PS4 vs. Xbox One: PlayStation 4 On Top, Breaks 70 Million Sales

After the PlayStation 3 fell behind Microsoft's Xbox 360 in sales during the last video game console generation, Sony has steadily controlled things since the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One launched in holiday 2013. Today, Sony announced a new PS4 sales milestone that puts it well above the competition, in a spot it will almost certainly maintain until new consoles come out. Announced by Sony and reported by GamesIndustry.biz, the PlayStation 4 broke the 70 million units sold milestone as of Dec. 3. All told, almost 620 million total PS4 games have been sold since the console launched in 2013, between physical and digital storefronts. After just four years on the market, the PS4 is getting close to the PS3's total lifetime sales of 83 million units. The PS3, for reference, was Sony's primary development platform for seven years, from 2006 to 2013.