Cumulative sales of PlayStation 5 reach 20 million units



It has been revealed that the cumulative sales of Sony's next-generation game console '

PlayStation 5 (PS5)' released in November 2020 has finally reached 20 million units.

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According to a report on GamesIndustry.biz , the cumulative sales of PS5 has exceeded 20 million units. Veronica Rogers, Head of Global Sales and Business Operations at Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), which develops, manufactures and sells the PS5, acknowledges the report.

'Since the launch of PS5, our team has been working tirelessly to provide a truly next-generation console that has won worldwide, and we would like to thank our fans for their support. Fans' passion for the PlayStation brand drives us. What inspires us to innovate new technologies, design the future of the game, and continue to create the perfect place to play? ' I am.

According to Daniel Ahmad, an analyst in the gaming industry, PS4 achieved cumulative sales of 20 million units 15 months and 14 days (471 days) after its release, while PS5 is 18 months. It took 22 days (568 days). However, Mr. Ahmad also wrote, 'PS5 was the first to achieve cumulative sales of 10 million units. After that, the delay in sales growth is due to the shortage of semiconductor supply,' the new model If there was no shortage of semiconductor supply due to the coronavirus pandemic, it would have achieved cumulative sales of 20 million units sooner.




In the business briefing for investors, Sony has PS5 engagement rate, monthly active users, and monthly game play time, all of which are PS4 numbers (1 year and 5 months after the same release as PS5 and 2022). It emphasizes that it is higher than (both as of March).



SIE President Jim Ryan also said that first-party game titles such as Gran Turismo 7 , Returnal and Horizon Forbidden West were key to 'the highest engagement rate ever.'

In addition, PS5 has finally reached the cumulative sales of 20 million units, but GT Planet of overseas game media said, 'The real test for PS5 will be the holiday season of 2022. 2022 and 2023 There will definitely be intriguing titles such asResident Evil RE: 4 and FINAL FANTASY XVI , but it is unclear whether PS5 will continue to PS4, which has sold more than 100 million units at record speed. ' I wrote it.

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