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Loudninja

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Pretty impressive considering the PS5 still quite supply constrain
The PlayStation 5 is the fastest-selling console in U.S. history by dollar sales, but the second best-selling hardware platform in February 2021, with Nintendo Switch continuing to lead the market.


The NPD Group released its monthly report covering best-selling consoles, video games, and more for February 2021 in the U.S. and the Nintendo Switch leads the charge as the best-selling console for the month, with the PS5 behind it in second. However, the PS5 did overtake a record previously held by the Switch when it became the fastest-selling console in U.S. history after the NPD Group tracked "total dollar sales after four months in market."
www.ign.com

PS5 Is the Fastest-Selling Console in U.S. History for Dollar Sales - IGN

The PlayStation 5 is the fastest-selling console in U.S. history by dollar sales, taking the record from Nintendo Switch.
 

Okii

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The PS5 is the fastest selling console with a 5 in its name in Prussian Franks.
 

Sheepinator

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Very specific timing of, "total dollar sales after four months in market".

Also, not inflation adjusted.
 

darkside

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This number would be way higher if Sony appropriately priced the PS5. They lost a lot of money by not charging like $699 given how limited supply there is.
 

Darkader

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Only managed to get a ps5 from Very the other day. And it's now despatched so hopefully will have it in my hands in the next few days.
 
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Loudninja

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I mean I don't know what so confusing they made alot of money on the limited supply of PS5 consoles.

This number would be way higher if Sony appropriately priced the PS5. They lost a lot of money by not charging like $699 given how limited supply there is.
I hope you not series, I am going to assume now lol
 

Mezoly

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I mean I don't know what so confusing they made alot of money on the limited supply of PS5 consoles.
it's not confusing, it's a metric used in a lot of sales threads online and here.
Dollar sales is hardly new. But hey, can't push the doomed narrative without dismissing actual metrics and facts.
 

darkside

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I mean I don't know what so confusing they made alot of money on the limited supply of PS5 consoles.


I hope you not series, I am going to assume now lol

Why would I not be serious? Average ebay sold price for the disc edition is still well north of $700. It was closer to $1000 for a long time.

A $700 PlayStation would be abysmal for mindshare long-term, which is why they didn't do something like that.

I suppose so but thats still a lot of money that ended up in the hands of scalpers
 

SwampBastard

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total dollar sales after four months in market

This is some hyper-specific data slicing, but okay. Does this kind of information matter to anyone outside of providing ammo for platform warring? I feel like there's a problem if this elicits even a mild emotional response from someone.
 
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it's not confusing, it's a metric used in a lot of sales threads online and here.
Dollar sales is hardly new. But hey, can't push the doomed narrative without dismissing actual metrics and facts.
Yeah I see christ. It what's NPD uses and its them that said this its not going to change the success here.
 

Zok310

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Would love to see data that compares the PS5 performance at $499 compared to PS3 at $499.
 

The Last One

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The responses of this thread. Damn, Ps5 success really bothers some poeple lol
 

Cactuar

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I'm old enough to remember when they laughed at the idea of Bugsnax selling PS5s. Who's laughing now?
 

Mecha

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I got salt overdose scrolling this thread.

Amazing achievement considering how supply constrained it has been.
 
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You know why have to sell actual consoles to get this result If this was so easy the PS3 will have been the top seller
 

TooBusyLookinGud

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Edit: My PR statement has been noted that it came from NPD.

Original statement: "By dollar LOL. While I love my PS5, this is some hard PR crap being pushed."
 
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