Sony recently announced that there are now more than 50 million PS5 consoles in the hands of gamers around the world, including a record month of November for the brand, according to Reuters.
The PS5 is catching up with the PS4 despite an upset start
The PlayStation 5 has been on the market for three years and Sony is confident that at the end of this generation's life, the machine will have sold better than the PS4 which sold 117 million copies in total. For comparison, the PS4 and the PS5 reached the 50 million milestone at almost the same time in their "life", except that the PS5's results were severely impacted by low initial production, due to stock shortages. of electronic components which affected all industries during the health crisis. This shows the commercial performance of the PS5.
PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, the gap is widening
As for competition, the climate is more gloomy. According to a study by the Ampere Analysis firm reported by the Financial Times, where sales of PS5 increased by 65% in 2023 compared to 2022 to reach 22.5 million units, those of Xbox fell by 15% over the period. same period to reach 7.6 million.