Sony sold nearly 8 million PlayStation 5 in just five months
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Sony sold nearly 8 million PlayStation 5 in just five months

Till March 31 of this 12 months, Sony has offered roughly 7.eight million new-generation PlayStation 5 (PS5) recreation consoles around the globe. Such information are introduced within the printed quarterly report.

The PlayStation 5 went on sale on November 12 final 12 months in the USA, Canada, Mexico, South Korea, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. And on the 19th of the identical month, the gadget was launched in different areas.

Sony offered practically eight million PlayStation 5 in simply 5 months

The demand for the console was very excessive. So, in response to NPD estimates, in the USA, in response to the outcomes of the primary 5 months after the discharge of the PlayStation 5, it turned the fastest-selling console in historical past – each in amount and in financial phrases. On the identical time, there may be nonetheless a scarcity of the gadget, and Sony has not but managed to deal with the massive demand.

It’s famous that on the finish of 2020, international gross sales of the PlayStation 5 amounted to 4.5 million items. Thus, throughout January-March, Sony offered roughly 3.Three million of those consoles.

The report additionally says that over the last quarter, they delivered about 1 million consoles of the earlier era – PlayStation 4. The overall shipments of those gadgets reached 115.9 million items. On an annualized foundation, quarterly demand for the PlayStation Four fell 28.6%.

PlayStation Now will obtain assist for 1080p decision till the top of April

Sony has just lately introduced an upcoming enchancment to its PS Now cloud gaming platform. Based on an announcement on Twitter, the service will start rolling out assist for 1080p broadcasts.

The service beforehand solely supported 720p. The upcoming modifications will solely be accessible in Japan, Canada, the USA and Europe. Based on the builders, 1080p decision might be accessible for appropriate video games, however the precise listing has not been specified.

Sony launched PS Now cloud service in September 2016. A subscription permits customers to remotely play varied video video games. Now the library has over 800 tasks for PS2, PS3 and PS4.