PS5 Professional launched earlier this month, and although the console sparked widespread backlash within the weeks previous its launch over its value (and whether or not it even must exist), nevertheless it looks like that hasn’t impacted its preliminary gross sales.
That’s as per Circana analyst Mat Piscatella, who just lately took to BlueSky and shared that the PS5 Professional has obtained off to a “strong begin” in the US. Finer particulars will arrive later, however Piscatella says that the console has offered roughly as a lot within the area at launch because the PS4 Professional did when it launched in 2016.
That does line up with what Sony has stated concerning the console’s efficiency. The corporate just lately revealed that the PS5 Professional’s pre-orders had been “barely stronger” that PS4 Professional’s pre-orders had been. Apparently, Sony president, CFO, and COO Hiroki Totoki additionally stated the controversy surrounding PS5 Professional’s pricing “has not had a unfavourable affect” on its gross sales. Learn extra on that by way of right here.
