Sony has this week unveiled the latest PlayStation 4 sales figures and revealed that the PS4 console in the last two months has sold an impressive 1.7 million units around the world. Increasing Sony’s PlayStation 4 sales total to a massive 20.2 million units worldwide.
The PlayStation 4 is now available to purchase in 123 countries and regions around the world and the figures are accurate up to March 1st, 2015.
Sony Computer Entertainment boss Andrew House explained at GDC 2015 this week :
“We are so grateful for the enormous support from PlayStation fans worldwide, and we are truly humbled that gamers around the globe have continued to select PS4 as the best place to play,” – “We remain steadfast in our commitment to deliver unique and interactive entertainment experiences powered by the network and the PS4 system’s deep social capabilities.”
To re-cap the Sony PlayStation 4 console will be equipped with 8-cores of AMD Jaguar processing power supported by 8GB of GDDR5 RAM together with a next generation AMD Radeon graphics card to process your games graphics. Other features of the next generation PlayStation 4 console include a 500GB storage drive, together with 2 x USB 3.0 ports, and 1 x AUX port, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, and HDMI port.
The PlayStation 4 specs for the camera include a maximum resolution of 1280 x 800 together with (x2) pixel capture at 60fps. In the box the PlayStation 4 system will include 1 x Wireless controller (DualShock 4), 1 x Mono headset, 1 x AC power cord, 1 x HDMI cable and 1 x USB cable.
The new next generation PlayStation 4 launched on November 15th 2013 in the US and slightly later throughout Europe on November 29th 2013. The Sony PS4 was priced at $399, €399, and £349 depending on your location at launch but has since dropped in price.
Source: Sony
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