It was November 15, 2013 when PS4 arrived in stores to compete with a Microsoft that had just done great with Xbox 360. Unfortunately for the North Americans, the battle soon went to Sony’s side and now, with the new generation, it seems that much the same thing is going to happen although, which of the last two PlayStation models has sold more within the same space? time?
PS5 and PS4 Matches
The fact is that seven years later, in November 2020, Sony changed generation giving way to PS5. That choice of the same month of the year and that we are about to complete 30 months of life of the machine has allowed us to look for a comparison with PS4, one of the machines that have worked best for the Japanese and that at this moment is already bordering on the figure of 120 million units sold in just over nine years.
Now, what happens if we look at a period of time as specific as the first 30 months? It must be taken into account that, Unlike PS4, PS5 has had a bumpy ride until establishing itself in the stores and having a stock enough for the trickle of units to stabilize at normal figures. But it turns out that no, despite this anomaly experienced between November 2020 and January-February 2023, the sales curve makes it very clear that the two consoles have been practically on par. hand in hand
As you can see in the image that you have just above, in the first year of life both PS4 and PS5 reached 15 million units sold in the same space of timealthough from then on the absence of stock wreaked havoc on the next-gen leaving their numbers a tad below those of the previous generation. Only in the last two months accounted for (March 2023), a rebound of PS5 has been perceived that has brought both generations closer.
Sony can only hope to get better
As we tell you, the absence of stock in the shops It has been the main ballast for PS5 to not now have really scandalous sales figuresso we must understand that what happened from January 2021 until now has only been the reflection of an abnormal situation due to the crisis of components, chips or whatever that triggered the pandemic.
As of today, almost 30 months after the launch of PS5, Sony can boast of already touching the limit of 40 million consoles sold worldwide, almost on par with a PS4 which, remember, is right now the fifth best-selling console of all time behind PS2, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Switch and Game Boy, so we are not moving in not a low fork, but as high as possible.
Hence, Sony, despite the absence of stock, It is certain that he believes that he will be able to surpass the numbers of the previous generation. At least, on paper, their expectations are supported by data that corroborate such a milestone. Or maybe you think not?
