PlayStation 5 has set a sales record. The portal Vgchartz reports about it.
Experts have recorded information that 3.73 million units of Sony consoles were sold in the world in the first five weeks. In comparison, the competitive Xbox Series X / S has sold just over two million units. Launched in 2017, the Nintendo Switch handheld console sold 2.33 million units in its first five weeks. According to disclosed data, at the start of sales, the PS5 market share is 46.2 percent.
A similar dynamic was observed in the world’s largest markets. In particular, in the US, during the first five weeks, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X / S and Nintendo Switch consoles sold 1.5, 1.1 and 0.9 million units respectively. In Europe, they managed to sell 1.3 million PS5, while Xbox Series X / S and Nintendo Switch acquired about 533 and 601 thousand gamers, respectively.
In Japan, the home of the PS5 and Switch, the compact console from Nintendo led the way. In the first five weeks, NS sold 564,000 copies. During the same period, 226,000 PlayStation 5s and 31,000 Xbox Series X / S devices were sold in the local market.
The authors of the publication noted the leadership of the new generation of Sony consoles. The report clarified that if the Nintendo Switch and Xbox Series X / S were launched on sale synchronously around the world, then the PlayStation 5 first of all – on November 12 – debuted in the US, Canada, Japan and other countries. On December 19, the console became available for purchase worldwide.