IHS also states that Sony's overall dominance of the gaming landscape is set to continue in 2017. In 2016, Sony had a 57 per cent share of the console market, contributing $19.7bn of spending on console hardware, games content and services.
Of that figure, $17.8bn came entirely from the PS4, giving the console a 51 per cent share of the total console market. The PS4 was also responsible for almost double the sales value of hardware, content and services compared to the Xbox One, and ended the year with an install base of 53m, compared to Xbox One's 27.6m.