Sony introduced it has bought over 40 million PlayStation 5 consoles regardless of the “unprecedented challenges of COVID” and provide chain points. From a report: Not like the press launch shared when the PS5 crossed 10 million models bought as of July 2021, Sony did not name its flagship console out because the “fastest-selling console within the historical past of Sony Interactive Leisure,” reflecting a slower tempo of gross sales whilst provide points ebbed. PlayStation 5 shipments have begun to ramp up this yr. Sony practically hit 40 million consoles bought earlier this yr and tripled the variety of consoles it shipped from January to March 2023 at 6.3 million models. On the identical time final yr, it shipped simply 2 million PlayStation 5 consoles.