Sony announced, in its financial results for the last quarter (closed on December 31), significant sales volumes for PlayStation 5. The next-gen console of the Japanese giant, launched for the first time on November 12, 2020, was produced (and Ça va sans dire sold - ed) in 4,5 million units worldwide as of 31 Dec 2021. This bodes well for Japanese managers to be able to reach the forecast target of 7,6 million units shipped by March 31, 2021.
In any case, the thrill of the imminent next-gen did not prevent, in the same period, from selling a total of 1,4 million PlayStation 4 units, albeit in an understandable significant percentage decrease compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year. . Numbers that testify once again how the console side with almond-shaped eyes presents itself more than fierce to the challenge of the future that is already now.
In addition to the analysis on PlayStation 5 sales, it should also be considered that:
- The games for PS 4 and 5 have sold a total of 103,7 million copies in the third quarter of fiscal 2020, with an increase of 20,4 million compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year. 18,4 million of these were first-party stocks (up by 2,1 million);
- 53% of software sales are digital downloads full game software;
- They arrived at 47,4 million subscribers to PlayStation Plus as of December 31, 2020, with a increase of 8,6 million compared to the previous year.
Waiting for similar reports from the opposite side of the console war, the videogame sector, also considering the prospects given by the new hardware, seems to enjoy many flourishing prospects.
