PS4 becomes second-fastest selling console ever in the UK

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By Hugh Langley
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Hits the 1 million mark

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You're not even reading this because you're too busy playing Destiny

Sony has just announced that the PS4 has reached 1 million sales in the UK, making it the second-fastest selling console of all time in the UK.

The PlayStation 4 hit that number after 42 weeks on sale. For comparison, the Xbox 360 took 60 weeks to reach that and the PS2 needed 50.

Right now, the PS4 is only beaten by the original Wii, which got to the big 1m in the UK after just 38 weeks. But with the launch of Destiny and Christmas less than four months away, we don't really see any signs of Sony's console slowing down.

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Hugh Langley
Hugh Langley

Hugh Langley is the ex-News Editor of TechRadar. He had written for many magazines and websites including Business Insider, The Telegraph, IGN, Gizmodo, Entrepreneur Magazine, WIRED (UK), TrustedReviews, Business Insider Australia, Business Insider India, Business Insider Singapore, Wareable, The Ambient and more.


Hugh is now a correspondent at Business Insider covering Google and Alphabet, and has the unfortunate distinction of accidentally linking the TechRadar homepage to a rival publication.