Sony has sold over 40 million PS5 consoles<p>It didn't take long for Sony to cross another PlayStation 5 milestone. The company <a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" href="
https://sonyinteractive.com/en/playstation-5-surpasses-40-million-in-sales/">confirms[/url] it has sold over 40 million PS5 consoles since the system's debut in November 2020. That's roughly 8 million units sold since the <a data-i13n="cpos:2;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/sonys-blockbuster-ps5-holiday-sales-show-its-supply-issues-appear-to-be-over-082455028.html">start of the year[/url]. That unsurprisingly doesn't top last year's holiday sales, when Sony moved 7.1 million PS5s in one quarter. However, the company says inventory is finally "well-stocked" and keeping up with demand — you might not have to wait for stores to get fresh supplies.</p><p>The PS5 reached the <a data-i13n="cpos:3;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/sony-playstation-5-ps5-10-million-sold-144729654.html">10 million mark[/url] in its first eight months. However, it also had the benefit of launching during a holiday when many people were stuck at home during the early pandemic — it became Sony's fastest-selling console to date. The tech giant is now is getting closer to that pace even in the post-holiday period, when demand tends to drop.</p><span id="end-legacy-contents"></span><p>The company had shipped over 117 million PS4s as of early 2022, and nearly 157 million PS2s as of 2013. Nintendo, meanwhile had moved <a data-i13n="cpos:4;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/the-switch-has-outsold-the-playstation-4-but-nintendo-sees-tougher-times-ahead-100631336.html">nearly 123 million Switches[/url] as of the end of 2022. Those leads aren't surprising given the extra years of sales involved, but they suggest Sony has a while to go before it eclipses both its all-time best figures as well as the current-gen competition.</p><p>How that momentum changes isn't clear. A redesigned or upgraded console isn't guaranteed to arrive in the near future. At the same time, the game catalog is improving. More PlayStation games are PS5-only, including upcoming blockbusters like <a data-i13n="cpos:5;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/the-spider-man-2-story-trailer-teases-more-venom-more-villains-and-more-drama-040056520.html">
Spider-Man 2[/url]. Sony is also going into late 2023 with a few potential system-selling accessories, including <a data-i13n="cpos:6;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/playstation-vr2-review-great-headset-should-be-cheaper-130032254.html">PlayStation VR2[/url] and the <a data-i13n="cpos:7;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/project-q-is-a-dedicated-ps5-streaming-device-due-later-this-year-211814445.html">Project Q[/url] streaming device. There's no guarantee Sony will continue to enjoy rosy sales, but the ingredients are there for a strong year.</p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at
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Sony has sold over 40 million PS5 consoles
