Arguably the PS5 Professional‘s greatest impediment was its giant price ticket. Promoting for $699.99 right here within the U.S., that could 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 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 models and Nintendo Change Lite at 16,140 models. For the remainder of the PS5 household, the bottom mannequin bought 8,571 models whereas the digital version bought 1,503 models. Curiously, PS4s are nonetheless promoting a number of models, with 49 bought.
It appears regardless of the big value, the PS5 Professional gross sales are off to an ideal 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 provide 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 models. This implies the PS5 Professional bought over 10,000 extra models 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 the moment, 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 various retailers. Its large availability had scalpers promoting the console at a loss.
(Sources: Gematsu, DualShockers)
