Fewer Than 3% of PS5 Owners Have Purchased a PlayStation Portal in the US - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 November 2024 / 9,663 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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This is the first article to use Bluesky embedding as Mat is no longer on Twitter.
I support this.
And am truly wondering why X is still widely being used.
Because most people still use it.
I mean, I'm surprised it's even sold that much tbh.
Has Sony advertised the Portal? I don't think I've seen ads for it...
A $200 peripheral that lets you play your games in bed instead of at the TV... yeah its a niche product.
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
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.
And it's a success that was sold out for 6 months, imagine if people were interested.
Around 600K in the US alone is not bad for a product that just a few months ago was supply constrained
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.
Still approaching 2M units, then. Not bad for a niche product.
Obviously. Honestly weird that it's even over 1 % (which seems likely based on the wording).
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.
It'a a niche device, not too many people want remote play or else the feature would have sold alot more Vita's.
Despite that, it's still the best selling console accessory in terms of $s
https://www.techradar.com/gaming/consoles-pc/playstation-portal-sales-continue-to-do-well-as-it-reportedly-becomes-the-best-selling-ps5-accessory-in-2024
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