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Playstation sells 19 millionth PS5, might finally make consoles faster soon

Seamus ByrneBy Seamus ByrneMay 11, 2022

Sony has announced, despite all the supply constraints, it has now sold 19.3 million Playstation 5 consoles. Imagine how many they may have sold if they’d been able to make enough?

In the last quarter of 2021, it sold 2 million units, down from 3.3 million the same quarter the year before. But again, with all indications they simply cannot get the parts, it’s a question of supply rather than demand. In fact, Sony has sold 3.1 million fewer PS5s than it had sold PS4s at the same point in its lifecycle. Ouch.

In profit terms, Sony was largely flat in its games division. But its forecast is for a 34% increase in sales with “better parts supply” on the list of reasons why as well as the launch of its Playstation Plus Extra and Premium services as it aims to directly compete with Xbox Game Pass.

engadget.com
Sony has now sold over 19 million PS5s
Sony announced that it sold just 2 million PlayStation 5 units last quarter, confirming it still hasn’t overcome its supply issues.
engadget.com
Sony has now sold over 19 million PS5s
Sony announced that it sold just 2 million PlayStation 5 units last quarter, confirming it still hasn’t overcome its supply issues.

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Seamus Byrne

Seamus runs Byteside. You may also have spotted his words at the Australian Financial Review, the ABC, Junkee, Gamespot, The Esports Observer, CNET, Gizmodo and a few other spots over the years. He's very happy that he gets to nerd out for a living.

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