PlayStation 5 has 10 million Vortex units sold
Sony representatives boasted of overcoming an important milestone during Wednesday – the PlayStation 5 already has more than 10 million units in total sales in both models, making it the fastest-selling console in Sony’s history. The Japanese company achieved this result in eight months and two weeks, which is a slightly faster pace than in the case of the previous PlayStation 4. It reached the described goal in nine months from mid-November 2013 to mid-August of the following year. Another context is the reminder that at the end of April – three months ago – PS5 sales were at the level of 7.8 million units.
“We are proud to have overcome supply problems and a global pandemic, and we have been able to bring games that entertain players around the world. Everyone at the company has done their best to make the PlayStation gaming experience better than ever before, ”said Veronica Rogers, Vice President of Sales. In addition, we can assume that the aforementioned supply problems have slowed down sales and, under ideal conditions, the PlayStation – but of course also the Xbox – would find its way to an even greater number of customers. Rogers goes on to summarize what the PlayStation 5 is all about – from an innovative SSD to 3D audio to a DualSense driver with all its premium features. Even more important, however, are the games themselves, which were also featured in the current report, and Sony publishes sales of some of them.
In terms of exclusive titles, Spider-Man: Miles Morales sold 6.5 million copies sold, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, which was only released on June 11, has surpassed one million copies sold, and the Returnal revelation from Housemarque developers has attracted date July 18, 2021 over 560,000 players. The current year of MLB baseball The Show 21 is mentioned, which had to be released on the Xbox Ona and Xbox Series based on new rules from the National Baseball League – the games sold 2 million pieces, but thanks to the Game Pass, the total hit was doubled. “I can’t express my gratitude for the passionate PlayStation fan community and the top development and publishing partners who bring such great games to our platforms,” said SIE President Jim Ryan.
However, he said that despite the current milestone, Sony still has a long way to go, as demand for the PS5 still far exceeds supply. Therefore, streamlining the production process and, above all, ensuring that there are no unnecessary delays at any of the entry points remains a priority. After all, this goes hand in hand with the interest in games on the PlayStation, which Ryan comments on in his statement for Games Industry magazine. “Player involvement is the highest in history, no matter how you look at it. The monthly number of active players or the time these players spend playing games. Both metrics show double-digit percentage growth compared to the PS4 launch period, which was our previous peak, ”added Jim Ryan.
