Sony previously released an announcement that Jim Ryan will retire next year, and in the relevant announcement, Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida said that its PS5 console is moving towards becoming “by far Sony’s most successful game host”.
▲ Source: Sony’s previous announcement
Kenichiro Yoshida said, “Jim Ryan has been an inspirational leader throughout his tenure, and his leadership in overseeing the launch of the PS5 in the midst of the outbreak is a testament to his leadership. The extraordinary achievements of the entire SIE team have been progressing steadily, and the PS5 promises to be SIE’s most successful console to date.”
And recently gaming statistician VGcharts released comparative sales figures related to the PS5, which showed that as of August 2023, the PS5 has sold a total of 42,225,876 units (about 42.23 million units) worldwide, while the Xbox Series X|S has sold 23,234,256 units (about 23.23 million units).
The company’s sales of PS5 vs. Xbox Series X|S Sales Comparison – August 2023
VGcharts in the last month also on the Sony camp calendar generation sales data (July 2023 data) to compare, which shows that PS5 sales were slightly lower than the same period of PS4 sales, but exceeded the same period of PS3 sales.
▲ Source VGchartz
▲Photo source: VGchartz
Although Sony PS5 game console in the early stage of the launch of the global supply chain shortage caused some impact on the promotion of the game console, the PS5 in 2021, became Sony’s history of fastest-selling game console, in less than nine months exceeding 10 million units sold.
