Famitsu Sales: Week 52 & 53, 2023 (Dec 18 - Dec 31)

[Zippy6]

Otter said:

Zippy6 said:

PS5 has had a slow end to the year but with these two weeks it beats PS2's 2004 sales. So this year was the best sales for a PlayStation Home Console in Japan for 20 years (since PS2 in 2003).

I do wonder whether the slow end is stock being prioritised to US/EU or whether this is just the current demand with available software. Strange for it to be so stable even during the holidays

Well I guess we'll find out. If sales drop-off post holidays a fair bit as you'd expect then it's demand. If the sales are staying about 30-40k after the holidays are over that would suggest otherwise. The stock situation is generally sorted but it is possible now they've fully switched over to the Slim they've not been sending enough Japan's way for the holiday season. We'll find out with how it performs in 2024.