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Fewer Than 3% of PS5 Owners Have Purchased a PlayStation Portal in the US

Fewer Than 3% of PS5 Owners Have Purchased a PlayStation Portal in the US - Sales

by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 November 2024 / 9,532 Views

Executive Director & Video Game Industry Analyst at Circana (NPD) Mat Psicatella via Bluesky has revealed that fewer than three percent of PlayStation 5 owners in the US own a PlayStation Portal as of the end of July.

"So, let's talk PS Portal... while it has performed above expectations so far, there's still plenty of room for upside," said Piscatella. "At the end of July, fewer than 3% of US PS5 owners had purchased a Portal. Could be an area to watch closely for holiday. Source: Circana Retail Tracking Service."

VGChartz estimates have the PS5 at 21.14 million units sold in the US through the end of July. That would put the PlayStation Portal at a maximum of 634,000 units sold in the US. 


A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.


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17 Comments
trunkswd (on 08 September 2024)

This is the first article to use Bluesky embedding as Mat is no longer on Twitter.

  • +14
Panicradio trunkswd (on 09 September 2024)

I support this.

And am truly wondering why X is still widely being used.

  • -1
Spike0503 Panicradio (on 09 September 2024)

Because most people still use it.

  • +10
NobleTeam360 (on 08 September 2024)

I mean, I'm surprised it's even sold that much tbh.

  • +12
KLAMarine (on 08 September 2024)

Has Sony advertised the Portal? I don't think I've seen ads for it...

  • +7
Slownenberg (on 08 September 2024)

A $200 peripheral that lets you play your games in bed instead of at the TV... yeah its a niche product.

  • +6
Otter (on 08 September 2024)

The "fewer" sentiment is really Matt saying that he expects Sony to push it as a revenue growth opportunity.

Selling into the millions is great for a niche peripheral with such high mark up

  • +3
Zippy6 (on 09 September 2024)

Well yeah it's a niche product. If it's sold more than 1m globally I'd be surprised. It was never expected to sell a ton of units and PlayStation are apparently happy with the results.

  • +2
GymratAmarillo (on 08 September 2024)

And it's a success that was sold out for 6 months, imagine if people were interested.

  • +2
kazuyamishima (on 08 September 2024)

Around 600K in the US alone is not bad for a product that just a few months ago was supply constrained

  • +2
Mr Puggsly (on 09 September 2024)

I imagine people bought this thing without really understanding what it does and its limitations. Frankly, I feel its a wasted opportunity for Sony to have a portable device on the market.

  • +1
TallSilhouette (on 08 September 2024)

Still approaching 2M units, then. Not bad for a niche product.

  • +1
UnderwaterFunktown (on 09 September 2024)

Obviously. Honestly weird that it's even over 1 % (which seems likely based on the wording).

  • 0
Wman1996 (on 08 September 2024)

How cool would it be if this encouraged Sony to try for something more. I'd strongly consider a PlayStation portable that could natively play digital PS4 games and stream PS5 games.
I really don't think we'll ever see a PSP 3/Vita 2. Switch, the upcoming Switch 2, Steam Deck and others are too much competition.

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twintail Wman1996 (on 08 September 2024)

I don't really see a market in 2025 onwards for portable PS4 games. But PS5 streaming should very much be part of a Portal 2 update.

  • +6
shikamaru317 (on 08 September 2024)

It'a a niche device, not too many people want remote play or else the feature would have sold alot more Vita's.

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