Sony PlayStation 5 Sales Surge in US as Supply Woes Ease
- The PS5 has been in chronically short supply since its launch
- Japanese market also showing signs of better availability
Sony said in early November that shortages of PlayStation 5 consoles are easing as Covid-related chip and logistics snarls end.
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Sony Group Corp. led a big jump in video-game hardware sales in the US last month, in the latest sign of improving PlayStation 5 supply.
The Tokyo-based entertainment giant drove a 45% spurt in US games hardware sales to $1.3 billion in November, according to the NPD Group. Back home in Japan, the company’s in-demand console can now be purchased with fewer preconditions from retailers, while second-hand outlets are offering less to resellers. Domestic market tracker Famitsu has also registered an uptick in PS5 sales.