Sony could not reach the desired level in the sales figures of PlayStation 5 consoles. The company, which wants to surpass its rival Xbox in the console wars, which is one of the most important competitions of the new generation game world, is experiencing a bittersweet joy.
PlayStation 5, which has left the Xbox Series X|S consoles behind for now, cannot reach the desired level again. The reports show that the recent global troubles are the source of the problem.
PlayStation 5 sales lagged behind the previous generation
The report, which compares the first year performances of PlayStation 4 and 5, contains remarkable data. PS4, which went on sale in the last quarter of 2013, managed to sell 4.5 million units in its first quarter. The new generation PS5, released in the same period of 2021, exhibited a similar performance and managed to surpass 4.5 million units. The PS5, which took the lead in the first quarter sales of the next year, could not continue its performance due to the problems experienced.
There is a serious difference in their first year performance. PlayStation 4, which sold 20.2 million in the year it was released, left behind the hard-to-reach sales figures, especially in the last quarter of 2014. On the PlayStation 5 front, while things did not seem to be going well, the device, with high expectations, closed its first year with 17.3 million unit sales.
While the resulting picture was annoying for Sony, it was stated that there was nothing the company could do. Because the shortage of semiconductors, which has been in our lives for a long time, prevents companies from producing. However, the growing production problem causes the user to not find stock. Unable to draw any positive picture, Sony cannot raise its sales forecasts. The company’s predictions for the first quarter of 2022 are almost the same as the last quarter of 2021.
The semiconductor shortage, which negatively affected many companies, actually injured Sony’s biggest rival, the Xbox front. It was stated that in the company where similar problems were experienced, especially the service and services saved the situation. Let’s see how long the game world will have to deal with this problem, we will wait and see.
So how do you evaluate Sony’s PS5 performance? Do you think the new generation PS5 will be able to surpass PS4, the best-selling console of its time? Do not forget to tell us your opinions and your predictions about the subject.
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