It’s official. PlayStation has been confirmed as the ‘best-selling videogame home console brand ever’ by Guinness World Records.
Dec. 3, 1994 — Sony’s original PlayStation hit stores in Japan and kicked off a seismic shift that now has earned it a Guinness World Record.
“We’re thrilled to be certified as the best-selling home video game console brand ever, with over 450 million units sold across the original PlayStation, PS2, PS3 and PS4 as of Nov. 7, according to @GWR,” PlayStation tweeted on Tuesday, with a photo of Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan and former CEO Ken Kutaragi.
Looking at the individual consoles’ sales figures up to September, PS2 and PS4 are the top-selling home consoles of all time, with sales of 155 million and 102.8 million consoles, respectively. The original PlayStation is just behind with 102.5 million, while the PS3 sold a comparatively disappointing 87.4 million units.
The PS5 is on the horizon for 2020, but there’s still life in the PS4. Upcoming exclusives The Last of Us Part 2 and Ghost of Tsushima will keep consoles warm until the next gen arrives.
