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,sharedby analyst Mat Piscatella. However, it’s worth noting thatPlayStation 5Pro retails for significantly more thanPS4 Prodid ($700 vs $400), and Circana’s reporting period is also one week less.
In November, Piscatellaclaimedthat 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.
Sonyhas 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 4during the same period of its lifecycle (75m vs 76.5m).
Commenting on itsPlayStationbusiness during a web call, the company highlighted the success ofAstro BotandHelldivers 2, which it said signified its intention to expand in the areas of family games and live service titles.
Looking ahead,Death Stranding2 andGhost of Yoteiwill release this year, alongside significant third-party titles likeMonster Hunter WildsandGrand Theft Auto 6.
Sony said it had “high expectations” for the titles releasing in its next fiscal year, which runs from April 1, and thatit’s planning to release more family gamesin the future, following the success of Astro Bot.
