{"id":16993,"date":"2026-01-15T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/japanese-ps5-sales-continue-to-improve-following-launch-of-cheaper-model\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T17:00:00","slug":"japanese-ps5-sales-continue-to-improve-following-launch-of-cheaper-model","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/japanese-ps5-sales-continue-to-improve-following-launch-of-cheaper-model\/","title":{"rendered":"#Japanese PS5 Sales Continue to Improve Following Launch of Cheaper Model"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/japanese-ps5-sales-continue-to-improve-following-launch-of-cheaper-model\/#Japanese_PS5_Sales_Continue_to_Improve_Following_Launch_of_Cheaper_Model\" >Japanese PS5 Sales Continue to Improve Following Launch of Cheaper Model<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Japanese_PS5_Sales_Continue_to_Improve_Following_Launch_of_Cheaper_Model\"><\/span>Japanese PS5 Sales Continue to Improve Following Launch of Cheaper Model<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"body body-text article-text\">\n<section class=\"text\">\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"8408b72c42b6e\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Japanese PS5 Sales Continue to Improve Following Launch of Cheaper Model 1\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/8408b72c42b6e\/japanese-ps5-sales-continue-to-improve-following-launch-of-cheaper-model-1.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/8408b72c42b6e\/japanese-ps5-sales-continue-to-improve-following-launch-of-cheaper-model-1.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" alt=\"Japanese PS5 Sales Continue to Improve Following Launch of Cheaper Model 1\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class=\"\"><\/span> Image: Push Square<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Japanese games market is pretty much cornered by Nintendo and has been for a while, but Sony&#8217;s still plugging away with PS5, and it&#8217;s slowly getting better for the console.<\/p>\n<p>Late last year, a new, Japan-exclusive PS5 model launched with a reduced retail price and support for the Japanese language only. It&#8217;s proven to be popular, and sales numbers over the last couple of weeks have continued to grow.<\/p>\n<p>According to Famitsu (thanks, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/2026\/01\/famitsu-sales-12-29-25-1-11-26\">Gematsu<\/a>), combined sales of PS5 models reached 46,753 during the period.<\/p>\n<div class=\"for-mobile\">\n<figure class=\"youtube with-primis\" data-videoid=\"y-XGB8_bQ3s\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y-XGB8_bQ3s?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\">\n<div class=\"video-stage\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Top 10 Best PS5 Games Of 2024 (So Far) | PlayStation 5\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y-XGB8_bQ3s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pushsquare?sub_confirmation=1\">Push Square<\/a> on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sub-button external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pushsquare?sub_confirmation=1\"><span class=\"subs-label\">YouTube<\/span><span class=\"subs\">167k<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>By comparison, Switch 1 models totalled 46,360, so PS5 outsold it by just a hair.<\/p>\n<p>These sales numbers don&#8217;t really put much of a dent on Nintendo&#8217;s dominance in the country, but at least things are trending in the right direction.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the full rundown of hardware sales over the last two weeks:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Switch 2 \u2013 313,838 (4,097,905)<\/li>\n<li>Switch Lite \u2013 18,460 (6,822,925)<\/li>\n<li>Switch OLED Model \u2013 16,916 (9,414,838)<\/li>\n<li>PlayStation 5 Digital Edition \u2013 36,856 (1,154,384)<\/li>\n<li>Switch \u2013 10,984 (20,224,740)<\/li>\n<li>PlayStation 5 \u2013 6,033 (5,875,458)<\/li>\n<li>PlayStation 5 Pro -3,864 (315,121)<\/li>\n<li>Xbox Series X Digital Edition \u2013 149 (24,860)<\/li>\n<li>Xbox Series S \u2013 103 (340,464)<\/li>\n<li>Xbox Series X -29 (323,884)<\/li>\n<li>PlayStation 4 \u2013 25 (7,930,176)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"text source\">[source <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" title=\"External Link: https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/2026\/01\/famitsu-sales-12-29-25-1-11-26\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/2026\/01\/famitsu-sales-12-29-25-1-11-26\">gematsu.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/ps5\/related-info\/fadaa31efd0b2cd585b657771f2c3e82 @ 1768494505 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"see-also\">\n<dl>\n<dt>See Also<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\" first last\">The Best PS5 Games (2025)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/game\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Game<\/a><\/span> category.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/news\/2026\/01\/japanese-ps5-sales-continue-to-improve-following-launch-of-cheaper-model\" target=\"_blank\" >Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japanese PS5 Sales Continue to Improve Following Launch of Cheaper Model Image: Push Square The Japanese games market is pretty much cornered by Nintendo and has been for a while, but Sony&#8217;s still plugging away with PS5, and it&#8217;s slowly getting better for the console. 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