You should never need to rely on scalpers for a PS5 ever again, as Sony proudly announces that stock shortages are over.
While it has been a huge sales success for Sony, as evidenced even before it launched in 2020, one key issue with the PlayStation 5 has been its availability, or rather lack thereof.
Between the high demand, stock shortages caused by the coronavirus pandemic, and its Christmas release, the PlayStation 5 was a common target for scalpers looking to take advantage of desperate gamers and parents.
Fortunately, scalpers’ growing disinterest in the console has already suggested that the shortages were nearly over, and now Sony itself has proudly claimed that the PlayStation 5 is no longer impossible to get your hands on.
During Sony’s CES 2023 press conference, PlayStation boss Jim Ryan took to the stage to announce that December was the biggest month ever for PlayStation 5 console sales.
No doubt this is thanks to the stock situation improving and it being Christmas time, with total worldwide sales now exceeding 30 million.
‘We truly appreciate the support and patience of the PlayStation community as we managed unprecedented demand amid global challenges over the past two years,’ said Ryan.
‘Everyone who wants a PS5 should have a much easier time finding one at retailers globally starting from this point forward,’ said Ryan.
It’ll be interesting to see what Sony’s sales figures will be like by this time next year. Although the PlayStation 5 is more widely available, it was subjected to a price increase of £30 last August, with the standard and digital versions going up to £479.99 and £389.99, respectively.
As Ryan points out, though, the PlayStation 5 already has a couple of major exclusives scheduled this year, that will undoubtedly drum up sales. Final Fantasy 16 and Spider-Man 2 are the big ones, and the company no doubt has more that it hasn’t announced yet.
Ryan also took the time to hype up the PlayStation VR2 launching next month, alongside 23 launch titles (including a VR upgrade for Gran Turismo 7) and a new accessibility controller codenamed Project Leonardo.
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