PlayStation 5 has broken numerous records since launching last November. From becoming the fastest-selling console in Sony's history to ending the Switch's run of sales in the US last month, this new-gen PlayStation has been nothing short of a success.
After recording 10 million sales worldwide this summer, Sony's just confirmed the latest figures. As reported on Resetera, Sony experienced its most successful Q2 ever with the PS5 now amassing 13.4 million units shipped globally.
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PlayStation 5 Console Sales Hit 13.4 Million Worldwide
Between July and September 2021, Sony generated revenue of $5.86B, resulting in a profit of $0.751B. Within this time, an extra 3.3 million PS5 units were sold with the console's sum reportedly reaching 13.4 million. These record-breaking stats represent the company's most accomplished Q2 history and second-biggest quarter outside of a holiday period.
PS5 software sales were also unveiled, where a total of 76.4 million PS5 and PS4 games were sold, with 7.6 million being exclusive titles. These figures are, however, down from 2020's Q2 sales of games which had collected 81.8 million in total and 12.8 million for first-party games.
Since the PS5's launch, Spider-Man: Miles Morales remains the best-selling exclusive with 6.5 million units sold. Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart and Demon's Souls follow with 1.1 million and 1.4 million sales respectively. However, it's important to remember that Miles Morales launched on PS4 as well.
PlayStation is predicted to continue its success heading into 2022, where a multitude of games like Gran Turismo 7 and God of War: Ragnarok are due. However, supply constraints may hinder Sony from achieving peak sales, as the global chip shortage is expected to last until 2023.
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