twitch usage with the device.

Steve Watts

March 4, 2014 3:30 PM

Sony has announced that cumulative worldwide sales of PlayStation 4 have now surpassed six million units, giving a better idea of how it performed in the company's home country. It had sold five million just ahead of the Japanese launch, and this latest figure is two weeks from that point.

The PlayStation.Blog post that provided the number also shared some new Twitch statistics. PS4 has been home to more than 3.6 million Twitch broadcasts, and 56 million spectate sessions. It also stated that 20% of daily broadcasters on Twitch have been PS4 users, meaning the similar stat from December wasn't a mere fluke. Finally, Sony says that 100 million "shares" have been captured using that function across Facebook and Twitter.

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PlayStation 4 has hit 6 million units worldwide, following its launch in Japan. Sony also shared updated statistics on Twitch usage with the device.
- eorlas
  
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  March 4, 2014 4:29 PM
  
  That's really awesome!
  
  Now where are the still absent YouTube and HBO Go apps?
- [deleted] 1238686198
  
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  March 4, 2014 4:34 PM
  
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  - EnhancedInterrogator
    
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    March 4, 2014 4:42 PM
    
    Japanese have gone all mobile. And for those that haven't, Sony knows that they aren't buying Xboxes any time soon. So the focused all their early production into the markets where they face competition.
  - dantastic
    
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    March 5, 2014 6:07 AM
    
    all stock focuses on the north american market at xmas. if they didn't do that xbox would have beat them to the punch again. they already auto win in japan whenever they decide to launch there
    - Gwyndion
      
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      March 5, 2014 6:56 AM
      
      That's all true, but I still would have been pissed if I was Japanese and knew the US was getting the PS4 MONTHS before I was.
      - DinK
        
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        March 5, 2014 10:53 AM
        
        You'd be pissed before handing them your money. Then you'd be more pissed because you'd know they planned it that way.
        
        Gwyndion
        
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        March 5, 2014 11:42 AM
        
        This is probably also true.
- godm0de
  
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  March 4, 2014 11:33 PM
  
  Cant wait until some cool games come out and I can justify joining the 6mil
  - vornoporno
    
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    March 5, 2014 3:42 AM
    
    New Metal Gear Solid will do it.
    - jedi_27
      
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      March 5, 2014 4:58 AM
      
      need more Naughty Dog
    - multisync
      
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      March 5, 2014 5:34 AM
      
      for an hour
      - skinlab133
        
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        March 5, 2014 5:53 AM
        
        so half way through the barrage of opening cut scenes then?
  - jonin
    
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    March 5, 2014 4:53 AM
    
    yeah I want one, but I don't see any games I want really until Destiny and thats like June or some shit
  - Volatus32x
    
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    March 5, 2014 5:25 AM
    
    Infamous 2??
    - pimpium
      
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      March 5, 2014 5:44 AM
      
      3 comes out this month.
      - Volatus32x
        
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        March 5, 2014 7:57 AM
        
        That's what I meant. Infamous: Second Son
        
        pimpium
        
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        March 5, 2014 8:16 AM
        
        It is an odd name to me at least.
  - Entity
    
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    March 5, 2014 7:56 AM
    
    Yeah, I don't regret my launch-day purchase, but I'm ready for a compelling reason to *use* it now. Infamous is looking great.
    - Gwyndion
      
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      March 5, 2014 11:11 AM
      
      There is a lot riding on that one, in a way it has to stand up to Titanfall because they are both the first really big titles to hit after launch. It's looking very good so far though and I have a good feeling about it.