Sony has sold over 5.3 million PlayStation 4 consoles worldwide

After the most recent NPD figures showed strong US sales for the PlayStation 4 in January, Sony has provided an update on the console's worldwide performance. 

Over 5.3 million PS4 systems have been sold through around the world as of February 8th, ahead of its release this Saturday in Sony's home territory of Japan. 

The company had previously forecast sales of five million units in the financial year ending March 2014.

The last sales figures released by Microsoft indicated that 3.9 million Xbox One consoles had been sold to retail channels worldwide as of January 23rd.

Sony managed to sell "nearly double" the number of systems last month in the US, Microsoft's traditional stronghold. 

While the Japanese PS4 launch should give Sony a further sales boost, March 11th sees the release of Respawn Entertainment's Titanfall on Xbox One, perhaps the most anticipated next-generation title to date.