Sony’s been surprisingly coy when it comes to console sales numbers of the PlayStation 5, but we reckon that comes down to the fact that demand has vastly outpaced supply. Regardless, a report by Digitimes – citing “industry sources” – claims that the manufacturer shipped an eye-watering 3.4 million next-gen systems during its first four weeks on the market, which is a record for the organisation. It took the PS4 a little over six weeks to sell 4.2 million units, so clearly this is a good result for the console.
Perhaps even more impressively, the firm is aiming to hit 16.8 million to 18 million units in 2021, which is a remarkable target. It aims to boost production with the help of additional capacity support from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company and various other backend service firms. Effectively, this means that it’s managed to actually increase the number of machines it’s manufacturing, which is good news for everyone still desperately searching for PS5 stock.
[source digitimes.com, via gematsu.com]
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I will buy one as soon as I can find one.
Ps5 preorder in my (asia) country is only online raffle although ps5 will be launch late in january 2021. I hope sony can get more stock for asia 😕
I would love to see how much money sony is making from the 3.4 million units shipped. Oh wait scaplers have 1.5 million of thoses units or something like that
And how many of those went to scalpers?
Anyway, it's no surprise the PS5 is a success.
Can't wait for version 2 to arrive 👌
Remember the mantra, the first console to hit 10 million units will be the winner of this generation.
3.2M to scammers and .1M to "influencers"
PlayStation the g.o.a.t. best console makers of all times.word up son
I'll buy one when kratos and aloy comes...
And what's interesting is... it's really trending as though Series X doesn't even exist. Once you see folk who know next to nothing about games mentioning PS5, you know it's a done deal. This time last gen, PS4 was easily the popular one because 1080p and XOne - 900p. Yet, this time round it's like no one cares about teraflops, oh Xbox.
Maybe if they do make 16m of them next year, a few thousand will make their way into the hands of actual customers?
It would be nice if I had the chance at being absolutely privilege if at all possible to possibly maybe buy one Sony 😐
I'm jumping in as soon as I can buy one at non-scalped prices. Right now though I'm consoleless for the first time in six years.
3.4 only? It doesn't sound like that 11m in q1 is going to be met at that rate. I expected more than that in that time, honestly.
@TheArt it's very region dependent with xbox. In the US it's tremendously popular. "Global numbers" don't tell the whole story. Then again even as an xb fan I've always said i want them to "fail" because they're at their best as an underdog.
I will get mine as soon as my nephew's PS5 stops having the
CE-108255-1 recurrent error and interrupting my gameplay.
@hi_drnick they were up on Amazon today for like a sold 15-20 minutes.
@NEStalgia well there was that rumor about production problems. But yeah, earlier on Sony was talking about shipping these puppies out on a scale never before achieved so 3.4mil in four weeks isn't exactly earth shattering when weighed against those statements.
Then consider the software attach ratio or whatever and idk, I'm sure they're doing fine but who knows what kind of projections they originally had and how happy they are with the reality.
And please no one @ me like I'm saying the PS5 is tanking. It's the best ever. Everything Sony does is the best ever.
@Waffles12415 wow. I'm in Japan and the system here is all about lotteries. They sell out in minutes when available at retail.
2 of which are “in transit” to me as we speak. My son has no clue he’s gonna get one. It’s gonna be glorious!
In order to have new sales records you have to make and sell more PS5's. They are pumping out over a million units a month.
I think they are doing a great job.
@TheArt series x is doing quite fine as well. Depending on when you live you could see the other way. Both consoles are selling as much as they can make.
Most of them are still on Ebay.
Till I can walk into BestBuy or Walmart to buy one, it won't matter.
Cool! I wonder how high it could of been if there was no stock limitations???
I will buy one when I can get one from a store and not from a scalper.
@zupertramp yeah, the numbers seem like the yield problems they downplayed actually did factor into availability, or they were boasting numbers they knew they didn't have. I'm expecting an orwellian q1 report of a record shattering 9.3m units shipped, exceeding expectations by .4m, while we all vaguely remember them saying they expected to ship 11m.
Lol at the "best ever" comment...I promise I'll have 11m riot shields available by q1.
@wiiware My country doesn't even have a release date yet but imported one is available unofficially(without warranty) for a little high price😥
@NEStalgia
3.4 million in 4 weeks. Q1 is 12 weeks. Between the first 4 weeks and Q1 2021 are another 2 weeks.
So, if they can sell 3.4 million in 4 weeks, they sure should be able to sell around 7 in 14 weeks.
Guys, I'm throwing money into the screen, but nothing happens.
Retailers are empty.
@L3GTRIGA You can get imported ps5 easily in my country... at $1000
It's a highway robbery lol, I think I'm okay waiting until ps5 available on store shelves with official price, I still got a lot of ps4 backlog games
Going to wait until it has something else to play other than PS4 games.
@Heurtaux305 maybe not impossible to produce that many, but remember, manufacturing started August or September. That 3.4M represents what was available manufactured months BEFORE that date up to that date. 3.4m isn't what they produced in 4 weeks, in it's what they produced in 10-14 weeks. To meet that q1 figure, manufacturing capacity will have to be MASSIVELY greater than it was sept through nov. They've increased it, but it's yet to be seen that is enough. And that increase seems like it wasn't part of the original production plans.
It’s all just about how many Sony can manufacture. There is still huge pent up demand.
Just think of the numbers if they had actually shipped the 5 million they promised to have produced by September and some of the further 5 million between October and December. More for scalpers but a higher chance for people who wanted one too.
Good system the ps5 after I tested a bunch of ps4 games and they all ran flawlessly I sold my pro.
I got my first PS5 game for Christmas - Spider-Man Miles Morales. All I need now is a PS5 to play it on! When is the next batch of stock arriving in the UK? Sony said there would be more “before the end of the year”, which seems highly unlikely now 🙄
They easily could of sold double that if they were more available!
@itshoggie could have, not could of. That's basic stuff.
Excellent news. I can wait to buy one. Certainly won't be scalped
@mwatcher So basically Switch.
Kinda hard to discuss such a milestone race as long as some of the generation's participants get a head start. Not that it always helps (as Wii U is my witness), but still.
@orson No its if normal people have them. I found the quite easy to some on day one. So I have three. One in living room one in bedroom and one in kitchen installed under our island with 75 inch tv
I got the PS5 on day 1.
Can't find the 3d headset anywhere....at a reasonable price.
I honestly can't imagine scalpers having more than 5% of that 3.5million sold stock and all those saying otherwise are just blowing it straight out of proportion.
I think I read that eBay sold 60,000 second hand PS5s. That's only 2%!! The rest of the 95% stock has gone to actual gamers.
@Snick27
This
@Saucymonk
And idiots u like besides the scaplers are reasons real normal gamers cant find any. You should have been limited to 1 per household
say no to scalpers , been a big fan since the first console this is the only time i couldn't get one but ive no interest in a ps5 above rrp. so i can wait until i can get one Easter the summer next Christmas.
the ones off scalpers are worthless junk if something happens your out of luck you try to explain to the store when the receipt is not in your name. besides saw one off ebay for £1200 im thinking yea that's to much invto my gaming fund il wait feel the same with the buy it now for £500 keep it. make them think twice about buying consoles at launch very frustrated 🙄
@NEStalgia
3.4 million in 4 weeks. Times that by the 3 months of the first quarter is 10.2 million.... plus the original 3.4 million is £13.6 million. Which doesn't include the 3 weeks I've not accounted for in December. So they are well over target to hit that goal
I was ready to wait till April for mine, but maybe they'll be readily available before then
And cool numbers coming from nowhere wonderland. I think it's probably more but then again I'm just like everyone here talking out of my @s about things I dont know crap and how production is having problems or what not made up stuff.
Wait for next year to start arguing and trolling guys 😀
All the best 🙏
@NickTheGeek Exactly. Wasn't the estimation around 60K went to scalpers? A large number, but only a fraction overall of this 3.4 million number. Just because you weren't able to get this highly anticipated console within the first month doesn't mean it went to someone reselling it for triple the price, it means... it's a highly anticipated console and a lot of other people want one just as much as you do.
@Saucymonk Good for you. I live in Dayton, Ohio. I checked many stores and none have had any in on the shelves since release. Online sales only and we all know how that works.
@itshoggie Artificially limiting availability like Nintendo loves to do.
Crazy numbers. Maybe Sony's sale predictions isn't so far off now.
@TheArt I sure don't. I have my PS5 as my primary but bought the Series S for GamePass and to enjoy BC games and some Xbox exclusives. Honestly, the games look great even though they aren't 4K
@mwatcher Switch wins then?
@jmac1686 My man. That’s exactly what I’m doing.
@SweetSummerShunv
Same I think we should wait until the releaae of new exclusive games and better performance I'm aiming for a slim version by the way what kind of games do you play on ps4 miss?
No wonder they've struggled to get stock on shelves.
@Gaming365247 dude, he's tryhard whose posts are all jokes.
@nhSnork sure it can be hard since you could consider Switch being part of last generation as well until its successor comes out...and then when does that count?
@Akurusu So Switch lost the last generation, right?
@Orpheus79V 1. They have already sold that many. It doesn't mean more aren't available on ebay at the moment, but haven't been sold yet.
2. Pretty sure ebay isn't the only place that sells second hand.
@Zaros I play mainly the first party games and Persona. I play al the rest on my PC. I still have a bunch of unopened PS4 games which I’ll play on the PS5.
What's the breakout between the $400 and $500 models? Probably a little easier to get manufacturing numbers up a bit if they focused on 1. And announce Pro is done. Or Slim. I doubt they are producing 4 models right now but I don't think they've officially announced they aren't.
Waiting on Ratchet & Clank for ours. Or randomly walking into Target and seeing one - 5% Redcard discount on $500 is $25. Or Amazon. But really no rush until R&C. Though somehow if GoW or Horizon released first that would do it as well but I'm expecting R&C first in the spring.
Those are impressive numbers considering obvious logistical challenges and a good end to 2020 for Sony. Well deserved, PlayStation has been my 1st place to play since OG PlayStation. Games come first and and Sony has consistently pushed the medium forwards in ways that align with my personal sensibilities. Hope this train keeps rollin
Nicely done, love mine. Miles Morales, Valhalla and SackBoy kept me busy.
"Sony sets new hardware record"
And Japan is 7% of sales. Just shows how little Sony needs to care what sells there.
@Unlucky13
Agree. Although, people who weren't interested in gaming before suddenly want one.. 🙄
Makes it impossible to get one...
@Beefy01 Like I said I'n my other post, though, 3.4 doesn't represent what they produced in 4 weeks, it represents everything they'd produced for launch since production started in September, or August depending on which reports you believe. Even if we say September, 3.4m represents about 3 months of production. A whole quarter's worth. They'd need a LOT more production capacity to meet original targets if that was their pace so far.
Plus, remember they met even that by using a lot of air freight to meet launch meaning more of the latter production got delivered sooner than it normally would. Though it might not matter for the shipped metric. This metric includes units that shipped, via slow boat, in 4 weeks, meaning units that's haven't actually been available for purchase yet and some of which wouldn't even have arrived in their destination countries yet. 3.4m shipped may really mean 2m available for purchase, and the rest are still in the middle of the Pacific still. It's not a super informative number but it does indicate slow production hamstringing availability.
@Steve30000 FOMO is in full swing. People heard it's the big new thing and have to get it before they can't get it even if they have no use for it. Ps5 is is officially the new toilet paper and yeast.
Maybe after the holiday it'll die down.
What is with all the 'and they all went to scammers', 'none in the hands of actual customers'. You realise they still go to customers eventually right? All the scalpers will have offloaded them by now as the price is dropping so players still have these 3+ million consoles
@hypnotoad The Pulse 3D is super easy to find. You just havd to use a stock tracker. I managed to get my pair off Amazon will little fuss.
I have tried desperately to purchase a ps5 for my son who has autism, it was supposed to be his christmas present that he is still waiting for, well done to all the scalpers who have robbed parents like me the opportunity to put a smile on my sons face for christmas i hope you can sleep at night denying a boy with autism the opportunity to enjoy playing his beloved playstation for christmas, all he can do is look at the games he got to go with it
@Gaming365247 stop with the insults mate. I have plenty of money and a big house. Makes sense to have more than one ps5. Idiot.
@Akurusu
I was gonna go that route next year but I changed my mind.
I’m going to build another gaming rig. It’s been 7 years since I had a gaming PC.
I managed to snag a PS5 on launch day. Took two weeks to arrive but I’ve been loving it.
Now if I could just find the damn Dualsense charging station. I’ve seen more PS5s than I have those damn things.
@SweetSummerShunv Oh really? I love persona series I have all the games but the first one, I need to get a pc to play the non exclusive games there like you,
What is your favorite persona game? mine is persona 3 fes.☺️
By the way sorry for my late answer I hadn't seen your message.
@Zaros Great to hear and you should perhaps read some guides about PC building. As for Persona I'm only starting with 5R lol, I've only started core gaming in its earnest in the 8th generation so many franchises are new to me. As I only have limited times these days I usually just jump in on the latest instalments to make the fullest use of my hardware and recap the earlier lore through researching on Fandom Wiki sites.
And no need to apologize lol, this isn't social media, not that there's is one even if it is.
Well done Sony. I understand Xbox figures are a lot lower.
@Saucymonk The irony
Y’all complaining about not being able to get a PS5 - you’re just not doing it right. I pre-ordered 3, and managed to get another 4 on launch day (these were all for family and friends I should add - I’m no scalper). Quit complaining and pay more attention to when places restock them. If I can get 7, you can get one for yourself.
Would of sold even more if Sony could produce more. But with this damn Covid virus, its amazed me both Sony and Microsoft even launched this year. Luckily I managed to get a ps5 and its amazing and deserves to sell in bucket loads and I'm sure it will.
I had no trouble getting mine day one.
As well as at least 20 close friends and PSN friends got theirs.
All from 1st party channels.
No eBay etc.
Pay attention.
Less salt.
It's still all just how many they can produce at this stage. PS4 sold everything they could make up to this point too.
@SweetSummerShunv Persona 5 royal is the updated version of the first one, I've played the first one on ps3, do you have a ps3?
I see we have some games in common would you like to be friends on PSN? my ID is zaros-qc if you want to add me and of course happy new year my best wishes miss ☺️
@Zaros Awesome. I had a PS3 with me when I was studying in England in the early-mid 2010s, but that’s probably in the storage of some household now. I’ll be rolling a brand new PSN ID when I get the PS5 and I’ll be sure to add you there and then. Right now I’m all but abandoning my previous IDs out of both personal and privacy reasons.
@SweetSummerShunv oh you shouldn't abandon your previous IDs you lose your progress in games and trophies miss
@Zaros fret not as when I say ‘abandon’ I didn’t mean deactivation or anything of the sort. I’ll log in still to download the digital games for my new account. Rather that I’ll be inactive on them for all other purposes.
@SweetSummerShunv ah okay so you just using your ID until you have a ps5 and previous ID will be used to download the games you have purchased on the store right.
@Zaros Yes. Besides I want a whole new identity in 2021
@SweetSummerShunv ah thats nice by the way don't you mind adding me the ID you're using right now if you want?
do you have psvita or ps3?
@Zaros I don't have any PlayStation or any consoles for that matter for the time being, sorry. However, I'll be fairly responsive here so we can still talk here
@SweetSummerShunv ah okay i thought you had a ps4 or any console so you are waiting for ps5 to have an ID and add each other right?
@Zaros Yes I had both a PS4 and a PS4 Pro - the former was given away to a friend and the latter's been inactive ever since I got myself a top end PC in spring 2019 before being eventually sold last autumn.
I want to get a PC, so you are aiming for PS5.
I gonna wait until the price drops to buy it or maybe a slim version with all the bugs fixed.
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