PlayStation 5 sold around 2,5 million units on launch day

According to a report published on the vgchartz.com portal, the first estimates related to PlayStation 5 sales figures Sony's new next-gen console, talk about approximately 2,5 million console units sold. The launch of the new gaming platform took place on two key days: the 12st November PS5 made its next-gen debut in North America, the UK, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and South Korea. Europe had to wait a few more days, welcoming PlayStation 5 on 19st November.

The approximately 2,5 million units estimated (starting from a base of at least 2,1 million units) take into account both launch dates just mentioned. PlayStation 5 is sold in two versions, as you should know by now: the All Digital and Standard, which boasts a Blu-ray player, for those who still love the physical versions dedicated to video games. The All Digital version of PS5 is priced at 399,00 €, while the version with reader is sold at 499,00 €.

November 23 (which to put it this way seems like who knows how much time has passed, but at the time of writing about 48 hours have passed) Sony has officially declared the units sold out of PlayStation 5 around the world. For a few minutes, however, the Japanese giant has announced that by the end of the year new units of his console will be available for sale. Before closing, we invite you to take a look at our review dedicated to PlayStation 5, in addition to the review of the impressive DualSense, Sony's next-generation controller. Finally, we remind you that the second official firmware update of the console.

Before leaving, we report below the official technical specifications of PlayStation 5, if you are still undecided about its purchase:

• Processor: x86-64-AMD Ryzen Zen 2 octa-core with 16 threads, with variable frequency up to 3.5 GHz (10.3 TFLOPS);
• GPU: AMD Radeon RDNA 2, Ray-Tracing acceleration and variable frequency up to 2,23 GHz;
• RAM: 16 GB GDDR6 with 448 GB / s of bandwidth;
• Memory internal: 825 GB SSD, with 5,5 GB / s (raw) bandwidth;
• Drive optical: Ultra HD Blu-ray (66G / 100G) 10xCAVBD-ROM (25G / 50G) ~ 8xCAVBD-R / RE (25G / 50G) ~ 8xCAVDVD ~ 3.2xCLV;
• Discs supported for games: Ultra HD Blu-ray, with a maximum capacity of 100GB;
• Exit video: HDMI 2.1, support for TVs with 4K resolution at 120 Hz, 8K TVs and VRR (variable refresh rate: dynamic refresh rate of a screen);
• Audio: Tempest 3D AudioTech;
• Ports available:
  • 1x USB Type-A (Hi-Speed ​​USB);
  • 2x USB Type-A (Super-Speed ​​USB up to 10Gbps);
  • 1x USB Type-C (Super-Speed ​​USB up to 10Gbps);
• Connectivity :
  • Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T);
  • Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac / ax (Wi-Fi 6);
  • Bluetooth 5.1;