PlayStation 4 hits 100 million consoles shipped, digital share growing

PlayStation 4 reached this massive milestone even faster than the PlayStation 2

What you need to know

• Sony just held their Q1 (first financial quarter) results for 2019
• During the presentation, it was revealed that 100 million PlayStation 4 units have been shipped.
• This is a major sales milestone for the console to reach.
• Additionally, Sony revealed that the digital share for full game downloads is now 53%

Sony just held its financial results for Q1 2019, which is three months ending on July 30th, 2019. Going through the presentation, there are a couple of major highlights for the PlayStation side of Sony's business. To start off, Sony confirmed that the PlayStation 4 has crossed 100 million units shipped, with 3.2 million consoles being sold during the last quarter.

This is a major milestone for the console to reach, and it did so even faster than Sony's insanely successful PlayStation 2. The PlayStation 2 took five years and nine months to hit 100 million units shipped, while the PlayStation 4 has done so in five years seven months.

Another interesting highlight from the financial results is the digital vs physical game share. Full game downloads are now 53% of the share, which is the first time digital downloads have overtaken sales of physical copies. Last year, digital was at 43%, which means a 10% change year-over-year. PlayStation Plus membership has also grown, at 36.2 million subscribers over 33.9 million during the same period last year.

Operating income for the Gaming division still took a 12% drop overall, which is to be expected this late into a generation. Sony has also lowered its forecast, both overall and specifically for gaming looking forward through 2019, citing lower-than-expected sales of PlayStation 4 units and third-party software.

With upcoming software like Death Stranding coming in 2019, Sony has some games left in the tank for the PlayStation 4 before the next generation begins.

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