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Sony reveals sales of games on PlayStation devices since its launch, huge numbers 😲
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The PlayStation brand began with the launch of the first PlayStation device in 1995, 27 years ago. But some may ask a good question, how much revenue has PlayStation games generated since their launch?
Well, Sony has answered that question by creating a chart that reveals total game sales. And also on separate platforms, which looks like this:
PlayStation Game Sales
Total game sales across all devices in the family since its inception have amounted to more than $5.834 billion, spread over the last 27 years and 7 different successive generations.
- Game sales on PlayStation 4 and 5 have reached over 2 billion.
- PlayStation 2 game sales totaled over 1537 billion.
- PlayStation 3 game sales have reached over 999 billion.
- PlayStation 1 game sales totaled over 960 billion.
- PSP game sales have reached over 331 billion.
Through these official statistics, Sony did not reveal the sales of its PS Vita portable, perhaps because sales of the device were low and did not reach numbers that can be boasted, as is the case with the other devices in the family.
Furthermore, Sony has not disclosed the sales of its games, which it started releasing on the PC platform in recent years, and it may have been avoided as it has not reached a level that it can be proud of as of yet, as it is still in its early stages.
With the launch of the new generation, Sony is striving to improve sales of the device, which is facing accumulated obstacles as a result of a lack of supply of production components, international shipping obstacles and high production costs.
Sony revealed that PlayStation 5 sales totaled 25 million units as of last September 30, which is within almost two years of its standard lifespan, while it aims to sell more than 30 million units during the upcoming fiscal year 2023.
Despite this, Sony recently took a dangerous step by increasing the price of the PS5 by 10% under the pretext of inflation. The company confirmed that this price increase did not affect the high demand for the device around the world.
Now, can you share with us the number of PlayStation devices you have owned since you entered the world of video games and which of them were the best in your opinion?