PS 4 Sales Surpass 1 Million Within 24 Hours After Its Release

PS 4 Sales Surpass 1 Million Within 24 Hours After Its Release

Sales of the Sony PlayStation 4 or the PS 4 have reportedly surpassed one million units. This gives an indication that the company may have hit a goldmine with the latest model of its video game console.

The one-million mark was reached within the first 24 hours of the release of the game console in the North American market, according to Sony. However, it did not give any indications if pre-orders were included in the figures.

Sony Computer Entertainment CEO Andrew House said sales of the console in the North American market remained strong. The company expects sustained enthusiasm as the game console will be introduced into the European and Latin American markets on November 29.

The midnight launched of the PS 4 was met with long lines of fans last Friday in Canada and the US. Some game enthusiasts waited for twenty hours to be among the first to purchase the game console.

However, it appears some issues have started to emerge with the game console. Some buyers revealed through the support forums of the company that they received malfunctioning units. They said instead of video, they saw flashing blue lights. Some revealed that the PS 4 crashed frequently while others noted that the device did not boot at all.

Although these issues were acknowledged y Sony, the company said that these were isolated incidents and were within its expectations for the launch of a new product. The company indicated that the affected systems represent less than 0.4 percent of all units it delivered. The company added that there was no single issue that will affect all units of the game console, which is within the expectations of the company for the introduction of a new product.

The simple and logical interface, DualShock 4 controller and graphics of the game console received praise from a number of analysts. However, current game titles for the Sony PlayStation 3 are incompatible with the PS 4, and there is a lack of good game titles for the moment.

Posted by Kade Quinn on Monday November 18 2013, 2:16 AM EST. Ref: CNET. Link. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under Entertainment, Featured News. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0