Gamers can now purchase PS5 comfortably without worrying about shortages

Sony said 2.3 million PS5 consoles were shipped between April 1 and June 30. PlayStation 5 sold 10.1 million units worldwide, slightly more than the figure calculated as of July 18 (10 million). The above figures also increased compared to the total of 7.8 million units sold in the fourth quarter of 2020.
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During a meeting with investors on the morning of August 4, Sony CFO Totoki Hiroki announced that the PS5 ($499) was no longer at a loss. The PS5 Digital Edition ($399) will also soon escape this situation thanks to additional hardware sales, including the PS4 and its peripherals.

Totoki also announced during the meeting that the company had secured enough chips to meet PS5 sales goals, after months of shortages of these components. Sony’s sales goal for the end of fiscal 2021 (ending March 31, 2022) is for PS5 sales to reach 14.8 million units.
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PS4 shipments reached 500,000 units, down 1.4 million from the 1.9 million units shipped in 2020. Sony reported that combined PS4 and PS5 sales reached 120.6 billion yen ($934.3 million) , down from 55.5 billion yen ($508.3 million) during the same period. last year.