In 2023, more than 2.6 million PlayStation 5 consoles were sold in Japan, the best result since 2004

According to information recently published by Famitsu, the Nintendo Switch was the best-selling console in Japan last year. Nevertheless, Sony can also boast of excellent results with its PlayStation 5, which sold more than 2.6 million consoles.

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Last year's result was not only 124% more than in 2022, when 1.5 million units were sold, but also the highest in almost two decades since the PlayStation 2 in 2004.

This was made possible by an improved supply chain for consoles after two years of shortages caused by semiconductor shortages and the Covid pandemic. However, game sales for the PlayStation 5 have been quite low in Japan compared to its main competitor, the Nintendo Switch, where 8 out of 10 best-sellers were handheld exclusives.

Source: GamingBolt