Japan Sales Charts PS5 Still Flying Off Shelves Despite Switch Software Dominance
Riding the wave.
The PS5 has topped the Japanese hardware charts for a second week in a row, following on from the recent arrival of the PS5 'Slim' model. Sony's current-gen console claimed the number one spot with around 66,000 units sold; an expected drop-off from its previous tally of 108,000, but still a good showing for a system that'll soon be backed by a new, massive marketing campaign in Japan.
However, there's a real discrepancy between how well the PS5 is doing and how the software charts are shaping up. As per usual, the top ten is dominated by Nintendo Switch titles, with only the PS5 version of Persona 5 Tactica charting as a new PlayStation release. Even then, the strategy RPG performed quite poorly, with just 15,700 sales.
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