February 18th, 2023: How many consoles did Sony actually sell after overcoming the semiconductor supply issue?
In today’s fast paced digital world, Sony stands as one of the big pillars in the electronics industry. Earphones to Televisions, Sony manufactures it all. One of Sony’s finest creations is the Playstation. The Playstation by Sony is a gaming console which enables an user to experience video games like never before. Playstation provides jaw dropping graphics in video games which enhances the user experience. The new generation Playstations also come with internal storage. Apart from gaming, one can also stream music on the console.
The first playstation was released on December 3rd. 1994. Since then, Playstation has added 4 more products in its lineup. The recent Playstation which was launched is the Playstation 5 in 2020. The competitors of the Playstation is said to be Microsoft’s Xbox.
However, Sony faced shortage of semiconductor chips for the PS5 which led to lesser production of the console. Recently, Sony reported that they have finally resolved the supply issue of the PS5. In fact, the company reportedly sold 7.1 million (71 lakhs) PS5 consoles during the final quarter of 2022 which is 3.9 million (39 lakhs) more than 2021
In total, Sony has sold 32.1 million (3.2 crore) units of PS5 since its launch. Sony also has a target to increase the sale to 37 million (3.7 crore) by the end of this financial year. Sony sold 11 million units (11 lakhs) of the God of War PS5 variant.