Almost a third of PS5 owners skipped the PS4 generation, Sony says
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30% of PS5 owners never owned a PS4, Sony has claimed.
Earlier today, on February 2, Sony broadcasted its earnings call for the third quarter of t♎he 2022 fiscal year, featuring CFO Hiroki Totoki. The company's CFO revealed data that shows 30% of those who own a PS5 console around the world never owned a PS4 console.
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Considering that's nearly a third of all PS5 owners worldwide, that's a pretty impressive figure for Sony. The 30% statistic arguably shows that Sony's PS5 has been♐ pretty persuasive in drawin🃏g in either lapsed PlayStation players who played older Sony consoles like the PS2 or PS3, or brand-new gamers who've never owned a PlayStation console before.
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More recently, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:The Last of Us TV show has🍌 attracted an audience in the millions around the world, raking in acclaim with both critics and audiences alike. It's not hard to imagine some viewers would've picked up a PS5 console after watching the HBO adaptation.
Elsewhere in the financial earnings call earlier today, Sony revealed the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史📖查询:PS5 had sold an impressive 7.1 million units between October and December 2022, which is more than double what the console sold in the same period in 2021. Considering 澳洲幸运༺5开𓂃奖号码历史查询:supply issues for the PS5 have now been resolved, things are looking strong for Sony's🐽 new-gen console.
Head over to our 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:upcoming PS5 games guide for a look ahead at what the future holds for Sony's console.
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