Sony's PlayStation 5 continues on sale, pre-orders overwhelm supply
Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc started selling its next-generation PlayStation 5 gaming consoles in Japan on Thursday with pre-orders received by retailers since September overwhelming supply.
The overall game unit of Sony Corp touts the new console's data-processing capacity, saying it really is 100 times faster compared to the PS4, its predecessor launched in February 2014. The business also said the brand new console has advanced sound technology.
Its launch employs the release Tuesday of the rival Xbox Series X console from Microsoft Corp.
Sony also launched the device in some other major markets including Australia, New Zealand and South Korea on Thursday with about 20 software titles, while the rollout in all of those other world such as for example Europe and South America is scheduled on Nov 19.
The PS5 device with an Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive is priced at 49,980 yen and the digital version with out a disc drive is sold for 39,980 yen, it said.
In Japan, electronics retail chain Nojima Corp was swamped with orders, acquiring a lot more than 100 times as many as it planned to market via its online reservation system. Major auction sites curently have a number of listings for the new console with prices set well above what the system retails for.
In the past, shoppers lined up at stores on the console's release day, however the PS5 will only be available through online reservations for the moment due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Sony launched the first PlayStation in 1994. The PS2, introduced in 2000 with an integral DVD player, was a worldwide success and recorded worldwide sales around 155 million units.
Source: japantoday.com
