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	Demand for PlayStation 4 was strong. In August 2013, Sony announced the placement of over a million preorders for the console,<ref name="WSJ 1 million">{{cite web \|last=Sherr \|first=Ian \|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/08/20/sony-says-playstation-4-launches-nov-15/ \|title=Sony Says PlayStation 4 Launches Nov. 15 \|work=The Wall Street Journal \|date=August 20, 2013 \|access-date=August 23, 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130820201821/https://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/08/20/sony-says-playstation-4-launches-nov-15/ \|archive-date=August 20, 2013 \|url-status=live}}</ref> while on the North American launch alone, one million PlayStation 4 consoles were sold.<ref name="IGN 1 million sold">{{cite web \|last=Goldfarb \|first=Andrew \|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/11/17/playstation-4-sales-pass-1-million-in-north-america/ \|title=Sony sold 1 million PS4 consoles in 24 hours \|work=IGN \|publisher=Ziff Davis \|date=November 17, 2013 \|access-date=November 17, 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131117143456/http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/11/17/playstation-4-sales-pass-1-million-in-north-america \|archive-date=November 17, 2013 \|url-status=live}}</ref> In the UK, the PlayStation 4 became the best-selling console at launch, with the sale of 250,000 consoles within a 48-hour period<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/ps4-beats-xbox-one-to-become-uks-fastest-ever-selling-console-8977399.html \|title=PS4 beats Xbox One to become UK's fastest ever selling console \|work=The Independent \|access-date=December 2, 2013 \|date=December 2, 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203070946/http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/ps4-beats-xbox-one-to-become-uks-fastest-ever-selling-console-8977399.html \|archive-date=December 3, 2013}}</ref> and 530,000 in the first five weeks.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/ps4-outsold-xbox-one-by-166-000-consoles-in-uk-last-year/0126321 \|title=PS4 outsold Xbox One by 166,000 consoles in UK last year \|access-date=January 1, 2014 \|date=January 1, 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102082659/http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/ps4-outsold-xbox-one-by-166-000-consoles-in-uk-last-year/0126321 \|archive-date=January 2, 2014 \|url-status=live}}</ref>		Demand for PlayStation 4 was strong. In August 2013, Sony announced the placement of over a million preorders for the console,<ref name="WSJ 1 million">{{cite web \|last=Sherr \|first=Ian \|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/08/20/sony-says-playstation-4-launches-nov-15/ \|title=Sony Says PlayStation 4 Launches Nov. 15 \|work=The Wall Street Journal \|date=August 20, 2013 \|access-date=August 23, 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130820201821/https://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/08/20/sony-says-playstation-4-launches-nov-15/ \|archive-date=August 20, 2013 \|url-status=live}}</ref> while on the North American launch alone, one million PlayStation 4 consoles were sold.<ref name="IGN 1 million sold">{{cite web \|last=Goldfarb \|first=Andrew \|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/11/17/playstation-4-sales-pass-1-million-in-north-america/ \|title=Sony sold 1 million PS4 consoles in 24 hours \|work=IGN \|publisher=Ziff Davis \|date=November 17, 2013 \|access-date=November 17, 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131117143456/http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/11/17/playstation-4-sales-pass-1-million-in-north-america \|archive-date=November 17, 2013 \|url-status=live}}</ref> In the UK, the PlayStation 4 became the best-selling console at launch, with the sale of 250,000 consoles within a 48-hour period<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/ps4-beats-xbox-one-to-become-uks-fastest-ever-selling-console-8977399.html \|title=PS4 beats Xbox One to become UK's fastest ever selling console \|work=The Independent \|access-date=December 2, 2013 \|date=December 2, 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203070946/http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/ps4-beats-xbox-one-to-become-uks-fastest-ever-selling-console-8977399.html \|archive-date=December 3, 2013}}</ref> and 530,000 in the first five weeks.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/ps4-outsold-xbox-one-by-166-000-consoles-in-uk-last-year/0126321 \|title=PS4 outsold Xbox One by 166,000 consoles in UK last year \|access-date=January 1, 2014 \|date=January 1, 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102082659/http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/ps4-outsold-xbox-one-by-166-000-consoles-in-uk-last-year/0126321 \|archive-date=January 2, 2014 \|url-status=live}}</ref>

	On January 7, 2014, [[Andrew House]] announced in his [[Consumer Electronics Show]] keynote speech that 4.2 million PS4 units had been sold-through by the end of 2013,<ref name="Sony's CES keynote">{{cite web \|url=http://ca.ign.com/articles/2014/01/07/ces-playstation-4-sales-pass-42-million \|title=CES: PlayStation 4 Sales Pass 4.2 Million \|last=Goldfarb \|first=Andrew \|work=[[IGN]] \|date=January 7, 2014 \|access-date=January 7, 2014 \|archive-url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20160522145009/http://ca.ign.com/articles/2014/01/07/ces-playstation-4-sales-pass-42-million \|archive-date=May 22, 2016 \|url-status=live}}</ref> with more than 9.7 million software units sold.<ref>2014-01-07, [http://gematsu.com/2014/01/playstation-4-sales-topped-4-2-million-2013 PlayStation 4 sales topped 4.2 million in 2013] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701183432/http://gematsu.com/2014/01/playstation-4-sales-topped-4-2-million-2013 \|date=July 1, 2017}}, Gematsu</ref> On February 18, 2014, Sony announced that, as of February 8, it had sold over 5.3 million console units following the release of the PS4 onto the North American and Western/Central European markets.<ref name="VergeSalesFeb2014">{{cite web \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2014/2/18/5421644/sony-ps4-sales-5-3-million \|title=Sony has sold over 5.3 million PlayStation 4 consoles worldwide \|last=Byford \|first=Sam \|work=[[The Verge]] \|date=February 18, 2014 \|access-date=February 18, 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140218191407/http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/18/5421644/sony-ps4-sales-5-3-million \|archive-date=February 18, 2014 \|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Sony Beats Its PS4 Sales Target, With 5.3M Consoles Sold In 3-Months \|url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/02/18/ps4-sells-5-3m/?ncid=tcdaily \|work=TechCrunch \|publisher=AOL Inc \|access-date=February 19, 2014 \|first=Natasha \|last=Lomas \|date=February 18, 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301074345/http://techcrunch.com/2014/02/18/ps4-sells-5-3m/?ncid=tcdaily \|archive-date=March 1, 2014 \|url-status=live}}</ref> Within the first two days of release in Japan during the weekend of February 22, 2014, 322,083 consoles were sold.<ref>2014-02-25, [http://www.famitsu.com/news/201402/25048815.html プレイステーション4が発売2日間で32万2083台を販売] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170726165222/https://www.famitsu.com/news/201402/25048815.html \|date=July 26, 2017}}, [[Famitsu]]</ref> PS4 software unit sales surpassed 20.5 million on April 13, 2014.<ref name=7mil_gem>{{cite web \|url=http://gematsu.com/2014/04/playstation-4-sales-top-seven-million-worldwide \|title=PlayStation 4 sales top 7 million worldwide \|last=Romano \|first=Sal \|publisher=gematsu.com \|date=April 16, 2014 \|access-date=April 27, 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140421110208/http://gematsu.com/2014/04/playstation-4-sales-top-seven-million-worldwide \|archive-date=April 21, 2014 \|url-status=live}}</ref> During Japan's 2013 [[fiscal year]], heightened demand for the PS4 helped Sony top global console sales, beating Nintendo for the first time in eight years.<ref name="PS4sales">{{cite news \|title=Sony tops game consoles for 1st time in 8 years \|url=http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Consumers/Sony-tops-game-console-sales-for-1st-time-in-8-years \|date=June 7, 2014 \|access-date=December 8, 2015 \|work=[[The Nikkei\|Nikkei Asian Review]] \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210224154/http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Consumers/Sony-tops-game-console-sales-for-1st-time-in-8-years \|archive-date=December 10, 2015 \|url-status=live}}</ref>		On January 7, 2014, [[Andrew House]] announced in his [[Consumer Electronics Show]] keynote speech that 4.2 million PS4 units had been sold-through by the end of 2013,<ref name="Sony's CES keynote">{{cite web \|url=http://ca.ign.com/articles/2014/01/07/ces-playstation-4-sales-pass-42-million \|title=CES: PlayStation 4 Sales Pass 4.2 Million \|last=Goldfarb \|first=Andrew \|work=[[IGN]] \|date=January 7, 2014 \|access-date=January 7, 2014 \|archive-url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20160522145009/http://ca.ign.com/articles/2014/01/07/ces-playstation-4-sales-pass-42-million \|archive-date=May 22, 2016 \|url-status=live}}</ref> with more than 9.7 million software units sold.<ref>2014-01-07, [http://gematsu.com/2014/01/playstation-4-sales-topped-4-2-million-2013 PlayStation 4 sales topped 4.2 million in 2013] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701183432/http://gematsu.com/2014/01/playstation-4-sales-topped-4-2-million-2013 \|date=July 1, 2017}}, Gematsu</ref> On February 18, 2014, Sony announced that, as of February 8, it had sold over 5.3 million console units following the release of the PS4 onto the North American and Western/Central European markets.<ref name="VergeSalesFeb2014">{{cite web \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2014/2/18/5421644/sony-ps4-sales-5-3-million \|title=Sony has sold over 5.3 million PlayStation 4 consoles worldwide \|last=Byford \|first=Sam \|work=[[The Verge]] \|date=February 18, 2014 \|access-date=February 18, 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140218191407/http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/18/5421644/sony-ps4-sales-5-3-million \|archive-date=February 18, 2014 \|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Sony Beats Its PS4 Sales Target, With 5.3M Consoles Sold In 3-Months \|url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/02/18/ps4-sells-5-3m/?ncid=tcdaily \|work=TechCrunch \|publisher=AOL Inc \|access-date=February 19, 2014 \|first=Natasha \|last=Lomas \|date=February 18, 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301074345/http://techcrunch.com/2014/02/18/ps4-sells-5-3m/?ncid=tcdaily \|archive-date=March 1, 2014 \|url-status=live}}</ref> Within the first two days of release in Japan during the weekend of February 22, 2014, 322,083 consoles were sold.<ref>2014-02-25, [http://www.famitsu.com/news/201402/25048815.html プレイステーション4が発売2日間で32万2083台を販売] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170726165222/https://www.famitsu.com/news/201402/25048815.html\|date=July 26, 2017}}, [[Famitsu]]</ref> PS4 software unit sales surpassed 20.5 million on April 13, 2014.<ref name=7mil_gem>{{cite web \|url=http://gematsu.com/2014/04/playstation-4-sales-top-seven-million-worldwide \|title=PlayStation 4 sales top 7 million worldwide \|last=Romano \|first=Sal \|publisher=gematsu.com \|date=April 16, 2014 \|access-date=April 27, 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140421110208/http://gematsu.com/2014/04/playstation-4-sales-top-seven-million-worldwide \|archive-date=April 21, 2014 \|url-status=live}}</ref> During Japan's 2013 [[fiscal year]], heightened demand for the PS4 helped Sony top global console sales, beating Nintendo for the first time in eight years.<ref name="PS4sales">{{cite news \|title=Sony tops game consoles for 1st time in 8 years \|url=http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Consumers/Sony-tops-game-console-sales-for-1st-time-in-8-years \|date=June 7, 2014 \|access-date=December 8, 2015 \|work=[[The Nikkei\|Nikkei Asian Review]] \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210224154/http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Consumers/Sony-tops-game-console-sales-for-1st-time-in-8-years \|archive-date=December 10, 2015 \|url-status=live}}</ref>

	According to data released by [[Nielsen Media Research\|Nielsen]] in August 2014, nine months after the PS4 was released, thirty-one percent of its sales were to existing Wii and Xbox 360 owners, none of whom had by then owned a PS3.<ref>Eddie Makuch. [http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps4-poaching-players-from-microsoft-nintendo-niels/1100-6421917/ PS4 Poaching Players From Microsoft, Nintendo] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140920193815/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps4-poaching-players-from-microsoft-nintendo-niels/1100-6421917/ \|date=September 20, 2014 }}, GameSpot, August 26, 2014.</ref> At [[Gamescom]] 2014, it was announced that 10 million PS4 units had been sold-through to consumers worldwide,<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2014/8/12/5995275/sony-has-sold-10-million-playstation-4s \|title=Sony has sold 10 million PlayStation 4s \|last=Webster \|first=Andrew \|work=The Verge \|date=August 12, 2014 \|access-date=August 12, 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812202015/http://www.theverge.com/2014/8/12/5995275/sony-has-sold-10-million-playstation-4s \|archive-date=August 12, 2014 \|url-status=live}}</ref> and on November 13, it was announced that the PlayStation 4 was the top-selling console in the U.S. for the tenth consecutive month.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps4-tops-xbox-one-in-october-npd-nba-2k15-and-smas/1100-6423582/ \|title=PS4 Tops Xbox One in October NPD, NBA 2K15 and Smash Bros. are Top Games \|last=Haywald \|first=Justin \|work=[[GameSpot]] \|date=November 13, 2014 \|access-date=November 13, 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141116142637/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps4-tops-xbox-one-in-october-npd-nba-2k15-and-smas/1100-6423582/ \|archive-date=November 16, 2014 \|url-status=live}}</ref>		According to data released by [[Nielsen Media Research\|Nielsen]] in August 2014, nine months after the PS4 was released, thirty-one percent of its sales were to existing Wii and Xbox 360 owners, none of whom had by then owned a PS3.<ref>Eddie Makuch. [http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps4-poaching-players-from-microsoft-nintendo-niels/1100-6421917/ PS4 Poaching Players From Microsoft, Nintendo] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140920193815/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps4-poaching-players-from-microsoft-nintendo-niels/1100-6421917/ \|date=September 20, 2014 }}, GameSpot, August 26, 2014.</ref> At [[Gamescom]] 2014, it was announced that 10 million PS4 units had been sold-through to consumers worldwide,<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2014/8/12/5995275/sony-has-sold-10-million-playstation-4s \|title=Sony has sold 10 million PlayStation 4s \|last=Webster \|first=Andrew \|work=The Verge \|date=August 12, 2014 \|access-date=August 12, 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812202015/http://www.theverge.com/2014/8/12/5995275/sony-has-sold-10-million-playstation-4s \|archive-date=August 12, 2014 \|url-status=live}}</ref> and on November 13, it was announced that the PlayStation 4 was the top-selling console in the U.S. for the tenth consecutive month.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps4-tops-xbox-one-in-october-npd-nba-2k15-and-smas/1100-6423582/ \|title=PS4 Tops Xbox One in October NPD, NBA 2K15 and Smash Bros. are Top Games \|last=Haywald \|first=Justin \|work=[[GameSpot]] \|date=November 13, 2014 \|access-date=November 13, 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141116142637/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps4-tops-xbox-one-in-october-npd-nba-2k15-and-smas/1100-6423582/ \|archive-date=November 16, 2014 \|url-status=live}}</ref>

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