End of a gaming era: Sony stops PlayStation 4!

End of a gaming era: Sony stops PlayStation 4!

Österreich - On April 25, 2025, Sony officially announced that the delivery of the PlayStation 4 and PS4 Pro will be stopped. This decision initially affects Japan, but it is expected that no new PS4 consoles will soon be available in other regions. With this measure an era comes to an end, which started in 2013 with the introduction of the console.

The PlayStation 4 has established itself as a valuable symbol in the gaming world. Over 117 million units were sold by the end of 2023, which makes them one of the most successful game consoles ever. For comparison: the PS2, the predecessor console, sold around 155 million times worldwide. The titles such as The Last of Us Remastered , god of War (2018), Bloodborne and Horizon Zero Dawn .

The way to PS5

currently the Playstation 5 remains the only actively produced Sony console. This was introduced in Austria in November 2020 and is also very popular. The PS5 is compatible with many games of the PS4, and developers continue to rely on releases for both consoles. Despite the production stop of the PS4, many games remain available both in the PlayStation Store and in physical form.

The popularity of the PS4 is particularly evident in North America, Europe and Great Britain as well as in markets such as Brazil, Canada and Australia. The introductory price in Europe in 2013 was around 399 euros. The success of the console is also reflected in the sales of the entire video game industry.

A look at the industry

According to an article on the development of the video game industry from 1970 to 2022, the sales of the industry exceeded the $ 180 billion in 2022. The history of the video games began with companies like Atari, which in the 1970s celebrated great successes with coin slot machines such as Computer Space and pong . In the 1980s, Nintendo took over the market with groundbreaking consoles and games that have shaped the casual gaming.