Despite price bumps and a lower number of first-party exclusives in recent years, the PlayStation 5 remains an unabashed success for Sony, with a lifetime install base passing that of the PlayStation 3 in the US, according to Circana. After launching in November 2006 for Japan and the US, the latter sold 87.4 million worldwide as of March 31st, 2017.
Compare this to the likes of the PS5, which launched in November 2020 and reached 80.3 million shipments worldwide as of June 30th. As for the PS4, Circana senior director Mat Piscatella reveals the PS5 has been “ahead” of the former on a time-aligned basis “for a very long time” in the United States. After 59 months on the market, it’s 4.6 percent higher than the PS4 in the same period.
Such numbers lend even more credence to Sony’s statement that this is the most successful console generation to date for the company (though given the number of cross-gen titles, it’s likely the PS4 played a big part). However, even with the PS5’s success, plans are allegedly underway for the PS6 to launch in 2027. Head here for more details.
