The PlayStation 5 is best known as the near-impossible console to get hold of — even two years after the console’s launch, it’s virtually impossible to go to the store and buy one — but things are definitely changing.
During the CES tech expo – which took place in Las Vegas this week – PlayStation boss Jim Ryan said (via Polygon) that the critical shortage of consoles will soon be a thing of the past.
– For anyone who wants a PlayStation 5, it should now be much easier to find one in the store, Ryan said.
Sony’s optimism comes after a very solid month for PlayStation 5 in December.
– The PlayStation 5 offering improved towards the end of last year. I am pleased to report that December was the biggest month ever for PlayStation 5 console sales. To date, we have sold more than 30 million machines to consumers around the world.
The figure is an increase from 25 million consoles sent to stores – and not necessarily sold to customers – from September 30, 2022. Sony has therefore sold around five million PlayStation 5s in the last three months.
As industry analyst Daniel Ahmad writes on Twitter, the PlayStation 5 got off to a slower start than its predecessor, the PlayStation 4. Lately, however, the newer console has been doing better.
During its presentation at CES, Sony also unveiled a new controller for the PlayStation 5 called Project Leonardo. This is PlayStation’s answer to the Xbox Adaptive Controller, thus becoming a controller designed to be more usable by players with various disabilities.
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