Sony has announced that the PlayStation 5 has exceeded 30 million units sold, signaling an end to the console shortage. Sony Interactive Entertainment president Jim Ryan shared this update at the company’s CES tech conference, marking an increase of five million units since the November 1 report of 25 million sold.
Jim Ryan said, “We truly appreciate the support and patience of the PlayStation community as we managed unprecedented demand amid global challenges over the past two years.”
“PS5 supply improved toward the end of last year, and I’m happy to share that December was the biggest month ever for PlayStation 5 console sales and that we have now sold more than 30 million units to consumers worldwide.”
PlayStation 5 Supply Issues Finally At An End
Confident that the supply issues have been fully resolved, Ryan added that, “everyone who wants a PS5 should have a much easier time finding one at retailers globally, starting from this point forward.”
The semiconductor chip shortage had previously hindered the production of new PS5 consoles, but this did not prevent the console from reaching 20 million units sold by June 2021. At that time, Sony executive Veronica Rogers announced that the company was planning a significant increase in PS5 production.
Even though over two years have passed since the release of the PlayStation 5, it still isn’t too late to hop on the bandwagon now that the shortage is over. This generation of consoles has taken quite a long time to finally get going, with 2023 being the first year where we will finally see some current-generation games.
Most games (at least the biggest ones) that have come out on the PlayStation 5 have been cross-gen titles, same goes for the Xbox side of things. And if history repeats itself and the rumors are to be believed, the PlayStation 5 Pro or Slim might just be on the horizon. In other PlayStation news, Sony is pushing the boundaries of what a controller can be.
