![]() ![]() It’s unclear if this is a route Sony will take with the PS5 and its successor, but it’s a good reference point to illustrate that the “ the latter stage” doesn’t necessarily equate to “the end”. However, although Sony introduced the PS4 Slim and PS4 Pro in 2016, it was another five years before the company discontinued them, as it continued to produce PS4 models for over a year after the PS5 launched. This hardware refresh mirrored the three year timeframe it took for it to introduce revisions to its previous console, the PlayStation 4, marking the “latter stage” of that console’s lifecycle. In late 2023 Sony introduced the PS5 Slim, a digital only model that came with an optional (and detachable) disc drive. Though, whilst impressive, the figures falls short of its own predictions: Sony had hoped to sell 25 million consoles this financial year (ending March 2024), but its holiday 2023 sales came up shorter than expected and the company has cut its forecast to 21 million units, causing its share price to fall in recent weeks. Still, Sony has sold over 54 million consoles so far – over double the combined sales of its rival Microsoft’s Xbox Series X and Series S consoles – and the PS5 is on track to outsell the PS4. Released in November 2020, the PS5 turns four this year and for most of its lifecycle has generally sold out faster than it has been restocked. But what does this really mean for gamers? And didn’t it just come out?! In a recent report by Bloomberg, Naomi Matsuoka, a senior vice president at the Japanese gaming giant, is quoted as saying the PS5 is entering “the latter stage of its life cycle”, inspiring memes and a mix of surprise and general confusion amongst its fans online. ![]() It feels like we’ve only just been able to easily get our hands onto a PlayStation 5 at retail after years of inventory issues (read: chip shortages and resellers), but according to Sony the console is in its final years. ![]()
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