PlayStation 4 surpasses 108.9 million consoles sold

PlayStation 4 is now at 108.9 million consoles sold through the quarter ending December 31. Sony revealed that new number as part of its third-quarter earnings report. This builds on the 106 million PS4s sold that Sony reported in early January when it revealed the logo of the PlayStation 5.

For Q3, Sony sold 6.1 million PS4s. That was down from 8.1 million consoles sold in the same period from the previous year. This marks the third quarter in a row that PS4 hardware sales dropped year-over-year. The system peaked during holiday 2016 with 9.7 million PS4 systems sold during that quarter. And Sony acknowledges that the console is on the way out as PS5 approaches.