The #PS5 is well on its way to being a success story for @Sony. By the end of March, the company had sold 7.8 million of the new video game consoles worldwide—enough, in both units and dollars, to make it the biggest console launch in US history. 1/ wired.trib.al/BoVOIdM
Bigger than the Nintendo Wii. Bigger than the Xbox One. Bigger than even the PS4. 2/
But success hasn’t come without some challenges. It’s been particularly difficult to keep up with the high demand during the pandemic, and after six months in the market, it’s still pretty hard to buy a PlayStation 5. 3/
If you’re among the unlucky not-quite-few still having trouble getting their hands on one, you already know the beats of this story too well. 4/
After the #PS5 release day, the necessity of online-only sales opened the door for bots and predatory resellers to scoop up big chunks of precious inventory and jack the prices higher than Usher’s falsetto. 5/
And then there’s the semiconductor shortage that has affected TV companies and carmakers alike. 6/
Is the PS5 proving to be, as @PlayStation chief architect Mark Cerny promised two years ago, a revolution rather than an evolution?
The short answer is yes. The slightly longer and more accurate answer is, it’s getting there. 7/
The short answer is yes. The slightly longer and more accurate answer is, it’s getting there. 7/
That tectonic shift may be on the horizon, in the form of a new phase of PlayStation 5 games that can truly leverage the console's capabilities to push gaming forward. Read about them here: wired.trib.al/BoVOIdM
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