Boom Thanks to PS5 Pro: Sony sold 74.9 million PlayStation 5 reviews 161
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Sony has once again announced sales figures number 5 in the most recent quarterly figures. In the Christmas sector of 2024, the game console almost never sold. Sony was able to sell a total of 9.5 million copies in the fourth quarter of 2024, up 1.3 million from more than a year earlier in the fourth quarter.
PS5 Pro ensures best quarterly sales so far
Sony has now been able to sell a total of 74.9 million copies of PlayStation 5, by which all revisions and variants have meant here since the start of sales in November 2020, including PlayStation 5 Slim and Pro. Because in the fourth quarter of 2024, the third quarter of Sony’s fiscal year 2024, the start of sales of the PlayStation 5 Pro also fell. The start of sales of the more powerful model should also have been decisive for the increase in PlayStation 5 sales figures. However, Sony divides the units sold in the quarterly report (PDF) into both models, so it is not clear How many PlayStation 5 Pro Sony was able to sell compared to the standard model.
Ps5 slightly back behind the Playstation 4
If you compare the quantities sold of PlayStation 5 with PlayStation 4 in the same period after sales began, PlayStation 5 is now only 1.5 million copies behind PlayStation 4 at the same time in the product life cycle.
Not only is GTA 6 expected to increase sales
Sales with games reached 784 billion yen in the last quarter, or around 4.9 billion euros. A year earlier, he had 733 billion yen, or almost 4.6 billion euros. In-game sales in particular have increased, while Sony’s first-party games have declined. In the region of the first party games, Death Beachling 2 and Ghost of Yotei, which are due to be released for PlayStation 5 this year, have high expectations. With Grand Theft Auto 6, a game will also appear in autumn, which is expected to increase console sales again.
The number of monthly PlayStation Network users increased over the last quarter from 123 million to 129 million.
Disc Drive continues to be expensive
Even though the PlayStation 5 Pro is readily available in stores, Sony still can’t ship the disc drive itself. It is not yet widely available in stores. However, the prices of almost 250 Euros called at the end of 2024 are no longer in demand, however, it is no longer in demand, on eBay it is now available by immediate purchase from 160 Euros *, online retailers call for prices from 185 Euros.
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A lifelong video game enthusiast, Julien reviews the latest releases and explores the technologies transforming the gaming world.
