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 massive ask for a mid era improve. Nonetheless, if Japan gross sales are any indication, it appears players see the worth of the brand new and improved console.
PS5 Professional exceeds PS4 Professional launch gross sales
In accordance 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 models offered 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 models and Nintendo Change Lite at 16,140 models. For the remainder of the PS5 household, the bottom mannequin offered 8,571 models whereas the digital version offered 1,503 models. Apparently, PS4s are nonetheless promoting just a few models, with 49 offered.
It appears regardless of the massive worth, the PS5 Professional gross sales are off to an awesome 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 could carry over to the States.
To present some context, these PS5 Professional gross sales truly exceed PS4 Professional’s debut gross sales when it launched in 2016. Throughout its launch week, the PS4 Professional offered 65,194 models. This implies the PS5 Professional offered over 10,000 extra models than Sony’s earlier mid era improve.
Moreover, the PS5 Professional was the very best promoting console on Amazon in a number of nations together with the U.S. and U.Ok 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 depend VR headsets, the Meta Quest 3S is ranked 8.
The PS5 Professional is available proper now at quite a few retailers. Its extensive availability had scalpers promoting the console at a loss.
(Sources: Gematsu, DualShockers)