Sony sold 4.5M PlayStation 5 consoles in 2020 as demand surges
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New Delhi, Feb 3 : Sony on Wednesday revealed that it sold 4.5 million PlayStation 5 units globally in 2020, as several fans were still waiting to buy the latest console since its launch in November.
The company s gaming business overall performed much better than a year ago.
The revenue increased 40 per cent to ($8.4 billion), partly driven by PS5 sales and operating profit was up by 50 per cent to $763.3 million.
Sony sold 4.5 million PlayStation 5 last year
The source was able to get hold of the official sales figures for the PlayStation 5 game console, which are part of Sony‘s quarterly report. And there are enough interesting details.
So, for the first quarter of sales (formally – for the last quarter of 2020, but in reality, the console was sold only for a month and a half, since mid-November) Sony sold 4.5 million consoles. Everything is at the PS4 level: in the first quarter of sales in 2013, 4.5 million PlayStation 4 were also sold. And although this is a lot, it does not correspond to market demand.
Sony PlayStation 5 now on sale in India
Sony today is finally launching the PlayStation 5 in India. The console will be available through online and offline retailers, including Amazon, Flipkart, Croma , Reliance Digital, Games The Shop, Shop at Sony Center, and Vijay Sales. The PlayStation 5 is priced at INR 49,990 for the standard model and 39,990 for the Digital Edition.
At launch, only the standard edition of the console seems to be on sale. The standard edition is the one that includes the UHD Blu-ray drive for games and media. The Digital Edition has been announced for India, but will be on sale later.
Sony PlayStation 5 Review: Defining the next generation of console gaming
After a year of teasing us with the design, specs and upcoming games, Sony has finally launched their next generation game console in India, the PlayStation 5. The console has been in development for many years now, and has some major upgrades over the PlayStation 4 Pro, which was released more than 4 years ago. Similar to the last generation, Sony chose AMD CPUs and GPUs to power the console, and they are significantly more powerful than any of the previous generation.
After using it for about a week, and playing some of the launch titles, here are our thoughts and review of the Sony PlayStation 5.