After Lowering Their Annual Sales Forecast From $27.4 Billion, Do the PlayStation 5 Gaints’ Import Records Suggest a Comeback?

Balloons, cake, sweets, snacks, and a list of all games for the hours-long celebration of a birthday party. Do you recall the time when one prepares for a birthday party, the most awaited event of the year? Well, the release of the new video game is just like a birthday celebration, to say the least. And it seems Sony has prepared the PlayStation 5 cake in enough quantity to serve hungry gamers.

Sony’s PlayStation 5 console has been a highly reputed console in the industry. The console stepped into the community on November 12, 2020. Since then, it has been a coveted instrument for gamers; And this newly surfaced development could gladly make aspiring buyers smile.

To brief a little, Sony had recently been acknowledged for having a ‘surprisingly good’ availability of PlayStation 5 consoles worldwide in September. Moreover, a tweet by the head of GamesIndustry Christopher Dring brought amazing news to the community. He informed through a tweet, “According to my retail sources, PS5 availability worldwide during September was ‘surprisingly good.’ One source told me it was the best it’s been for over a year. Looking forward to seeing that data.”

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As reported by the organization Axios, Sony lowered its expectations for its 2022 PlayStation business, trimming its annual sales forecast from $27.4 billion to $27.1 billion. Surprisingly, another development has surfaced. This hints at the plan of the company to let the players be close to their PlayStation 5 as much as possible; And as easily as possible.

Sony has prepared the quantity of PlayStation 5 ahead of the release of God of War: Ragnarok

Recently, the Twitter account of David Gibson (@gibbogame), a Senior Analyst at MST Financial, brought forward a new development. In his recent tweet, he said, “Lots of reports of improved PS5 supply in the past few months, but no data until now. Import data into the US confirms that Sony Interactive (PlayStation) shipments in Sept were +400% YoY. Yes you read that right. Some of that will go into inventory for GoW launch for sure. #PS5”

Moreover, he attached an image that seems to be a statistical figure of the imports. And one can see a sharp and glorious peak in imports for the month of September; And the timing of such imports couldn’t be better.

Now, the core of the birthday party is the much-awaited party. And gamers have waited for more than three years for the sequel to God of War (2018). Fortunately, God of War: Ragnarok is all set to release on November 9, 2022. The game will unfold the journey of Atreus and Kratos in the nine realms. And take the players on a riveting journey in the utopian world.

Thus, as said by David as well, the imports could be a preparation for the God of War: Ragnarok, so that the consoles are present in abundance for the excited players.

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