PlayStation 5 Shows Record Sales, Sony Starts Shipping More Consoles to Asia From Early 2023 – Media

Based on the results of the first four weeks after release Playstation 5 company Sony put on the market 3.4 million consoles, which is an absolute record for the brand Playstation… The publication reports about this with reference to its sources. DigiTimes… The demand for the system continues to significantly exceed the supply – new lots are quickly sold out.

For comparison, the PlayStation 4, which also launched with record numbers for its time, sold 4.5 million consoles between November and the end of December 2013. The PlayStation 5 has to surpass that bar even in the face of severe shortages.

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The majority of PlayStation 5 sales are currently in the US and Europe, while Asia has the smallest number of consoles, although there is also a strong demand for them. Of 3.4 million, the Japanese market accounts for only 220 thousand systems

But if DigiTimes sources are to be believed, things will start to change in 2023. After the New Year holidays, Sony plans to increase shipments to Japan and other countries in the region.

In terms of plans for the next fiscal year, DigiTimes sources estimate Sony could produce up to 16.8 million to 18 million consoles.… The company is now facing severe shortages of certain components due to the pandemic, but production is expected to grow in the foreseeable future.

With a level of 17-18 million consoles in the first full year, PlayStation 5 will continue to bypass PlayStation 4 in terms of sales dynamics in the same time since its release

You can check out our impressions of PlayStation 5 here.

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