Many games are still appearing for the PlayStation 4, but the console itself has long since passed its prime. The latest figures show that the PS4 has reached a tangible record low this year. So is the console finally finished?
The PS4 is a falling star
The PlayStation 4 is on the market for nine years now and that’s mostly reflected in sales and demand. So Sony between January and March this year only 100,000 units of the console shipped worldwide – fewer than ever before!
A graphic from the tech site TweakTown illustrates the falling sales the Japanese console:
In the last year, the PlayStation 4 has been shipped about a million times. In 2022, Sony can be happy if the console reaches sales of 400,000 units. The market is simply saturated.
But this development is no reason for sadness. The PS4 is a real success console and is up to date 4th best-selling console of all time. With almost 117 million units sold, the PS4 is only just behind the Nintendo Game Boy (source: Statista).
The development of the PlayStation 5, on the other hand, is more problematic. Due to the international chip shortage triggered by the corona pandemic, Sony is still unable to meet market demand. And there is still no real end in sight.
The PS4 is not yet old-fashioned
Even though console sales have slacked off, the PS4 is still doing an excellent job. New games for the outdated console will also appear this year. Even the really big blockbusters like Elden Ring, Horizon Forbidden West or Gran Turismo 7 run on the old hardware.
Only now are developers slowly starting to to leave the old generation of consoles behind. For example, Warner Bros. has announced that the new Batman game Gotham Knights will no longer be released for the PlayStation 4.