Sony's PS5 sales drop 46% amid price hikes and memory shortages

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Sony has reported a significant drop in PlayStation 5 sales, with only 1.5 million units sold in the latest fiscal fourth quarter. This represents a 46 percent decrease compared to the previous year. The decline is attributed to two price increases for the console over the past year and ongoing memory cost issues. AI

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Sony’s PS5 sales plummet amid price rises and a memory crisis Sony sold just 1.5 million PS5 consoles in its most recent fourth fiscal quarter, down 46 percent

Sony’s PS5 sales plummet amid price rises and a memory crisis Sony sold just 1.5 million PS5 consoles in its most recent fourth fiscal quarter, down 46 percent year over year. The slump in PS5 sales comes after Sony raised the price of its PS5 consoles twice over the past year, p…

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Sony’s PS5 sales plummet amid price rises and a memory crisis Sony sold just 1.5 million PS5 consoles in its most recent fourth fiscal quarter, down 46 percent

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