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The reason why it can be said that the PS5 will sell the most in the history of game consoles, what is the estimated cost...
Sony's PlayStation 5 (PS5) to be released on November 12th in Japan and the United States ” is a high-spec model with a very strategic price. Rakuten Securities Economic Research Institute Chief Analyst Yoshio Imanaka predicts that PS5 sales will reach 200-300 million units in the next five to six years. This number greatly exceeds the 157.68 million units of the PS2, which was the largest ever for a home-use game machine. How much does the PS5 cost? why sell at that price? We approached the reason why it attracted a lot of attention.
Atsushi Terao, Economic Journalist
Atsushi Terao, Economic Journalist
Economic journalist. Born July 1, 1959. Graduated from Doshisha University Faculty of Law. After working as a reporter for magazines such as Weekly Gendai, NEXT, and FORBES Japan, he continues to write about economics and management.
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PS5 will sell 200 million to 300 million units in 5 or 6 years?
On November 12th, Sony's "PlayStation 5 (PS5)" will be released in Japan, North America, Mexico, Oceania, and South Korea (it will be released in other regions such as Europe on the 19th). The suggested retail price announced on September 17th is 49,980 yen in Japan and 499.99 dollars in North America for the standard model with a built-in BD player, and 39,980 yen in Japan and 399.99 dollars for the digital edition of the download-only machine. Yes (excluding tax). The topic is boiling all over the world because it is the first new work of the PS main body in 6 years and 9 months. In Japan, sales stores are flooded with reservations, and it is said that even if you make a reservation from now on, it will be difficult to get it by the end of the year. Rakuten Securities Economic Research Institute Chief Analyst Yoshio Imanaka predicts that global sales will reach 200 million to 300 million in the next five to six years. "PS5 may overtake PS2, which was the largest ever, and record the largest number of home game consoles in history" (Mr. Imanaka) What does this prediction mean? Let's explain by comparing with the sales volume of . Related articles ▲ Close▼ Show all
Comparison with historical PlayStation sales
The history of Sony's "PlayStation (PS)" dates back to 1994, 26 years ago. Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE), the predecessor of the current Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), was established in November 1993. The first PlayStation was released on December 3, 1994, and has sold a total of 124.08 million units worldwide. The "PlayStation 2", which was released in March 2000, was bought by some people as a DVD player that was just beginning to appear on the market at the time, and has sold a total of 157.68 million units worldwide. Until that time, the killer software in the Japanese market for PS was the "Dragon Quest" series. "Final Fantasy XIII" replaced the "PlayStation 3" domestic killer software released in November 2006, but the cumulative worldwide sales did not reach 100 million units, remaining at 87.41 million units. The PlayStation 4, which appeared in February 2014, once again surpassed the 100 million mark worldwide, selling 112.1 million units by the end of June 2020. The killer software for PS4 in Japan was "Monster Hunter: World". "Pocket Station" (released in January 1999), "PSP" (released in December 2004), "PS Vita" (released in December 2011), "PS4 PRO" (released in December 2016) In August 2018, the cumulative global sales volume, including “spin-out projects” such as the November release, exceeded 500 million units in 24 years. Here, I would like you to recall Mr. Imanaka's forecast of "200-300 million units in five or six years" mentioned above. "PS5" is likely to sell out half of that number in the first half of the 2020s alone. With that momentum, Nintendo's "Nintendo Switch", which is a big hit with "Atsume Animal Crossing", and Microsoft's "Xbox series X/S", which will be released on November 10th, two days before the PS5 release date. It looks like it's going to fade. "Why is the PS5 expected to sell so well?" Mr. Imanaka cites "price surprise" as the reason. [Next page] What is the cost of the initial lot? Reason for strategic pricingRecommended article
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