The PlayStation 5 reportedly surpassed six million console sales worldwide in early March – despite the shortcomings mostly related to the severe global shortage of semiconductors.
VGChartz (via ScreenRant) indicates that as of March 6, both versions of the new console have sold a combined 6.08 million units – compared to the 3.94 million of the Xbox Series X & Series S combined up to the same period.
To put this in perspective, the PlayStation 5 brings to the same level as the PlayStation 4 launch – the console, which was released the same week in November, sold 6.0 million units as of March 2, 2014.
From the week of February 28 to March 6 alone, the PS5 sold approximately 201,033 units compared to the Xbox Series X | S which sold 103,237 and the long-running Nintendo Switch which sold 423,187 units.
It is estimated that sales to scalpers apparently sell about 10% of all PS5 consoles.