The analyst expects the PS5 to seriously outperform the Xbox this year

Things might get hotter in the following meeting rooms Microsoft Activision Blizzard Acquisition of Nearly $70 BillionBut the PlayStation 5 is the device that will leave the cash registers this year. according to Amber Pierce Harding Rolls Director of Research, which believes Sony will sell 18 million new-generation consoles for nine million Xboxes this year.

While it hasn’t always felt like it’s on social media lately, it’s worth remembering that the PS5 is beating its closest competitor in the world – although the lack of stock for both brands has failed to give us a complete picture of demand. Harding-Rolls concludes that the new systems will eventually be improved upon by the Nintendo Switch, which has gone crazy since its launch.

“The availability of PS5 and Xbox consoles seems to be slowly improving throughout the year, and we expect Sony to sell more consoles than Microsoft two-on-one.” He said. “But in reality, the best-selling console in the market will be the Nintendo Switch with 21 million units, and that will drive demand for the new Nintendo Switch OLED.”

Despite the global pandemic and the ongoing shortage of semiconductors around the world, Sony has already managed to sell 10 million PS5s per month faster than PS4. It aims to ship 22.6 million consoles during its fiscal year as of April 2022, and insists it has the inventory needed to make that happen. In the meantime, it will be Produce one million more PS4 consoles This calendar year too.