PS4 sales to hit 38 million by 2017, analyst forecasts

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Worldwide PS4 sales will reach 37.7 million units by the end of 2016, Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter has forecast.

During the same period, Pachter expects Xbox One sales to total 29 million units.

The analyst said in a research note sent to investors on Thursday: "We expect Sony's and Microsoft's new consoles to thrive over the next three years, with cumulative worldwide sales of 37.7 million PS4 and 29 million Xbox One consoles by year-end 2016. We do not expect Nintendo's Wii U to fare as well, with cumulative sales of under 20 million by 2016."

In November, IHS head of games research Piers Harding-Rolls forecast that PS4 sales will comfortably outpace Xbox One sales over the next four years. The analyst anticipates 49 million PS4 sales by the end of 2017, compared to 38 million Xbox One sales.

Harding-Rolls said: "IHS believes that Sony's wider geographical brand allegiance - especially across continental Europe and Japan - will be decisive in allowing PS4 to outsell Xbox One on a global basis by the end of 2017."

PS4 launched on November 15, 2013 and Xbox One on November 22. Sony reported 2.1 million PS4 sales on December 3, while Microsoft reported two million Xbox One sales on December 11.

Having launched in November 2012, global Wii U sales totalled 3.91 million units as of September 30, 2013.

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-EffyPosted:

Katsumi
Kex When do you guys think Next Next Gen consoles will be out?


Well they where released in 2013 so i would think the next generation will come in around late 2016-2017


Ehh I really hope that they dont rush the Next Next gen consoles that fast.

SIKSPosted:

I highly doubt that the PS4 will reach higher than 100 million consoles in it's 8 years of high development but time will tell, it would be amazing if it reached that many just like the PS and PS2.

KonviictedPosted:

Multitask
Katsumi
Zinx Wow. This is a lot of consoles. I can't believe this!


Well seeming that the PS2 sold 150 million consoles in its lifetime it's not a huge amount.


Really the ps2 sold that much damn i didn't even know. They will probably hit 38 million :D on ps4


Yeah, the PS2 is the number 1 selling gaming console ever. I don't think any consoles will touch this. Now on topic, the only reason the PS4 is selling a lot more is because it's being sold in a lot more places and its $100 cheaper, but everyone already knows this. Otherwise, they would be neck and neck (even though I must admit, being an Xbox "fanboy", the PS4 would probably be selling a tiny bit more)

KatsumiPosted:

Kex When do you guys think Next Next Gen consoles will be out?


Well they where released in 2013 so i would think the next generation will come in around late 2016-2017

MawderzPosted:

When do you guys think Next Next Gen consoles will be out?

MultitaskPosted:

Katsumi
Zinx Wow. This is a lot of consoles. I can't believe this!


Well seeming that the PS2 sold 150 million consoles in its lifetime it's not a huge amount.


Really the ps2 sold that much damn i didn't even know. They will probably hit 38 million :D on ps4

MultitaskPosted:

Halo4 Well good luck with that, I feel the sales will probably decline soon. Although it is $100 cheaper.


They will probably release something new like Ps4 white or something like that.

Third_EyePosted:

That's a lot of consoles, holy.

7O2Posted:

I see it selling 20+ maybe 25 million but 38 seems a bit high to me.

VPNPosted:

-CP That is a lot consoles in 5 years!


For me its sounds smaller than what it should be.


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