Arguably the PS5 Professional‘s largest impediment was its massive price ticket. Promoting for $699.99 right here within the U.S., that may be a large ask for a mid era improve. Nevertheless, if Japan gross sales are any indication, it appears avid gamers see the worth of the brand new and improved console.
PS5 Professional exceeds PS4 Professional launch gross sales
In line with Famitsu’s weekly gross sales figures between November 4 and November 10, 2024 (translated by Gematsu), the PS5 Professional’s launch week gross sales noticed 78,086 items bought in Japan. As anticipated with a brand new {hardware} launch, the console topped the {hardware} gross sales chart, adopted by the Nintendo Change OLED at 42,297 items and Nintendo Change Lite at 16,140 items. For the remainder of the PS5 household, the bottom mannequin bought 8,571 items whereas the digital version bought 1,503 items. Curiously, PS4s are nonetheless promoting just a few items, with 49 bought.
It appears regardless of the massive worth, the PS5 Professional gross sales are off to a terrific begin. The improved console additionally prices a bit extra in Japan than it does right here within the U.S., so it’s considerably believable that its success might carry over to the States.
To present some context, these PS5 Professional gross sales really exceed PS4 Professional’s debut gross sales when it launched in 2016. Throughout its launch week, the PS4 Professional bought 65,194 items. This implies the PS5 Professional bought over 10,000 extra items than Sony’s earlier mid era improve.
Moreover, the PS5 Professional was one of the best promoting console on Amazon in a number of international locations together with the U.S. and U.Okay again in October. At present, it’s ranked 17 within the general video video games class. The one console above it’s the PS5 Slim at 15. If we rely VR headsets, the Meta Quest 3S is ranked 8.
The PS5 Professional is available proper now at plenty of retailers. Its broad availability had scalpers promoting the console at a loss.
(Sources: Gematsu, DualShockers)
