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The PS5 broke the US sales record for most console sales in a month of launch when it launched in November.
Despite a shortage of units that saw demand far outnumber supply, the PlayStation 5 was still able to eclipse the previous record. Sony already held the record, with the PS4 previously ranked as the fastest-selling console.
This report comes from NPD’s industry advisor, Mat Piscatella, who shared the figures on his Twitter page. “PS5 achieved the highest launch month dollar and unit sales for a video game hardware platform in US history,” said Piscatella.
November 2020 US NPD THREAD – Consumer spending in November 2020 on video game hardware, content and accessories reached a November record of $ 7.0 billion, up 35% compared to the previous year. Spending to date amounted to $ 44.5 billion, 22% more than in the same period in 2019. pic.twitter.com/Ml1P3useXL
– Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) December 11, 2020
DualSense, the new controller for the PS5, was similarly successful. Piscatella reported that it “achieved the highest launch month unit and dollar sales for a gamepad in US history.”
Nintendo Switch had been the best-selling console in the US for 23 months before the launch of the PS5. However, Piscatella confirmed that “PS5 was the best-selling hardware platform in November in consumer spending, while Nintendo Switch led the market in units sold.”
That means that although the PS5 made more money, more individual Nintendo Switches were sold during the month.
While the Xbox Series X / S sold fewer units than the PS5, they also had a successful launch for Microsoft. The Xbox Series X / S had the largest global release in Microsoft’s history, but it didn’t hit the PS4 as much as the PS5.
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