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PlayStation 4 Surpassed Xbox One – Sony’s Console Sold Over 91 Million Units

The battle between the current-gen consoles of Sony and Microsoft has been definitely won by PlayStation 4. Sony’s PlayStation 4 surpassed Xbox One, as it sold over 91 million units, according to the Japanese company’s reports.

“PS4 has now cumulatively sold through more than 91.6 million units globally as of December 31, 2018,” Sony stated. The company added that the success of the PlayStation 4 is due to exclusive games like God of War and Marvel’s Spider-Man. “PS4 has sold more than 5.6 million units globally during the 2018 holiday season alone,” Sony continued.

“More than 50.7 million PS4 games were sold through globally during the 2018 holiday season, which sums up to 876 million PS4 games cumulatively sold through worldwide. Part of that involves Spider-Man, which became the biggest selling PS4 exclusive title to date with over nine million copies sold,” stated Sony.

PlayStation 4 Surpassed Xbox One – Sony’s Console Sold Over 91 Million Units

“We are also happy to announce that the monthly active users of PlayStation Network continues to show strong growth, and has surpassed 90 million as of (the) end of November 2018,” explained John Kodera, the president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment.

“I would like to express my deepest gratitude to our passionate community around the globe, and our partners, for helping us achieve these milestones. This year, we will bring more enhanced experiences to our fans along with a highly anticipated lineup of games that are only possible on PS4. As we look towards the next PS4 milestone, SIE will continue to evolve, and we will further expand the platform to deliver the best interactive experiences to the world,” he added.

In short, Sony’s PlayStation 4 surpassed Xbox One, as the Japanese console sold over 91 million units, most of them thanks to exclusive PS4 games such as God of War and Spider-Man. It would be an exciting battle between Sony and Microsoft in about a couple of years when the next-gen consoles would roll out.

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PlayStation 4 System Update 6.20 Launched With Performance Improvements

PlayStation 4 is closing to the end of its life cycle as more and more news emerged about PlayStation 5 which would roll out between 2020 and 2021. However, Sony is far from ditching its current-gen console, so it released PlayStation system update 6.20 which comes with performance improvements.

As PlayStation 5 is shaping up, at least according to recent leaks and rumors, PlayStation 4 is getting closer to the end of its life cycle. Sony, as usual, at least until PS5 hits the shelves, is frequently updating the PlayStation 4 firmware. Now, Sony released the PlayStation 4 System Update 6.20 which comes with several bug fixes and performance enhancements.

PlayStation 5 Is Already Shaping Up

PlayStation 5 will be the next-gen video games console of Sony. According to some leaks and rumors, PS5 would boast more performant hardware and software, as well.

As recently reported, PlayStation 5 would come out anytime between 2020 and 2021. In the meantime, Sony would announce something significant about the next-gen console in 2019, most likely before the E3 2019 at which the Japanese company would not attend.

PlayStation 4 System Update 6.20 Came Out With Performance Improvements

Sony released a new PlayStation 4 system update 6.20 in various regions and clocks. The update weighs 426 MB which is more than the regular minor updates Sony releases for PS4.

The new system update 6.20 for PlayStation 4 is focusing on system performance more than on stability issues like the other patches the Japanese entertainment company released before for its current-gen video games console.

According to the PlayStation 4 System Update 6.20 release notes, “main features in version 6.20 update” include system performance improvements. “This system software update improves system performance,” Sony wrote about the 6.20 update.

In short, PlayStation 4 approaches to the end of its life cycle but Sony is far from forgetting about it and is usually releasing system updates for its current-gen console. In the most recent PlayStation 4 System Update 6.20, the Japanese company focused on improving the performance of the system.

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Nintendo Switch Would Sell Better Than The PlayStation 4 in 2019

For the first time in 10 years, Nintendo could regain first place in terms of video game consoles sales worldwide, explains a recent press release issued by Strategy Analytics. And that because, according to the before-mentioned firm’s predictions, Nintendo Switch would sell better than the PlayStation 4 in 2019.

According to the company’s predictions, next year, Nintendo will sell 17.3 million Nintendo Switch consoles worldwide, while Sony will sell only about 17 million PlayStation 4 and PS4 Pro consoles. As regarding Microsoft, its Xbox One console will come in the third place in 2019 with approximately 10 million Xbox One and Xbox One X.

After years of disappointing sales with the Wii U, Nintendo would finally come back on its position as a leader in the video games console industry. Nevertheless, even if 2019 could be Nintendo’s year, Sony will still be number one if you consider the number of consoles which are already in use.

Nintendo Switch Would Sell Better Than The PlayStation 4 in 2019

“Sony remains the market leader in terms of consoles used. It represents nearly half of the video game consoles used. 84% of them are now PS4 or PS4 Pro devices,” writes Strategy Analytics.

Otherwise, the good news is that video game consoles are not about to die, according to Strategy Analytics analysts. That is despite the arrival of mobile video games and video games streaming services. While console sales are expected to decline by 10% in 2019, they will return to this year’s performance in 2021-2023, thanks to the release of the next-generation consoles.

“Contrary to some expectations, the global gaming console market remains healthy,” said David Watkins, Director of Strategy Analytics. “In fact, some would argue that the persistent appeal of the video games console, now in its sixth decade, continues to demonstrate the weaknesses and limitations of alternative game platforms,” he added.

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PlayStation 4 6.02 System Update Launched With Performance Enhancements

Sony has just rolled out the new PlayStation 4 6.02 system update which is now available for the owners of the console, worldwide. The new PS4 firmware patch comes with slight performance enhancements and fixes some bugs, as well.

According to the official release note, the new PlayStation 4 6.02 system update improves the console’s performance, but some users also reported that the new firmware patch is fixing the recently reported malicious message bug causing PS4 consoles crash.

That error allows a malicious message, consisting of a string of unique characters, to crash PlayStation 4 video games console. Soon after the first reports of this bug emerged online, Sony announced that they fixed the issue and anyone should avoid opening the respective message with the consoles, but, instead, use the PSN app for Android and iOS.

PlayStation 4 6.02 System Update Launched With Performance Enhancements and Bug Fixes

Sony has just revealed the new PlayStation 4 6.02 firmware patch which brings improved performance and minor bug fixes. Also, it’s possible that this new system update could fix the recently reported error that permits a malicious message to crash PlayStation 4 consoles each time a user opens up the message to read it.

In other news, PlayStation 4 owners will soon be able to change their online IDs within PlayStation Network. That functionality has never been present before in PSN, although many gamers asked Sony to add it. Now, Sony accepted it and will make that possible in PSN in 2019.

If you want to play new games on your PlayStation 4 console, then you’ll have lots of option to choose from in the PlayStation Store as many games are now on sale. Also, don’t forget that another big release takes place next week with the launch of Red Dead Redemption 2 on October 26th.

In short, Sony has just released the new PlayStation 4 6.02 system update with performance enhancements and bug fixes.

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PlayStation 4 Might Crash Due To Malicious Message

On Reddit and other social networks, many PlayStation 4 owners reported that a malicious message that contains a string of characters might cause Sony consoles to freeze and crash. On some occasions, PlayStation 4 crashes so badly that only a factory reset can make it work once again.

This kind of malicious message is common on mobile platforms where many such attacks have been recorded over the time, the most recent one affecting WhatsApp instant messaging application. This one, however, is the first such case registered on PlayStation 4 consoles. If the threat is indeed real, then Sony will quickly release a firmware update to tackle the issue.

However, until Sony fixes this bug, you can avoid getting your PS 4 messed up by the malicious message using some of the methods presented below. But keep in mind that these are just temporary solutions against the issue, as everything will be solved out when Sony will launch the firmware update.

PlayStation 4 Might Crash Due To Malicious Message – Here’s How To Avoid That

First, you can bypass the issue by opening any messages you receive directly with the PlayStation Messages app for Android or iOS instead of using your console to read your messages.

Also, you can restrict messages on your PlayStation 4 to avoid getting that malicious one. You can do that by either going to this link and selecting Personal Info -> Messages section or by accessing Settings -> Account Management -> Privacy Settings -> Choose Personal Info -> Messages using your PlayStation 4 console.

From there, you have to opt for “Friends Only.” That would mean that only your friends can send you messages. You can also select “No One” option which means that nobody would be able to send you messages.

According to Sony, in case you’ve already been affected by the malicious message, you can boot your PlayStation 4 in Safe Mode and rebuild the database, a process which shouldn’t delete your saved data.

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