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Global unit sales of video game consoles from 2008 to 2017

Global unit sales of current generation video game consoles from 2008 to 2017 (in million units)

The data displays global sales of current generation game consoles from 2008 to 2017. With the introduction of PlayStation 4, the 2014 market belonged to Sony, with sales reaching 14.59 million units sold that year. In fact, as of recent, PlayStation had been successful in both the physical segment as well as online gaming through their PlayStation Plus service, as seen by the rising number of global subscribers.

Global game console industry - additional information The global gaming industry has been developing at a fast pace in recent years.

2008 10.46 11.16 14.05 24.09 29.47
2009 13.26 10.36 9.92 21.05 27.28
2010 13.83 13.53 9.36 17.26 20.55
2011 12.56 0.48 14.42 13.95 7.38 11.49 8.76
2012 13.48 3.69 11.97 2.17 10.69 4.22 5.08 3.01
2013 4.49 3.08 14.31 3.4 8.26 3.1 6.24 2.97 1.95 0.82
2014 14.59 7.91 9.74 2.3 3.56 3.64 2.6 0.39 0.52
2015 17.51 8.63 7.33 2.68 1.34 3.46 0.93 0.07
2016 17.59 8.37 7.59 2.04 0.52 1.16 0.39
2017 19.64 11.85 8.21 6.19 0.72 0.11 0.1 0.06