PS5: Many pre-orders made in 12 hours as PS4 pre-orders in 12 weeks in the US

PS5 console first look, size comparison

While Ryan won’t talk to any specific numbers because he belongs to the PS5 ancestors, one can only guess that the number should be too high. The exact PS4 preorder numbers are not known, but we do know that by July 2013 it had surpassed 1 million pre-orders worldwide, four months before the console’s launch, and 1 million PS4s were sold in the first 24 hours of console launch. If PS4 pre-order numbers match the first 12 hours of PS4 pre-orders in the first 12 hours, we wouldn’t be surprised if the PS5 pre-order number in the US is close to or greater than 1 million.

RJ said it could come to an end that not everyone who wants to buy a PS5 on the day of launch will actually be able to find one to buy. According to Sony there will be more PS5s than PS4s at launch. He said Sony is “working as hard as we can” to get the PS5 on store shelves for holiday shopping at the end of the year.

The CEO of SIE also told Reuters that it would grow its core portfolio of first-party studios and that Sony would expand its lineup “where we can strengthen our in-house capabilities through select M&A (mergers and acquisitions).”

RJ said all these days that the initial previews went for the PS5 and you can check out IGN’s PS5 coverage here. Read about our PS5 Unboxing experience and then unbox us the PS5 Dualsense Controller and all the other PS5 accessories. Then check out our hand-preview not preview with Astro’s Playroom, why do we think the dual sense PlayStation controller is an entertaining development.

Wesley LeBlanc is an independent news writer and guide producer for IGN. You can follow him Twitter @LeBlancWes.