Evidence we already have that sales will be up this year:
UK Sales in January - up 98%
First 5 week sales in Japan - up 106%
First 4 week sales in Spain - Up 261%
Sony shipment forecast for this quarter - up by 210%
I'm sure when we get NPD information we'll also see strong growth in sales there too.
Sony shipped 14.8m units in the 2022 calendar year. If they meet their goal of 6.2m for Jan-March 2023 then in the first quarter alone they will have already shipped 42% of the total consoles they shipped in 2022. They could ship just half the amount they are forecasting and still beat the same 2022 quarter by over 50%.
The stock issues are gone. Sales are rising in every territory we have info for, there is supposedly a new PS5 model launching in the Fall and Sony have forecasted the highest shipments for a console ever for the Jan-Mar quarter.
Edit: 150% up in Japan after 6 weeks now. PS5 just posted it's best ever week in Japan outside of launch.
Last edited by Zippy6 - on 09 February 2023
