Sony Interactive Entertainment hopes that the PlayStation 5 break the record for PS4 sales in the first three months of every calendar year.
PS5 shipments reached 12.8 million in the first three quarters of Sony’s current fiscal year [FY2022]which means the company will need to sell another 5.2 million consoles during the fourth quarter ended March 31 to reach its previous annual guidance of 18 million units.
However, Sony is confident enough in supply and demand that on Thursday it raised its annual PS5 forecast by one million units to 19 million.
That means it now expects to ship 6.2 million PS5 consoles during the current quarter, which would be more than double the PlayStation 4’s peak in the same window.
The most PS4s Sony has ever sold during the first three months of a calendar year is three million, which was reached shortly after the console’s launch, between January and March 2014 (the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013). .
Earlier this month, Sony signaled that the PS5’s long battle with supply issues was finally over, and that assertion was reflected in the console’s best results for a quarter announced on Thursday, with 7.1 million units sold in the three months. months ended December 31, 2022. .
That number represents an 83% increase over the same three-month period last year.
During Sony’s CES showcase in January, SIE President Jim Ryan stated that December was the PS5’s biggest sales month yet, and that increased availability means that more consumers can now purchase the console after long-term supply.
“PS5 supply improved towards the end of last year and I’m happy to share that December was the biggest sales month for PS5 consoles and we’ve sold over 30 million units to consumers around the world,” he said. . “Anyone who wants a PS5 should have a much easier time finding one at retailers around the world from this point on.”
