The PlayStation 4 continues to dominate its rival, Microsoft’s Xbox One console. Microsoft no longer breaks out sales numbers, but one estimate puts the total at around 30 million as of August. Even if that’s slightly off, the numbers illustrate the wide gap between Microsoft and Sony in the console wars.
The 2 million PlayStation VR units sold also makes the company a real force in virtual reality, an area in which Facebook’s Oculus, Steam and HTC’s Vive, and the Samsung Gear VR are staking claims. While the Oculus and Vive devices are standalone systems that require a high-end PC, the PlayStation VR unit catered to the console’s existing fan base because it requires only a PS4 to run the system, Cnet reported.
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