Sony’s PlayStation 5 Crosses Over 40 Million Items Bought Since Launch

Sony introduced right this moment that it has now bought over 40 million PlayStation 5 models because the console launched again in November 2020. The corporate had beforehand introduced that it had bought 38.4 million PS5 consoles in its FY2022 This autumn earnings launched in April.

Jim Ryan, President & CEO, Sony Interactive Leisure reiterated right this moment that the provision chain points brought on by the pandemic at the moment are a factor of the previous. “For extra months than I care to recollect, we stored thanking our neighborhood for his or her endurance whereas working by way of these points. However now PS5 provide is well-stocked and we’re seeing that pent up demand lastly being met,” Ryan mentioned.

The PlayStation exec additionally introduced that there at the moment are over 2,500 PlayStation 5 video games out there to shoppers. Similar to Microsoft’s Xbox Sequence X|S consoles, the PlayStation 5 may play earlier era video games: all PS4 video games are backwards-compatible on the PS5, whereas PlayStation Plus subscribers can entry a collection of PS1, PS2, PS3, and PSP video games by way of cloud gaming. Sony is reportedly testing cloud streaming for PS5 video games as properly.

For the reason that starting of this new console era, Sony has capitalized on its big PS4 set up base (over 100 million consoles bought) and new critically-acclaimed unique video games to take the lead. Later this fall, the upcoming Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is anticipated to be one other blockbuster launch, and Sony lately unveiled a PS5 Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Restricted Version Bundle with a custom-designed console and controller. If Sony hasn’t shared pricing particulars but, pre-orders for this restricted version PS5 bundle will begin tomorrow, July 28.