Sony smashes console shipping record as PS5 clears 38m
Sony Interactive Entertainment has shipped a huge 6.3 million PlayStation 5 consoles during the first three months of the year, to reach 38.3 million consoles shipped.
This reportedly represents a record for any games console during a Q1 window. It’s also double PlayStation 4’s all-time peak for the same window, and more than triple what PS5 managed during the same, supply-constrained period last year.
The most PS4s Sony has ever shipped during the first three months of a calendar year is three million, which was achieved shortly after the console’s launch, between January and March of 2014 (the fourth quarter of FY2013).
It means PS5 console sales reached 19.1 million during Sony’s FY2022, and cleared its target of 19 million for the fiscal year – a figure that looked unlikely just four months ago.
Overall, PlayStation 4 had shipped just over 40 million consoles during the same period of its lifecycle, so PS5 is tracking behind its predecessor (though with significant supply issues due to the pandemic).
Looking ahead, Sony said it expects to ship 25 million PlayStation 5 consoles during the current fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, which would represent a record for PlayStation consoles.
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