PS4 vs PS3 in Japan – VGChartz Gap Charts – March 2016 Update - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 08 May 2016 / 39,902 Views
The VGChartz Gap charts are updated monthly and each article focuses on a different gap chart. The charts include comparisons between the 7th generation and 8th generation platforms, as well as comparisons within the 8th generation. All sales are worldwide, unless otherwise stated.
PS4 Vs. PS3 in Japan:
Gap change in latest month: 16,908 – PS4
Gap change over last 12 months: 287,926 – PS4
Total Lead: 416,529 – PS3
PlayStation 4 Total Sales: 2,646,371
PlayStation 3 Total Sales: 3,062,900
March 2016 is the 29th month of the PlayStation 4 being on sale. The gap decreased during the month when compared to the PlayStation 3’s 29th month on sale by 16,908 units in favor of the PlayStation 4. The PlayStation 3 currently leads by 416,529 units.
Both consoles launched in November. The PlayStation 3 launched in November 2006, while the PlayStation 4 launched in November 2013. The PlayStation 4 has sold 3.06 million units in its first 29 months, while its predecessor the PlayStation 3 sold 2.65 million units.
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A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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PS4 launched 22th February 2014 in Japan not in November 2013.
In before article edit:
"The PlayStation 3 currently leads by 416,529 million units."
The PS3 leads b 416 billion units according to this article which basically means that every person in Japan has about 3000-4000 PS3s.
A very close one! We'll see if it can reach 10mil+!
