Will PS5 Surpass PS4 in Sales? Latest Figures Analyzed

Sony’s
latest
financial
gave
us
some
juicy
details
regarding
the
sales
trajectory
of
the
PS5
as
it
takes
another
toward
the
100m
milestone.

According
to
Sony,
the
PS5
has
now
sold
18.5
million
units
this
fiscal
year.
2.8m
of
these
were
from
the
last
financial
quarter.
That
brings
the
total
units
sold
to
77.7m
units
worldwide.

Compared
to
the
last
generation
machine,
that’s
1.4
million
units
less
than
the
PS4
sold
in
the
same
timeframe,
so
in
other
words,
the
sales
trajectory
is
pretty
close.

It’s
worth
remembering
that
the
PS5
is
also
a
more
expensive
console
than
the
PS4
overall,
meaning
that
the
overall
dollar
amount
of
sales
for
the
PS5
is
higher.

Whether
or
not
the
PS5
can
equal
or
beat
the
PS4s
total
sales
is
the
big
question.
Sony’s
last-gen
machine
is
the
5th
best-selling
console
of
all
time
at
117m
units
overall.
The
PS5
is
sitting
in
the
12th
spot
and
needs
to
sell
another
10m
to
overtake
the
PS3
which
is
the
8th
best-selling
machine.
Given
its
current
pace,
the
PS5
should
have
accomplished
this
by
three-quarters
of
the
way
through
the
next
financial
year.

However,
there
is
a
big
roadblock
that
can
affect
sales.

Just
last
month,
Sony
increased
the
MSRP
of
the
PS5
in
the
UK,
Australia,
NZ
and
Europe.
The
new
data
provided
in
today’s
financial
call
won’t
really
reflect
that
just
yet.