In addition to the PlayStation Store having its biggest month ever, according to Activision internal estimates, the PS4 system is the #1 platform worldwide for Destiny based on units sold through as of October 4, 2014, allowing the PS4 to win the month of September, nearly tripling August sales.
Key milestones from Destiny on PlayStation include:
· Destiny is currently the most-played PS4 game, with total gameplay hours 5X higher than the second most-played title
· Destiny is #1 across pre-order sales, day one sales, week one sales, and month one sales on PS Store
· Social sharing is hugely popular among Destiny players, with 450,000 hours of live gameplay broadcasted via the PS4 system’s SHARE functionality
· New PlayStation Plus memberships increased 115 percent from the week prior to Destiny’s launch
· The limited-edition Destiny PS4 bundle helped drive PS4 hardware sales to its biggest month in 2014
“Thanks to the PlayStation Nation for an amazing launch and first month with Destiny. Fans are diving deep into the game and playing an incredible amount of Destiny every day, with PlayStation 4 as the leading platform,” said Tony Hsu, vice president of product management at Activision. “We are excited that players worldwide are embracing the next generation of gaming and are also taking advantage of the free digital upgrade program. Both Activision and the talented team at Bungie are listening carefully to consumer feedback and working on evolving the game, with multiple updates since launch, and we’re excited to see Destiny continue to develop and grow over time.”
This comes in addition to the news that PS4 has sold more copies of of Madden NFL 15, NHL 15 and FIFA 15 than Xbox One.
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