If you’ve had trouble finding a PlayStation 5 this fall, you’re not
alone. In fact, the lack of PS5 inventory has been one of the biggest
stories of the season, but even though countless consumers are still
anxiously awaiting their chance to snag a console for themselves or as a
gift for somebody else, Sony revealed on Wednesday that the PS5 launch on
November 12th (and November 19th in some regions) was its “biggest
console launch ever.” We still don’t have actual sales figures, but we do
know that Sony moved 7.6 million PS4 consoles in its fiscal launch year.
In a recent call with investors, Sony CFO Hiro Totoki said the company is “aiming to exceed” those unit sales in the first year of the PS5’s life
cycle, and it sounds like the PS5 is well on its way to doing so. …
