PS5 Shipments to Reach 120 Million in 5 Years, Double Xbox Series X, According to Report - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 March 2021 / 3,909 Views
Sony and Microsoft are hard at work getting their next generation consoles, the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, respectively, ready for launch this coming Holiday season. At this point we don't know the launch prices or launch date for either console.
The PlayStation 5 shipment figures are estimated to reach at least 120 million units in five years, according to sources of the backend supply chain in Taiwan who spoke with DigiTimes. That would be an average of 24 million units shipped per year.
The sources are saying this is roughly double the estimates for the Xbox Series X, which would put shipment figures of the Microsoft console around 60 million units.
It was reported recently Sony is now looking to produce and ship up to 10 million PS5 consoles by the end of 2020. Sony began manufacturing the PS5 in June and expects to have five million units produced by the end of June and another five million between October and December. A large amount of the consoles produced later this year would be for stock in early 2021.
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Pachter, is that you?
lmao...
lol... has this guy retired?
Who's pather
Hahahahha. Maybe it's patcher's kid? ;)
PS5 $250 launch price confirmed hahaha. That's the only way this would be remotely possible...and it'd bankrupt their entire division.
😂😂 correct then I can buy a high end PC and ps5 at low cost
That is one heck of a crystal ball.
It's probably a likely scenario, regardless. Sony is going to curb-stomp Microsoft outside of the US unless Sony makes some incredible unforeseen blunder with the PS5, and the PS5 will most likely come out ahead in the US as well.
Well, it's crystal, but not the ball kind. More like the powder kind ;-)
That's like 24 million per year... yeah it's not gonna happen.
Someone added a little extra meth to their drink I see.
Lul PS4 haven't make this in 7 years with absolutly no competition.
With Series X+Gamepass, Switch, maybe "Switch 2", and the future inflation due to Covid, make 80M and after talk.
Bollocks
What? How? Why?
Thats.... bold. Why are they expecting it to sell more than the PS4 though?
Not happening.
For PS5 to sell 120mm in 5 years, the Series X would have to be a total flop. 60mm units isn't a total flop. So, the idea that they're going to sell 180mm units in 5 years between them is even more crazy than 120mm PS5s. Maybe, if market conditions are absolutely perfect, they could sell 135 million units between the two.
My prediction after 5 years is 85 million PS5s, and 45 million XBXs.
even then the switch being so powerful puts a damper on that. might not be a direct competitor but it is an alternative.
Uhm... what?
This is unlikely at best, and realistically... insane. I mean I guess this would be good cause then that might mean we get better games but wow.
looks at 8th gen numbers ... copy/paste ... "My job here is done"
Miss. Cleo came back from the dead apparently.
By comparison PS4 did 94.2m in a little over 5 years, so this would be 27.3% higher, not completely impossible, but seems highly unlikely. No individual or company can predict demand this far in advance, anyone claiming otherwise is full of BS.
This total BS. The journalists can't even produce a news that's actually unbiased
With all their home systems, Sony's been pretty darn consistent with their install base building, so I kind of trust them to know what numbers they can get away with manufacturing and selling.
Just five years to make it to 120M though?
They must be planning to put on some really nice pants.
That's a bold prediction. Not impossible, but unlikely. Sure, Sony has two consoles right at launch, but I also expect that Microsoft will be a better competitor next gen. If Sony offers PS5 DE for 400 $ at launch, I see a chance to reach 24M, at least in its peak year.
Lul PS4 haven't make this in 7 years with absolutly no competition.
With Series X+Gamepass, Switch, maybe "Switch 2", and the future inflation due to Covid, make 80M and after talk.
The PS3 with the Wii and Xbox 360 and its own f-ups did 87.4 million. Like come on.
Considering one is a multi device service and one isnt, but 120m in 5 years? Must be really cheap.. to double sales? Hmm maybe
Ouch the dislikes.. guessing many believe that what is said is true.
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