According to PSD Group, a research firm NPD Group, Sony’s PlayStation 5 is now the toughest hardware platform in history after just four months on the market.
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There’s a reason why you can not find a Sony PlayStation 5 anywhere. Consumers apparently grabbed them faster than any hardware platform in U.S. history.
On Friday, NPD analyst Mat Piscatella tweeted the latest stats on consumer video games, including that the PS5 is ‘currently the fastest hardware platform’ in US history, in terms of total dollar sales.
US NPD HW – PlayStation 5 was the second best-selling hardware platform in February in both unit and dollar sales. PlayStation 5 is currently the fastest selling hardware platform in US history (total dollar sales after 4 months in the market).
– Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) 12 March 2021
Piscatella did not share an exact dollar amount for the PS5, but noted that consumer spending on video hardware, software and accessories has already reached $ 9.3 billion this year.
Sony did not include specific sales figures in its earnings report last month, but the company did. 4.5 million PS5 consoles shipped in 2020 alone. Chief Financial Officer Hiroki Totoki told a news conference in February that Sony plans to sell 14.8 million units in the coming financial year, which begins this month.
According to PSD, the PS5 fell to second place for the month of February. It’s just been replaced by the Nintendo Switch, which may have had a boost in sales on the heels of Super Mario 3D World – Bowser’s Fury, the latest Switch title, released last month.
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