Sony has shipped 17.3 million PS5 consoles as of the end of 2021

Sony has announced that it shipped 3.9 million PlayStation 5 consoles during Q3 of its fiscal year, bringing the total number of consoles shipped to 17.3 million. In comparison, Sony shipped 4.5 million PS5 units in the same timeframe last year. In its February 2022 earnings report, Sony said: “Sales are expected to be lower than the October forecast due to an expected decrease in PlayStation 5 hardware unit sales, primarily due to shortages in the supply of components, especially semiconductors”