PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X Reaches Satisfactory Sales, Switch dominates the market again

Just a few days ago, two next-generation console that is PlayStation 5 as well as Xbox Series X and S have been released to the market. It’s a bit unfortunate that both of them were “born” in less favorable times, especially due to COVID-19 which has crippled the economy in almost all countries. Even so, it turns out that the two new consoles are still able to achieve satisfactory sales.

Famitsu reported (thanks, Gematsu!) that in Japan, 118,085 PlayStation 5 units were sold in just 2 days since its launch. This proves that consumers in the Land of the Rising Sun are still loyal to the PS5 as a domestic product. Meanwhile, its competitors, namely the Xbox Series X and S, also according to Famitsu, managed to sell 20,534 units in 6 days.

The data broke the news from Bloomberg, which stated that Sony was beginning to doubt the Japanese market. They said that according to sources (whose name was withheld), Sony would focus more on selling the PS5 in America than in Japan. The reason is because Sony is disappointed with PS4 sales in their own country, which are lower than sales in western countries.

Both PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S have received positive feedback from the public gamer In Japan. This is evidenced by the sale of both consoles immediately after pre order opened, as well as the occurrence of stock shortages in all retail. As additional information, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales so games Japan’s best-selling PS5 with sales reaching 18,640 copy. The second position is occupied Demon’s Souls version remake which sold 18,607 copy.

Meanwhile, Nintendo announce that last October, Nintendo Switch (and Switch Lite) sales in America reached 735,926 units. In fact, the sales rate console Nintendo’s is able to outperform the PS4 and Xbox One. This data crowns Switch as gaming console second to achieve highest October sales in history gaming.

For your information, the first position is occupied by the Nintendo Wii, which achieved sales of 807,000 units in October 2008. [Aseek]