PlayStation 4 surpasses 1 million sales in the UK
The PlayStation 4 is the first current-gen console to hit one million sales in the UK, making it the second-fastest of all to reach seven figures in the country's history. The Sony system took 42 weeks to pass the million barrier, four weeks less than the PS3 and eight less than the PS2. However, the crown for fastest seller remains atop the Nintendo Wii, which shifted a million to UK customers in just 38 weeks.
Sony Europe's Chris Owen confirmed the figure as "sell-through," meaning it represents sales to customers rather than retailers. Sony UK boss Fergal Gera explained to Eurogamer the figures come from data compiler Chart Track.
Back in January, Sony UK said the ratio of PS4 to Xbox One sales was 1.5 to 1 in the country. That apparent early-days UK dominance is reflected by worldwide figures, with the Sony console leading the way this generation at 10 million sales as of August 2014.
The system first went on sale in November 2013, as did Microsoft's Xbox One, which had shipped 5 million worldwide by April 2014. Microsoft will look to boost those numbers by bringing its system to 28 more countries this month. Meanwhile, the Wii U which launched a year earlier than the two other systems is up to 6.68 million shipments as of June 2014.
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