Even though PlayStation 4 was released was released almost four years ago, its sales are still soaring and it is the most popular gaming console on the market. Not only is PlayStation 4 incredibly popular, but it has also established dominance on the market. The sales of this console are growing, and so far, Sony has sold over 62 million units.
It is important to note that the sales number includes Playstation 4 Pro as well. The Pro console has a much better hardware, its GPU is twice as fast and it also supports 4K gaming. This newer console is not even one year old as it was released in November last year.
Undoubtedly, Sony's improved console is one of the reasons for so many sales, and it seems that the sales won't be decreasing anytime soon.
On the other side, Xbox One console is doing well too. However, the difference in sales between it and PlayStation 4 is simply huge and Sony's console has a big advantage.
Xbox One vs. PlayStation 4
Without any doubt, both Xbox One and PlayStation 4 are amazing consoles. Considering that the hardware is similar, it came down to the personal preference for many gamers. However, there is a reason why Sony's gaming console has been much more successful so far.
While PS4 consoles have surpassed 62 million sales, Xbox One is far behind. As a matter of fact, the Microsoft's gaming console has yet to surpass 31 million sales.
This a huge gap between these two consoles and it is very unlikely that Xbox One will ever surpass PlayStation 4. The console is simply too far behind, and it's not even closing in on its rival.
In June this year, PS4 sold 381,196 units. On the other side, Xbox One was far behind with only 153,389 sales. This was mostly because Sony released the Gold PS4 Slim, which turned out to be a huge success.
At the end of the day, it seems that the company always finds more ways to sell PlayStation 4, and that strategy has been nothing but successful so far.
Xbox One X
It is important to note that Microsoft hasn't released their 4K gaming console yet. However, they will do it in November this year when Xbox One X is expected to hit the market.
Xbox One X will support 4K gaming and have a much better hardware than its predecessor. A lot of people predict that the console will be better than PlayStation 4 Pro, which could get Microsoft's gaming system closer in terms of sales. Even though PlayStation 4 has a huge advantage over its rival, Xbox One X could change this and close the gap.