American gamers started waiting in line in front of electronics stores to purchase Sony39s new Playstation 4 video game console at its midnight launch Duration 0039 Huge crowds line up in New York to buy Sony39s next generation console the PlayStation 4 which went on sale at midnight on FridaySony is describing the PlayStation 4 PS4 console its first update in seven years as a great experience from an entertainment and a social perspective quotThe PS4 is a completely new way of playing games I think you start with the graphics being absolutely theatrical in many ways like you39d see in movie theatres and some of the best CG action films but it39s really kind of the social experiences that make the PlayStation 4 as special as it is quot said John Koller PlayStation39s Vice President of Marketing Sony expects to sell five million units of the PlayStation 4 by the end of its fiscal year in March The PlayStation 3 in comparison sold 35 million units in that time period