Sony’s PlayStation 5 is the fastest-selling game console in US history, both in unit and dollar terms, according to an analyst firm. The NPD Group So if you’ve struggled to get your hands on one since its release last November, scalpers maybe not entirely to blame.
This success is especially notable given Sony’s struggle to keep up with demand. Between a worldwide shortage of chips That’s a bottleneck in supply chains and retailers who run out of inventory almost immediately, in part due to problems with scalpers and bots buying a PS5 has become a nightmare.
As revealed by Mat Piscatella, NPD Group Executive Director on Fridaythe PS5 sold more units than any other console sold in the US in the first five months Last month he stated that the PS5 set the record for “the fastest-selling hardware platform” in US history in terms of total dollar sales.
Piscatella didn’t share exact sales figures, but he did note that consumer spending on video games has skyrocketed so far this year. In the first quarter of 2021, Americans spent $ 14.9 billion on gaming hardware, content and accessories, an increase of 30% compared to the first quarter of 2020. The Nintendo Switch is also doing extremely well, topping the charts as the best sold console in both units and dollar sales in the month of March.
While both Sony and its competitor Microsoft have been gagging about specific sales figures for their next-generation consoles, Sony gave in quarterly sales report that the PS5 sold 4.5 million units worldwide in 2020 alone. In FebruaryHiroki Totoki, Sony’s chief financial officer, claimed that the company was on track to sell more than 7.6 million PS5 units by the end of March and that it aims to sell more than 14.8 million PS5 units at the end of March. this time next year
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