PS5 Has Passed 20 Million Units Sold, and Sony Says It Will Ramp Up Production This Year
PlayStation 5 currently sells more than 20 million units worldwide, and Sony promises to significantly increase production efforts within the next six months.
Sony executive Veronica Rogers told gamesindustry.biz “We plan to significantly increase PS5 production this year,” the company said. “We are endlessly working to make it available to everyone who needs the PlayStation 5.”
As industry analyst Daniel Ahmad pointed out on Twitter (below), PS5 reached 20 million units in 1 year, 6 months and 22 days (568 days in total). In other words, it is slightly below the record of reaching 20 million units in one year of PS4. Years, 3 months, and 14 days (471 days in total).
For reference, PS4 sold 20 million units in 15 months and 14 days (471) days.
PS5 will reach 20 million units after 18 months 22 days (568 days).
It’s worth noting that the PS5 actually hit 10m faster than the PS4.But that’s why supply problems are lagging now https://t.co/TVYbguCjvH
— Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) June 3, 2022
That said, the PS5 faces serious production problems due to the lack of components that have plagued the video gaming industry and beyond, forcing Sony to reassess its February annual sales forecast. rice field.
The company announced in its latest financial results that 19.3 million PS5s had been sold by the end of the 2021 fiscal year. This means that the console has fallen below its initial sales target of 3.3 million units. However, this year’s goal is from April 2022 to March 2023, with an ambitious 18 million unit sold, coupled with Rogers’ comments on a significant increase in production.
Earlier this month, Sony Chief Financial Officer Hiroki Totoki said the numbers were based on “current visibility into parts procurement,” but the company expects parts shortages to be a problem next year as well. There is.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer and sometimes remembers tweeting @thelastdinsdale. He talks about The Witcher all day long.
