Sony is likely to release an updated version of the PlayStation 5 this year, analysts told CNBC after the company lowered its sales forecast for its flagship console. The move should boost interest in the PlayStation 5 and offer improved hardware ahead of the 2025 release of Grand Theft Auto VI, one of the most anticipated games of the decade.
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The Sony PlayStation 5 console, first released in November 2020, has been around for more than three years. Last week, the Japanese gaming giant lowered its PS5 sales forecast for the fiscal year ending in March from 25 million to 21 million units. Sony also expects a “gradual decline” in sales until next April, the end of the 2025 fiscal year, as no sequels to major franchises will be released during that period.
Sony expects sales of PlayStation 5 to decline until April 2025 as it does not plan to release any major exclusives during this period
In past development cycles of consoles, the release of more powerful versions happened only once. Sony released the Pro version of the PlayStation 4, the previous generation console, about three years after the initial launch of the PS4, but there were two reasons for this, Microsoft was preparing the Xbox One X, which was supposed to correct the previous generation’s miscalculations. At the same time, 4K TVs became popular, so consoles allowed to display games with this resolution.
Although there is no particular need for it now, analysts are waiting for the PlayStation 5 Pro from Sony.
There seems to be a broad consensus in the gaming industry that Sony is indeed preparing to launch the PS5 Pro in the second half of 2024. Sony will want to make sure that by the time GTA VI comes out in 2025, it will have great hardware ready to give it an edge over its competition in the gaming industry.
– Serkan Toto, CEO of the Tokyo consulting company Kantan Games.
Last year, Sony released a slightly updated PS5, as well as a handheld console called PlayStation Portal. But the PS5 Pro is likely to be a much bigger upgrade.
The sale of PS5 Slim has started in Ukraine – the model with a disk drive costs 22,999₴. Meanwhile, total PS5 sales have surpassed 50 million
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