On the hardware level, the PS5 is not available, it does not support any discussion when we see that the actual games of the current generation, based on advanced graphics engines such as Unreal Engine 5, They should run at 720p and scale down to 1440p to be able to run at a relatively stable 60 FPS. It’s also true that said console isn’t as profitable as it used to be, and that Sony had to drop prices to complete the inventory cleanup, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t remain its own special goose that lays the golden eggs.
To better understand the enormous value of the PS5 to Sony’s revenue, we have to start here three big keys: sales of consoles, revenue generated from the sale of games, as well as those derived from the sale of console-related services. Console sales are the main key because at the end of the day, the more consoles you sell, the more revenue you get from selling games and services, so that’s Sony’s central pillar.
This central pillar is perfectly structured and very strong, because according to the latest data from Finbold as of October 2023, the Sony console would be registered an average of 1,238,109 PS5 units sold per month, which leaves us with a averaging just over 40,000 units daily. Yes, it’s mind boggling to think that on average, over 40,000 PS5 consoles are sold worldwide every day.
Surprised? Well, think about how long it will take you to read this news. Between 28 and 56 PS5 consoles will be sold, depending on how fast you are. Another interesting fact is that October of last year was the best ever for Sony console sales, and that thanks to this the PS5 remains the second best selling console of the Japanese company, always adjusting to the time it was available on the market.
Generic PS5 About 45 million units were sold, A figure that still trails it from the best-selling console in history, the PS2, which reached a total of 158.7 million units sold over its lifetime. Sony’s current console is expected to generate more interest with the arrival of the Slim model, which, as we told you at the time, adopted a removable optical drive, allowing the Japanese company to combine development and production under a single model.
