Unsurprisingly, Sony has very big plans for the PlayStation 5. Up until now, stock has been strangled due to coronavirus complications — both on and off the production line — but the console is still selling out almost immediately whenever it is actually up for sale. As the Japanese giant has mentioned previously, it's aiming to bolster PS5 supply quite significantly in the next fiscal year, and this plan of action has led to the company projecting some huge numbers.
During Sony's latest shareholders meeting (as translated by users on ResetEra), CEO Kenichiro Yoshida revealed that the firm is aiming to sell 22.6 million PS5s per year, once supply goals have been met. Achieving that figure would make the PS5 Sony's best selling console ever on a yearly basis. That annual record is currently held by the original PlayStation, which did extraordinarily well all the way back in 1998.
It's an ambitious target, but given how well the PS5 is selling, despite constant stock shortages, it seems entirely possible. Clearly, Sony is expecting sales to pretty much explode as soon as it can satisfy demand, and it'll certainly be interesting to see just how well the PS5 fares over the next year or so.
[source jiji.com, via resetera.com]
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Just a question. Say a friend has a PS5, but got an invite email from Playstation Direct to buy a PS5. Could that friend share that invite with someone else who is looking for a PS5?
Not if they keep releasing games on PC.
My mate that i gameshare with has finally got a ps5, so my game cost has just been cut in half.
Good (reasonably priced) times ahead!
@WolfKingk87 Yes, sales are going to plummet because PC gamers will be able to buy 3 or 4 PS4 games on PC.
@Korgon No. It says so explicitly in those kinds of emails.
@Korgon well you could just buy it on behalf of the friend, if nothing else.
@WolfKingk87
Console sales aren't the main revenue for any platform holder.
They are the vehicle used to sell you the software and services.
@RBMango @zupertramp
Thanks for the responses. One of my buddies got the email but yeah he already has a PS5 so he was just wondering if he could just share the link.
More people are gaming than ever. I expect such numbers to be reached
@WolfKingk87 @blinx01 exactly. They lose money generally on console sales. All their money comes from games and a lesser extent accessories
The PS5 Pro will be a thing before I end up being able to get one.
I was in a waiting room on Very's website earlier but only Bundle available Inc R&C and an extra controlled and delivery 2/7. Cost was £576.
Sounds bizarre to some but I don't need an extra controller yet (and when I do I want one of the new coloured ones) and still hope I can get a PS5 before that date with drops planned for other retailers.
I'll probably regret that decision when I'm still looking after the 2nd but never mind.
I think things are getting slightly better out there but it's still organised chaos!
Great system... Have little doubt it will.
@WolfKingk87 who cares to play on pc?
I wouldn't. It has different aesthetics and quite different overall experience.
I would prefer console gaming any day.
@Col_McCafferty strange. If I had such an option, It'd be a no-brainer for me.
@Blacksmith1985 It's because I wanted to also buy the Headset, remote control and charging station.
Adding all of this on top would put the cost up quite a bit, a bit more than I'm comfortable paying if I'm being honest.
@Col_McCafferty I feel you. Still hunting for Pulse 3D.
@Blacksmith1985
Right? Not the same experience. And Good luck making a 1440p RayTracing capable PC the size of a PS5 for $399.
@Korgon maybe that friend could give the other friend the money to buy on their behalf
@WolfKingk87 I dont think releasing a game 2 to 3 years later on pc will affect it in anyway,I've got a gaming pc never use to play ps games though,Its mainly used to see how many mods I can run on skyrim before it starts smoking ha ha ha
Ye ye, I believe it when I see it.... Maybe in 2030 we might be able to buy one? 😨😨
@Korgon why don't you send your buddy the money and then he buys it for you
I hope we can eventually get a smaller, black unit designed to lay flat like the Pro. I would also like at least 1TB internal. I can wait a few years, if needed. I'm not interested in bulky white consoles and controllers with very limited internal storage (think white Wii U).
@vapidwolf @UltimateOtaku91
Yeah this is an option as well it just would have been more convenient if the link could simply be shared is all.
'22.6 million PS5s * per year *, '
Sounds a bit weird. I think I read they said they ll aim the stronger ever year in 22 so that number upward that year (because that s the current record from ps1) or did I get it wrong?
@kingbreww @blinx01 No, most of their revenue comes from PS+ and royalty fees from third party devs. If someone buys FIFA on PS4/5, Sony gets 30% of the cut. The only reason they release their games on PC is that they're somehow thinking it would result in more console sales. I assume they've done their analyses, even though it doesn't make sense at first sight.
@Octane ps+ is a games service right? And 3rd party dev’s sell games on PlayStation right? That’s what I’m saying my man, games
@kingbreww Yeah, but you can argue that releasing games on PC results in less console sales, and thus less royalty fees from other devs.
@Octane
Horizon Zero Dawn saw over a 250% return on investment for the PC port. That's why Sony are pushing forward with more ports, especially if it's older games where sales have dried up on console.
@Col_McCafferty that's a VERY good deal to be fair. Should've bitten their hand off dude
@Col_McCafferty oh, just read your 2nd post 🤣😏
@WolfKingk87 PC is a different audience... maybe if I say it in caps. PC IS A DIFFERENT AUDIENCE
lol, seriously though, just like there are people who would simply never game on PC, there are folks who would never get a console. That's who Sony is selling to. And they are really getting their cake and eating because most of these releases come at a time where the game's sales are already dried up on console. Besides using it in list wars online and silly phrasing like "true exclusives", everyone benefits from this arrangement including Sony.
Like whatever argument you want to make against Sony's WWS on PC is kinda illogical to me. If you are talking about it devaluing the brand, well that's not only fanboy nonsense but should be left to Sony suits to worry about. if you want Sony's WWS games to be better, PC money helps. The only issue Sony has to fix is having the best versions of their titles only on PC like Horizon Zero Dawn is. PS5 needs a 60fps update ASAP.
@Korgon I got the email too about buying a PS5 from Sony, but I also already have one. It's weird that they're sending out these emails to people who already have it. Sony definitely knows I have a PS5, they sent me an email thanking me for buying one within 10 minutes of the first time I logged in to mine. But maybe that's how they plan to hit this sales target, just keep selling more PS5's to the people that already have them.
@Octane i think you’ll find that when this generation is done their console sales will be the highest ever. Also they’re only releasing older titles on PC, and I reckon they’ve obviously already ran the numbers on that which is why they’re releasing only a small number of older games on PC
It's good to see them being so bold, but is this really something they can control? I was under the impression that the stock problem is due to the global chip shortage, which is way bigger than the game industry. Unless demand for everything else suddenly drops in the next few months, I don't see how they can secure the silicon to make this goal a reality.
@WolfKingk87 the 100 million odd people that have bought playstation every iteration will continue to do so. They will never go PC. Most of the general fan base don't care about PC.
@SwitchVogel
PS5 is already breaking records and better than PS4.
Chip production already announced to increase significantly second half of the year. Announced by AMD early and also announced by Sony later.
@WolfKingk87 Exactly
@blinx01 that return won't work out if it convinces less people to buy a PS5 though. Every none Sony game bought on a PS5 is £20 with practically zero investment.
Sony is normally happy to take a loss on the games they sell - never mind a good profit - if it helps sell consoles which brings them commissions, which is where the best money is.
I think the idea is that more people playing these games will make people want a PS5 to play the sequels. Maybe that will work out, but Sony could do with some PS5 exclusives when 2022 rolls round, and it's not looking like they'll have many.
This is the first time ever I'm going to own an Xbox. Gamepass really appealed to me and since my bff has a playstation 5 I really don't need to get one, we can just switch consoles and never feel like we missed out on anything
@ThomasHL
I highly doubt we'll see day and date PC ports like with Xbox, but I think we could see games with a minimum 2 year time gap.
Where is the harm in making a PC port of a 2 year old onwards game where sales have dried up for on console?
PC gamers don't tend to bother with consoles anyway, so they aren't going to suddenly buy a PS5 to play a sequel, but they are a nice extra revenue stream for Sony to make a tidy profit off an older game.
@nessisonett LOL
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