Holiday demand pushes Sony's PlayStation 4 sales to over 18.5m units

Tokyo

SONY Corp on Tuesday said sales of its PlayStation 4 video game consoles exceeded 18.5 million units as of Jan 4, up from 13.5 million at the end of October, showing solid holiday demand and a bright spot for a company recovering from a massive cyber-attack.

Sony Computer Entertainment CEO Andrew House said last month that holiday sales in Europe were so strong that it was fighting to keep up with demand.

The latest sales figures are also a relief for Sony as it grapples with weak s…