How well does the PlayStation 5 sell? Absurdly good in the United States, according to NPD data. We already know that in the first four months of the market, it is the fastest selling system of all time in terms of dollars – but what about the units? Well, according to analyst Mat Piscatella, is behind the PS4 – by less than one percent.
“PS5 is a very close second (less than 1%) in US hardware sales after four months of market in NPD history,” he wrote on Twitter. “Statistical dead heat”.
This is obviously an extremely impressive result when you consider that the PS5 costs more – The PS5 Digital Edition fits the PS4 price of $ 399.99, but the model that includes a hard drive sells for $ 499.99 – and was severely limited during a pandemic. Obviously, the PS4 was also hard to find around the launch, but it had no coronavirus to fight.
It will be interesting to see how well the PS5 works once it is more readily available and the world starts to return to normal. What do you think about the sales trajectory of the new console? Does Sony have another winner or does it have some challenges to navigate this generation? Tell us in the comments section below.