Sony PlayStation 5 sales surge in US after supply issues ease

Bloomberg

Sony Group Corp led a big jump in video-game hardware sales in the US last month, in the latest sign of improving PlayStation 5 supply.
The Tokyo-based entertainment giant drove a 45% spurt in US games hardware sales to $1.3 billion in November, according to the NPD Group. Back home in Japan, the company’s in-demand console can now be purchased with fewer preconditions from retailers, while second-hand outlets are offering less to resellers.
Domestic market tracker Famitsu has also registered an uptick in PS5 sales. “Strong hardware performance in the month of November was due primarily to a significant increase in PlayStation 5 volume when compared to a year ago,” said NPD analyst Mat Piscatella. “PlayStation 5 was November’s best-selling hardware platform in both unit and dollar sales, while Nintendo Switch ranked 2nd across both measures.”
Sony said in November that shortages of PlayStation 5 consoles are easing as Covid-related chip and logistics snarls end.