How well does the PlayStation 5 sell? Absolutely good in the United States, according to NPD data. We already know that during the first four months on the market it is the fastest selling system of all time in dollar terms – but what about units? Well, according to analyst Mat Piscatella, it’s behind the PS4 – by less than one percent.
“PS5 is a very close (less than one percent) second in U.S. hardware unit sales after four months in NPD history,” he wrote about Twitter. “Statistical dead heat.”
This is obviously a very impressive result when you consider that the PS5 costs more – the PS5 Digital Edition matches the PS4’s price of $ 399.99, but the model with a disk drive sells for $ 499.99 – and is during a pandemic severely limited. Clearly, the PS4 was also difficult to get started, but it did not have coronavirus to compete with.
It will be interesting to see how well the PS5 performs once it becomes more readily available and the world starts up normally again. How do you feel about the sales path of the new console? Is Sony another winner, or does it have some challenges navigating this generation? Let us know in the comments below.