The PS5 console It was released in November 2020, in the midst of a global pandemic and the semiconductor crisis. This caused shortages in the production of PS5 and it was not strange to see the console at exacerbated prices in different stores and the gray market, even today. More than two years after its launch, Jim Ryan, president of Sony Interactive Entertainment, pointed out on the sidelines of CES 2023 that the PS5 shortage is over.
“The PS5 supply improved towards the end of the last year. I am happy to share that last December has been the biggest month in sales of the PS5 console, we have sold more than 30 million units worldwide. Everyone who wants a PS5 should be able to find it easily globally.”signed Ryan.
With over 30 million PS5 consoles sold to date, this ranks above Xbox Series X/S (12 million units estimated, also from 2020) but well below Nintendo Switch (114 million units since March 2017) and the company itself PlayStation 4 (117 million units since 2013).
PS4 sold 30 million units between November 2013 and November 2015, so we’re seeing a very similar trend in the successor system. It seems that the shortage of semiconductors and the impact of the pandemic on the global economy have not minimized these movements in the market.
Not everything is rosy, however, as the number of subscribers to the renewed PlayStation Plus fell by 2 million paid users towards last November.
Peripherals like PS VR2 and temporary exclusive games such as Final Fantasy XVI, Silent Hill 2 o Marvel’s Spider-Man 2they hope to further boost sales of PS5.
