The official November 2015 NPD results are in and in short, PS4 had another stellar month. Perhaps more importantly, November was the best month for all hardware players which is a good sign for the industry as a whole.
November was the best month yet for hardware sales of the new platforms, as total hardware grew 11 percent to $1.12 billion, contributing to a two percent rise in overall industry sales which reached $2.47 billion (up two percent) for the month.
A sore spot for the entire industry has been mobile (PS Vita & 3DS). which continue to lose ground to games on smartphones and tablets.
Growth was driven by console hardware, up 14 percent, which offset a 31 percent decline in portable hardware. November 2015 marked the best month ever in total unit sales for 8th generation consoles (Xbox One, PS4, and Wii U), surpassing sales of December 2014 (now second-highest), and November 2014 (now third-highest).
So how well did PS4 do? Pretty well, it seems. More after the jump.
Eric Lempel, SVP Marketing, Sony Computer Entertainment America and Head of PlayStation Network Americas:
PlayStation 4 is the top selling console in the United States during the month of November according to NPD. We have hit several key milestones over the last few weeks. Prior to Black Friday, we announced we have sold through more than 30.2 million PS4s to consumers around the world and that PS4 continues to exhibit the fastest growth in PlayStation hardware history. In addition, Black Friday sales were the strongest in PlayStation history demonstrating more people game now than ever before. We are also pleased to announce November was the biggest month ever for PlayStation Store indicating a strong digital marketplace complementing healthy retail sales.
With Sony promising a strong 2016, filled with first party titles, it looks like the PS4 has another stellar year ahead. With a plethora of first party games, PS4 will also see the arrival of PlayStation VR at some point though I don’t imagine that VR alone will dramatically shift console sales.
Discuss:
Do you think PS VR could help PS4 sales?
[Via GameIndustryBiz]
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