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To update: Games Industry.biz has expanded Sony Twitter post, stating that PlayStation 5 is not only the biggest console launch in PlayStation history, but also in the entire industry. That seems reasonable, since the PlayStation 4 previously had that accolade.
Original story: Sony has confirmed what many of us already expected: PlayStation 5 is the biggest console launch in company history. While we are still awaiting public relations from the manufacturer, the statement means that it surpassed the launch of PlayStation 4, which was its previous record. Obviously every PS5 is currently out of stock, so it effectively whipped up its entire shipment of systems.
There is a message from the manufacturer for those who desperately seek PS5 action, also: “The demand for PS5 is unprecedented, so we wanted to confirm that more PS5 inventory will hit retailers before the end of the year. Stay in touch with your local retailers.”
Resellers are currently fetching over £ 1,000 / $ 1,500 for the next-gen console, and a group of UK resellers revealed that they were able to get 3,500 systems using bots. Meanwhile, a significant number of orders were stolen from Amazon UK, while retailers have been assembling huge packages, including even televisions.
We’ll update the article once we get more concrete sales figures from Sony, although it may be deliberately coy due to the limited availability of the console. Still, we know that the PS4 sold a million units in its first 24 hours of availability, and the PS5 obviously overshadowed it. Jim Ryan will eat well tonight!
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