Suara.com – Sony have sold more than 10 million units PlayStation 5 console or PS5. This figure is up more than 2 million after previously Sony announced record sales of 7.8 million units in April.
This figure makes the PS5 the console that surpasses sales PS4. With this gain, the PS5 becomes the Sony console with fastest selling throughout the history of the company.
Reported The Verge, Sunday (1/8/2021), the current demand for PS5 is very high. Unfortunately the stock of consoles is still limited and difficult to find due to the global chip crisis.
“While the PS5 has reached more homes faster than our previous consoles, we still have a lot of work ahead as demand for the PS5 continues to outpace supply,” said Jim Ryan, President and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment.
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“I want gamers to know that while we continue to face unique challenges around the world that affect our industry and many others. Increasing inventory levels remains a top priority for Sony Interactive Entertainment,” added Ryan.
In addition to PS5 sales announcements, Sony also reports information regarding games that have been sold. From Spider-Man: Miles Morales which has sold more than 6.5 million times since November, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart which has sold more than 1.1 million times since its launch last month, to Returnal which has sold more than 560,000 copies since launch in April.
Unlike Sony, Microsoft doesn’t even share sales figures for their Xbox consoles.
“We’re all involved in the game,” said Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella during the company’s earnings announcement some time ago.
“The Xbox Series S and X are our fastest selling consoles, with more consoles sold than any previous generation,” added Nadella.
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Daniel Ahmad as Senior Analyst at Niko Partners estimates that Xbox Series X/S has sold up to 6.5 million units as of June 30, 2021. This figure is up from the previous generation, namely 5.7 million units for Xbox One and 5 million units for Xbox 360. in the same period.
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