PlayStation 5 has passed a major milestone

prefix 5 has more 20 million units soldboasted Veronica Rogers from the Sony GamesIndustry.biz server.

The console has passed a major milestone 18 months after being placed on the market. If not for the global shortage of components, he would have reached this limit much earlier. There is huge interest in the PS5 and the company has plans for the rest of the year. significantly increase production. The previous generation, the PS4 console, passed the 20 million mark in 15 months.

Interestingly, according to May data, 19.3 million PS5s were sold. In a month, the console was bought by at least a million people.

“We’re working tirelessly to make the PlayStation 5 accessible to everyone who wants it.” added Sony’s vice president of global sales and thanked the fans for their support.

In a recent report, Sony said it expects a 56% year-over-year sales increase for the current fiscal year. This goes hand in hand with increasing production and solving logistical problems. We wrote more about this here.