Analysts Predict PS5 Pro Will Sell Almost as Much as PS4 Pro

Yesterday, Sony officially announced the PS5 Pro, promising faster performance and greater visual fidelity compared to the base PS5. However, the console’s steep price of $699 didn’t sit well with many, it seems. Despite the hefty price tag, analysts at the research firm Ampere Analysis predict that the PS5 Pro will sell almost as much as the PS4 Pro, reaching similar levels by 2029.

As reported by Video Games Chronicle, Ampere analysts forecasts the PS5 Pro will sell 13 million units by 2029, putting it on the same (or similar) level to the PS4 Pro in terms of sales during that time period.

Piers Harding-Rolls, research director for games at Ampere Analysis, provided an explanation:

“The price point of the PS5 Pro will inevitably cause a lot of commentary. The price point differential between the PS5 and PS5 Pro is between 40-50%, which is significantly more than the differential between the PS4 and PS4 Pro at launch. In the US, the PS4 Pro launched at $399 and the slim PS4 was $299 at the time, a 33% differential. Additionally, the slim PS4 had a retail price of $299 having dropped from the original PS4 launch price of $399.”

Ampere Analysis expects the PS5 Pro to sell 1.3 million units during its 2024 launch window, slightly lower than the PS4 Pro’s 1.7 million units sold during its launch in 2016. “We expect the price point to soften demand with some consumers, but for PlayStation enthusiasts the pricing is less of a consideration,” Harding-Rolls added.

The PS4 Pro’s lifetime sales reached 14.5 million units, which accounts for around 12% of all PS4 consoles sold (including the standard model and slim). Ampere Analysis predicts that we’ll see a similar trajectory for the PS5 Pro, selling around 13 million units by 2029. By then, we will also likely have entered the next console generation, presumably accounting for hardware price drops and overall affordability then.

Source: Video Games Chronicle