Sony’s PlayStation 5 is the fastest-selling game console in US history, both in unit sales and dollars, according to retail analysts NPD Group. So if you’ve been trying to get your hands on one since its launch in November last year, scalpere it may not be entirely his fault.
This success is particularly remarkable, given Sony’s efforts to meet demand. Between a global lack of chips this is blocked supply chains and retailers that are running out almost instantly, in part due to problems with scalpere and toil, buying a PS5 has become a nightmare.
As revealed by the executive director of NPD Group, Mat Piscatella Friday, The PS5 sold more units than any other console sold in the first five months in the US Last month, he stated that PS5 set the record for “best-selling hardware platform” in US history in terms of total sales in dollars.
Piscatella did not share the exact sales figures, but noted that consumer spending on video games has increased so far this year. In the first quarter of 2021, Americans spent $ 14.9 billion on gaming hardware, content, and accessories, up 30 percent from the first quarter of 2020. Nintendo Switch is also doing extremely well in top of the charts as the best-selling console in both units and sales in dollars in March.
While both Sony and its competitor Microsoft have been tight on specific sales figures for their next-generation consoles, Sony has indicated in quarterly sales report that the PS5 sold 4.5 million units globally in 2020 alone. In FebruarySony CEO Hiroki Totoki said the company will sell more than 7.6 million PS5 units by the end of March and plans to sell more than 14.8 million PS5 units this time next year.
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