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PS4 Console Sells 108.9 Million Units Worldwide

Sony’s PlayStation 4 sales were down 25% year on year this holiday season, with the company shipping 6.1 million units for a total of 108.9 million as of the end of 2019. It’s the lowest holiday quarter for the PS4 since its launch period in 2013.

Third-quarter revenue at the PlayStation division was down 20% to 158.5 billion yen ($1.46 billion), which Sony accounts for by pointing to lower sales of hardware and third-party software titles. The company now expects revenue for the fiscal year to be 50 billion yen ($459 million) lower than previously forecast, a 3% drop.

PS4 sales peaked a few years ago, and the system hasn’t received a formal price cut since 2016.

But the firm predicted net profit of 590 billion yen for the financial year, up from an earlier 540 billion yen estimate, on expected growth in image sensor sales and the financial services sector.