The PlayStation 5 has sold more than ten million copies worldwide, Sony has announced.
Although it is not stated whether it was sold or shipped copies, the difference is negligible in practice. After all, the PlayStation 5 is almost always sold out – delivered copies are immediately delivered to consumers. It is also still the fastest-selling console from Sony ever. On July 18, the ten million was tapped, a month faster than the PlayStation 4. Sony also says that Spider-Man: Miles Morales has since launch more than 6.5 million copies have been sold. Returnal, released in April, has sold more than 560,000 copies, and Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart, released last month, has already surpassed 1.1 million copies sold. MLB The Show 2021 – which also appeared on competing platforms – has sold more than two million times. The game does have four million players, because it is also on Game Pass.CEO Jim Ryan tells GamesIndustry.biz that Sony’s top priority remains to meet current demand. Ryan reported that it’s too early to say which region has the most demand for the console, but he’s excited about how the PlayStation 5 will be received in China. “The console market isn’t established there yet, it’s all free-to-play and mobile, but we suspected the time was right and took the gamble. stock and went through it very quickly. We see that same energy in the West. We are only at the beginning, but it is motivated by it.”
Earlier today, competitor Microsoft announced that the Xbox Series X and S are the company’s fastest-selling consoles ever. Microsoft did not give any figures, but research by Niko Partners estimates the number of copies sold of the new consoles at 6.5 million.
