What stock shortage? PS5 has sold 10 million consoles faster than the PS4

Date:
Wed, 28 Jul 2021 15:33:50 +0000

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The PS5 is selling faster than all other Sony consoles, but why can't you still get one?

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Against all the odds, despite plenty of stock shortages, the PS5 has sold
over 10 million units since its launch. However, what is even more surprising is that its sold even faster than the PS4.

That's right Sonys latest hardware has been able to beat its older sibling
to the milestone by almost two weeks. The PS4 was released in the US on 15 November 2013 and the PS5 came out almost exactly 7 years later in 2020, on
12 November. Though while the PS4 was able to reach its 10 million console milestone in eight months and 28 days, the PS5 did it in eight months and 16 days.

The PS4 has sold incredibly well overall too, with the latest figures putting its total sales at over 115 million. This currently makes it Sonys second best-selling console (behind the PS2), but if the PS5 continues to outpace
it, we might eventually see the PS4 relegated to the third-place spot. These are the best PS5 games you can play now What are the new PS5 games coming out later this year? Another PS5 exclusive might actually be coming to PS4 Analysis: These numbers cant be right... right?

You'd be forgiven for being surprised at the PS5 hitting this huge sales milestone. After all, when so people are still struggling to get their hands on the console, so how can it be selling this well? Well, there are quite a few reasons.

We can thank everyones (least) favorite people, scalpers. Third-party resellers have been blamed by many for adding to the sense of console
scarcity that's been created by electronic component shortages. However,
these same vendors are still buying up PS5 consoles, boosting Sonys sales numbers while simultaneously keeping the hardware out of regular folks hands.

On top of that, it could be that the PS5 is just way more popular than even the PS4 was. With everyone being trapped inside for most of the last year and a half, thanks to Covid-19 restrictions across the globe, indoor activities like gaming have increased in popularity considerably much like how high-quality OLED TVs have seen a sales boost .

We also wouldnt be surprised to find out that many Xbox fans are jumping ship over to Sony hardware. Not only does the PS5 give them a huge upgrade over their older Xbox One console, but thanks to backward compatibility theyd finally be able to play great games like God of War and Horizon Zero Dawn
from the PS4 era, as well as all the next-gen games that coming out (such as Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart ).

Finally, its worth noting that while the PS4 was released in certain regions in November 2013, it didnt come out in Japan until February 2014, three
months later. This is a very important country for gaming hardware,
especially from Japanese companies like Sony, so we wonder if this delay also caused the console sales to lag behind the PS5s too.

For these reasons and more the PS5 is currently the fastest-selling PlayStation Sony has ever produced. Wed be surprised to see it overtake the PS2 anytime soon, but who knows what could happen over the coming years. If youre after your own PS5, be sure to follow our PS5 restock tracker Matt Swider for all the latest updates. PS5 vs PS5 Digital Edition : which version is right for you?



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