The Daily Populous Sunday February 23rd, 2025 morning edition
Authored by videogameschronicle.com and submitted by BurnItFromOrbit

US PlayStation 5 Pro sales have fallen behind PlayStation 4 Pro’s sales performance during its first months of sale.

That’s according to data from market research firm Circana, shared by analyst Mat Piscatella. However, it’s worth noting that PlayStation 5 Pro retails for significantly more than PS4 Pro did ($700 vs $400), and Circana’s reporting period is also one week less.

In November, Piscatella claimed that PS5 Pro had enjoyed “a solid start,” with unit sales “in the same ballpark as PS4 Pro’s launch”.

PlayStation 5 Pro was released on November 7 for $700/£800. Over 50 games subsequently received updates with graphical upgrades and other performance improvements.

Sony has not released official PS5 Pro sales figures. However, its latest earnings results included Pro sales for the first time, and showed that launch-aligned, PlayStation 5 is now just 1.5 million units behind PlayStation 4 during the same period of its lifecycle (75m vs 76.5m).

Commenting on its PlayStation business during a web call, the company highlighted the success of Astro Bot and Helldivers 2, which it said signified its intention to expand in the areas of family games and live service titles.

Looking ahead, Death Stranding 2 and Ghost of Yotei will release this year, alongside significant third-party titles like Monster Hunter Wilds and Grand Theft Auto 6.

Sony said it had “high expectations” for the titles releasing in its next fiscal year, which runs from April 1, and that it’s planning to release more family games in the future, following the success of Astro Bot.

A_N_T on February 22nd, 2025 at 15:49 UTC »

That's because I don't wanna spend another $700 on a console when I have a perfectly good PS5.

Thebrianeffect on February 22nd, 2025 at 13:49 UTC »

I would love to get one as I don’t own a ps5 but I’m not paying 800$ for a console and a disc drive. They can fuck right off.

Texas_sucks15 on February 22nd, 2025 at 13:41 UTC »

the ps4 pro was needed. the ps5 pro is not.