PlayStation 5 records 40 million shipments



Sony has announced that the number of PlayStation 5 (PS5) units shipped has finally exceeded 40 million units.

PlayStation 5 Surpasses 40 Million in Sales – Sony Interactive Entertainment
https://sonyinteractive.com/en/playstation-5-surpasses-40-million-in-sales/





Sony has sold 40 million PS5s - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/27/23809763/sony-playstation-5-sold-stocked-ps5



As of July 2021, PS5 shipments exceeded 10 million units. The time it took to break through is the fastest among the PlayStation series so far, and SIE evaluates PS5 as 'the best-selling home game machine in SIE's history.'

Worldwide sales of PlayStation 5 exceeded 10 million units at the fastest speed ever - GIGAZINE



However, Sony said in its financial report that ' the supply of PS5 is almost unaffected by semiconductor shortages ,' but in reality it is quite difficult to supply enough to users, and it will reach 25 million units by November 2021. Although it reached, it was announced that the number of software sales decreased by about 12 million compared to the same period last year.

Although PS5 sales reached 25 million units, the number of software sales decreased by about 12 million compared to the same period last year, and the number of PS Plus subscribers decreased by 1.8 million - GIGAZINE



However, in January 2023, the PlayStation official announced that ``the global PS5 inventory shortage has finally been resolved''.

PlayStation official announces that PS5 inventory shortage has been resolved-GIGAZINE



And it was reported that the number of shipments in the first quarter from January to March 2023 reached 6.3 million units, and that the cumulative number of PS5 shipments as of April 2023 is approaching 40 million units. The number of units shipped in the first quarter of 2022 was 2 million units, and there was an excess of demand that ``I wanted to sell PS5 but production could not keep up'', but the problem was solved from 2022 to 2023. This means that the number of shipments has also increased at once.

Jim Ryan, President and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, said: 'Continued to face the headwinds of the pandemic, it has taken months for our supply chain to normalize so that we have enough inventory to meet demand. It has taken several months. , continued to appreciate the community's patience in addressing these issues, but now we know PS5 supply is ample and the pent-up demand is finally being met by PlayStation fans. With the support of PS5, we reached the milestone of 40 million PS5 shipments since launch.Thanks to the gamer community from the bottom of our hearts.Without you, this wouldn't have been possible.' bottom.

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