Historically, PlayStation consoles sell incredibly well. The PS4 has been the latest example of this, having sold over 112 million units since its 2013 launch, so it’s understandable that Sony is expecting its successor, the PlayStation 5, to continue the trend. In fact, the company is confident the PS5 can do even better in the short term as well.
Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan recently spoke with Korean website Naver. During the interview, the subject turned to the confusion over PS5 pre-orders, especially in South Korea where pre-orders ran out practically right away. Ryan responded to that by saying that a second wave of pre-orders will hit the country starting tomorrow, while adding that Sony expects the PS5 “will sell more in its first fiscal year than [the company] sold in the first fiscal year at the time of [the PS4’s] launch.”
It should be noted that the only translation of the interview at this time comes courtesy of Google Translate, so it’s not immediately clear if Ryan is referring to global sales or just Korean sales here. That being said, it certainly suggests that Ryan is talking about the overall launch window sales for the PS4, which hit 7 million units sold between its November 2013 debut and the end of that fiscal year in March 2014.
Surpassing that number before the end by March 2021 may prove to be a challenge, as reports have suggested that manufacturing issues will result in PS5 stock being reduced by four million units throughout this fiscal year. Sony has since denied cutting PS5 numbers, however, stating, “We have not changed the production number for PlayStation 5 since the start of mass production.”
While it remains to be seen how the console will fare during its launch period, a lot of experts are confident that the PS5 will do well throughout its lifespan. There have been a fair number of industry analysts who have predicted the console will surpass the PS4’s lifetime sales, and some even believe the PS5 could sell over 200 million units, which would make it the best-selling console ever by a huge margin.
Elsewhere in the Naver interview, Ryan touched upon the topic of next-gen games costing $70 instead of the long-standard $60, which has been a concern for many. When asked about it, he said that while he couldn’t speak for the entirety of the game market or other consoles, he thinks “the value is obvious in the case of the PS5.” He added, “We’ll excite fans around the world with the best exclusive games on the market today and deliver a truly next-generation device experience that will captivate them.”
The PlayStation 5 will launch on November 12 in the US, Japan, Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and South Korea, and will launch everywhere else on November 19.
Source: Naver
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