Sony announces that it has sold a total of 50 million PS5 units, approximately the same pace as PS4, sales volume in 2023 is about three times that of Xbox
It was announced on December 20, 2023 that the cumulative sales of Sony's home game console ``
PlayStation 5 Achieves Milestone of 50 Million Units Sold to Consumers - Sony Interactive Entertainment
https://sonyinteractive.com/en/press-releases/2023/playstation-5-50-million-sold/
Sony has sold 50 million PS5 consoles over three years
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Jim Ryan, president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), said, 'Achieving cumulative sales of 50 million PS5 units is a testament to the unwavering support of the global PlayStation community, PlayStation Studios and our partners. It's a testament to the company's developers' passion for great experiences.'
During the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, various companies faced semiconductor shortages. The PS5 was also greatly affected by this, and has been in short supply since its release .
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Despite the shortage of PS5 supplies, Sony continues to stubbornly supply the PS5, and the sales pace of PS5 in 2023 is higher than that of the previous generation PlayStation 4 (PS4), which sold 113.5 million units as of September 2022. It is reported that they are almost the same.
Eric Lempel, head of global business at SIE, said, ``I think PS5 has the ability to surpass PS4 sales.Demand for PS5 has increased rapidly since the beginning of 2023, and the momentum is still growing.'' It continues,” he said.
In addition, sales of Microsoft's next-generation consoles 'Xbox Series reported by. On the other hand, the number of PS5 units sold has increased explosively due to the resolution of the supply shortage issue and the release of highly anticipated new titles such as ` `Marvel's Spider-Man 2 '' and ``God of War Ragnarok .'' . It is estimated that 22.5 million units were sold in 2023 alone.
CEO Ryan said, ``We are pleased that for the first time since its launch, PS5 is in abundant supply during the holiday season.''
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