Sony Interactive Entertainment has officially announced that shipments of PlayStation 5 consoles have exceeded 100 million units. The company’s website clarifies that this milestone was passed on November 10 – since September 30, the manufacturer has shipped at least 2.1 million devices.
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The PlayStation 5 is almost on par with its predecessor in terms of the pace of shipments – even despite the fact that the PS4 was noticeably cheaper ($399 versus $499, when compared to versions with a disc drive) and there were no supply problems at the start.
Let’s remember that PS5 debuted in November 2020, and it took its creators almost six years to ship 100 million units. It took PS4 five years and seven months to achieve this (it reached a similar result in June 2019).
In history, only seven game consoles have surpassed 100 million units shipped, and all of them were created by Nintendo and Sony. In terms of global supplies, the list of leaders looks like this:
PlayStation 5 — Rs. Nintendo Wii — 101 million; PlayStation — 102 million; PlayStation 4 — 117 million; Game Boy — 118 million; Nintendo DS — 154 million; Nintendo Switch — 157 million; PlayStation 2 — 160 million.
PlayStation 5 sales are gradually declining, which is natural for a console that was released almost six years ago. At the same time, the imminent release of Grand Theft Auto 6 and the potentially longer life cycle of the current generation should have a positive impact on the popularity of Sony’s system.
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