Sony pre-sold as many PS5 consoles in the first 12 hours as in the 1st 12 weeks for its predecessor.
TOKYO: Sony Corp is seeing ‘very considerable’ demand for its PlayStation 5 (PS5) console via pre-orders, its gaming chief said, as the tech firm targets pole position in the race to tap the growth of gaming globally with the device’s Nov.12 launch. Sony pre-sold as many PS5 consoles in the first 12 hours in the United States as in the first 12 weeks for its predecessor PlayStation 4 device, Jim Ryan, CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, said in an interview. “The demand as expressed by the level of pre-order has been very, very considerable,” Ryan told Reuters. Sony sold more than 100 million PS4 units and aims to persuade its user base to upgrade to the new device to play titles like ‘Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales’ with enhanced graphics, sound and feedback via a new controller. The PS5 launch comes in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic that has boosted gaming companies but also disrupted retail networks, games development and manufacturing supply chains around the world.
