Sony’s stressed the importance of transitioning PlayStation 4 owners to the PlayStation 5 as fast as possible, and one analyst believes it could ship six million next-gen consoles by 31st March next year. With a November launch likely, it means that the organisation would have about five months to get that many systems into retail, with the all-important Christmas period part of it, of course. Hideki Yasuda, of Japanese firm Ace Research Institute, added that he’d expect a further 15 million devices to be shipped during the following fiscal year.
It’s worth noting, however, that this prediction was made prior to the Coronavirus crisis escalating, which could seriously threaten to thwart the PS5’s launch – or at the very least limit how many units actually get made. Honestly, this situation seems fluid, and it’s unlikely the Japanese giant itself has a firm grasp on how its impending launch will be affected yet. We’ll learn more as we edge closer to Holiday 2020, which is the release window the organisation announced last year.
[source ace-sec.co.jp, via twinfinite.net]
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Sheesh such low numbers!
My super-duper-impressive crystal ball I found in the forest under a tree that looks vaguely like Mr. Bean and bleeds cotton candy says that the PS5 will sell 2 billion in the first week.
I will trust that more than this so-called "Analyst"
6 million for its first 3 to 5 months seems a bit low compared to both the ps4 and switch IMO. I think, if pre release production alows it, it could reach 10 million in that period easily.
@darkswabber The PS4 sold around 7 million units in the first five months it was on the market, so those figures don't sound disappointing. ESPECIALLY when you figure that PS5 will likely be a hundred dollars more expensive at launch.
I'm looking forward to be one of the numbers in this total. Hopefully it's priced reasonably. The PS4 initial cost in Brazil was over $ 1000.00, so I had to wait 3 years for mine.
That’s if it isn’t delayed.
Do we have any data comparing with the PS4 launch?
Edit
I just read comments above who were mentioning it. Cheers
I will pre-order if, you know, they ever announce it
@RenanKJ How much it cost now? AFAIK, it is always much more expensive there because of tax.
@mrbone PS4 Pro 1TB costs about $ 500.00, while PS4 Slim 1TB costs around $ 350.00. Yep, taxes are to blame, but the dolar has been high for a while too: 1 USD equals roughly 4.50 BRL.
I'll be pre-ordering mine so I hope I'm among them
i predict my wife wont buy me one for christmas
Day one purchase.
It wont ship any if we dont get a release date and preorder date
@RenanKJ Can you travel to a neighboring country to get it?
Buying two at launch. If I don't bankrupt us to get my wife one when I do I will regret it. Already plan on taking the next day off and going for a midnight launch.
I’m hoping to pick 2 of them up; one for me, one for my son. If it’s actually only $450 I’m more than happy with that price. That’s less than $1,000 even before discounts.
Well of course it will.
New ideas take a long time to sink in for normies.
You'll regret it. A year or two and you'll be wondering if the occasional exclusive was really worth a wopping £500 investment.
Streaming is moving fast guys. The only reason this Holiday 2020 system is being rushed is due to this... They know they don't have time t waste. They want to sell this to you NOW or you'll, likely, be questioning the point of it by Christmas.
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