Sony has announced that sales of the PlayStation 4 have reached six million since launch in November while software sales have hit 13.7 million.
The figure includes the 370,000 PS4s sold in Japan since the console launched there on February 22nd. Welcoming the news, Sony Computer Entertainment president Andrew House commented:
"I am absolutely delighted that PS4 is off to such a great start in Japan. The responses we have received for the PS4 system's integrated social capabilities have been phenomenal, and I couldn't be more thrilled that gamers are utilising these unique features to engage, share, play and connect with users around the world.
"SCE will continue to expand the world of PlayStation by growing its library of breakthrough games and bringing more innovative features and services only possible on PS4."
It was also revealed that the DualShock 4's Share button has been used 100 million times while there has been more than 3.6 million gameplay broadcasts.
On February 18th, Sony announced sales of 5.3 million for the PS4 meaning that 700,000 systems have been purchased since that date. The company had originally planned to sell five million PS4s by the end of this month.
Microsoft revealed in January that 3.9 million Xbox One systems had been shipped to retailers by the end of 2013 but the company has not issued new sales or shipping figures since then.
