The PS5 is a great console and Im tired of people putting it down Readers FeatureGameCentralPublished February 9, 2025 1:00am It prints money (Sony)A reader is frustrated with some of the negativity surrounding Sony and points out just how successful and popular the PS5 continues to be.We got some very interesting news this week, showing exactly how much the Xbox Series X/S has sold and how far behind the PlayStation 5 it is. Microsofts consoles have sold less than half that of Sony and while it was obvious they were in trouble this really does lay out how Xbox isnt even in the same weight class as PlayStation, and thats why theyve been forced to go third party.The PlayStation 5 has been an amazing success. Its sold 70 million consoles in just four years, is ahead of the PlayStation 4 at the same time in its life, and Sony stock is the highest its been since the PlayStation 2 in the early 2000s.The PlayStation 5 is the most profitable console Sony has ever made and the most profitable of this generation, making roughly twice as much as Nintendo in second place. It has had multiple highly-rated exclusive games it literally couldnt be more successful. And yet everyone treats it as a failure and talks about Sony as if they are on the rocks.I get it. Theres no arguing that Sony hasnt been acting oddly the last two years. The number of announcements and new releases have slowed down and whatevers been going on behind the scenes, in terms of the push for live service games and the changing of CEOs, has all happened without any real explanation.I dont know why theyve been so secretive about this. I imagine its because there has been some internal disagreement and they dont exactly want to put out a press releasing admitting that theres been a bunch of in-fighting and the live service stuff hasnt worked out as hoped. But it doesnt matter.No matter how embarrassing the failure of Concord might have been it hasnt done anything to dent sales or profit. If anything, its success illustrates just how much wiggle room theyve got for anything going wrong.The PlayStation 5 is not only the most successful console but its so popular that Xbox cannot stay in business without it. They cant make Call Of Duty an exclusive even if they wanted to, because the vast majority of people play it on PlayStation. Its the same for every game, from every publisher.Even with Nintendo, PlayStation is the default video game console for the whole world and that alone explains why Sony has seemed so complacent. People dont appreciate just how successful theyve been and if thats the case youre hardly going to be in a rush to change things up.Its not out of laziness that theyre happy to sit back, its out of fear of making some change that will knock them out of that position. If you were doing the best youd ever done youd be terrified of making some change that undid it and I believe thats where Sony is now.Other than that, theyre not running scared or giving up theyre just sitting back and letting the money roll in. They are taking advantage of a windfall and not upsetting the applecart.More TrendingDont get me wrong. I do wish they werent doing this. Id much prefer they were out there announcing new single-player games all the time, being inventive, and pushing the boundaries, but I understand why theyre not. A company not doing what we want does not mean that company is in trouble or stupid. The only problem for Sony at the moment is counting all the money theyre making.By reader Hammeriron The PlayStation 5 has not been a sales failure (Sony)The readers features do not necessarily represent the views of GameCentral or Metro.You can submit your own 500 to 600-word reader feature at any time, which if used will be published in the next appropriate weekend slot. Just contact us at gamecentral@metro.co.uk or use our Submit Stuff page and you wont need to send an email.GameCentralSign up for exclusive analysis, latest releases, and bonus community content.This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Your information will be used in line with our Privacy Policy