Sony unit sales of PlayStation consoles 2011-2019, by quarter
17.8 million PS4 units were sold in 2018, a relatively successful figure considering that five years have passed since the console’s initial release. Sales of PlayStation consoles generally tend to peak in the company’s third fiscal quarter, which is the fourth calendar quarter, as people begin to prepare for the holiday season.
Sony sold a total of 2.8 million PlayStation 4 gaming consoles in the second quarter of fiscal year 2019, falling short of its overall total from the corresponding quarter of 2018. Around
Unit sales of Sony's PlayStation consoles worldwide from 2011 to 2019 (in millions), by quarter*
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Sony. (October 30, 2019). Unit sales of Sony's PlayStation consoles worldwide from 2011 to 2019 (in millions), by quarter* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 06, 2019, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/222403/unit-sales-of-sonys-gaming-hardware-by-category/
Sony. "Unit sales of Sony's PlayStation consoles worldwide from 2011 to 2019 (in millions), by quarter*." Chart. October 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 06, 2019. https://www.statista.com/statistics/222403/unit-sales-of-sonys-gaming-hardware-by-category/
Sony. (2019). Unit sales of Sony's PlayStation consoles worldwide from 2011 to 2019 (in millions), by quarter*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 06, 2019. https://www.statista.com/statistics/222403/unit-sales-of-sonys-gaming-hardware-by-category/
Sony. "Unit Sales of Sony's Playstation Consoles Worldwide from 2011 to 2019 (in Millions), by Quarter*." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/222403/unit-sales-of-sonys-gaming-hardware-by-category/
Sony, Unit sales of Sony's PlayStation consoles worldwide from 2011 to 2019 (in millions), by quarter* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/222403/unit-sales-of-sonys-gaming-hardware-by-category/ (last visited December 06, 2019)