Hot on the heels of yesterday's Japanese doom and gloom, there's some good news for the PlayStation 4 in Japan – as it's passed one million units in the all-important region. The latest Media Create data shows that the system sold a reasonable 42,216 consoles during the week ending 4th January, which was enough to tip its install base over the aforementioned milestone.
This means that it's taken the console about ten months to cross the target, when the PlayStation 3 did it in around nine. Considering the system's software lineup so far, though, that's not a terrible achievement – and we're sure that the likes of Dragon Quest Heroes, Final Fantasy Type-0, and Yakuza Zero will give it some more momentum over the coming months.
Alas, whether the device can match its predecessor's 10 million lifetime tally remains to be seen, as consumers are slowly turning their attention to smartphones in the region. Either way, this is good news in the short term for Sony, as Japan is just the latest in a long line of countries to cross the one million units milestone. We suspect that many more will follow in 2015, too.
Wow. That is insane. And to think they will have Persona 5 and more Final Fantasies + Kingdom Hearts in the next year or two. It's good to see talent succeed even in its infancy.
The fact that the wii u and xbox one sold less then the ps4 together
And the fact it's basically selling without games. What if it had games? Dragon Quest Heroes,Persona 5, Disgaea 4, FF Type 0 HD, Resident Evil Revelations 2 and hopefully FFXV. My wallet is ready tbh.
There's no surpass here though. The PS4 lacks Japanese games, so of course the Wii U would have a bigger launch.
That's about to change though.
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01/20 Japan BioHazard HD Remaster
01/22 Japan Far Cry 4
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
01/29 Japan Bladestorm: Hyakunen Sensou & Nightmare
01/30 Japan Dying Light
02/05 Japan Dragon Ball: Xenoverse
02/11 Japan Sengoku Musou 4-II
02/12 Japan Lords of the Fallen
02/19 Japan Dead or Alive 5: Last Round
God Eater 2: Rage Burst
Terraria
02/20 Japan The Order: 1886
02/26 Japan Dragon Quest Heroes: Anryuu to Sekaiju no Shiro
03/05 Japan Evolve
03/12 Japan BioHazard: Revelations 2
Ryu ga Gotoku Zero: Chikai no Basho
03/19 Japan Battlefield Hardline
Final Fantasy Type-0 HD
03/26 Japan Bloodborne (First Print Limited Edition)
Kagero: Mou 1-nin no Princess
Makai Senki Disgaea 5
One Piece: Kaizoku Musou 3
Sengoku Hime 5: Senkatatsu Haoh no Keifu
Senran Kagura: Estival Versus - Shoujotachi no Sentaku
04/02 Japan Chikyuu Boueigun 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair
LEGO Marvel Batman 3: The Game - Gotham Kara Uchuu e
04/09 Japan Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin
04/23 Japan BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend
Shin Jigen Game Neptune V II
07/02 Japan Batman: Arkham Knight
5 countries now. #ThatSonySlayageJustWontLetUp
