PS5 120 million units to be shipped within 5 years, according to supply chain source.

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JapaneseGamesLover said:

Xxain said:
Waaaaaaay to early to be making these precise kinds of estimates. Who knows what the environment will be like next year, let alone 5.

There are multiple metrics to estimate demand even now.

1.google trends

2.pre-orders on the internet

Sony is a professional company that successfully delivered play station consoles, without shortages. They are already paying the supplier for a 120-170m units to be produced in the 5 years frame, so the supplier can have the kits in time.  So, they believe PS5 selling within that range in  5 years is  possible inside Sony Headquarters.

Sony is not invincible, the rocky start to the PS3 and their own financial state as a parent company in that time is evidence of that.  The more people forget that, the blinder they become to the market as a whole.  Being a "professional" company has nothing to do with the success of a product.

Having said that, I look forward to seeing what the PS5 will offer when it does arrive.