Sony released its latest earnings report this week and it showed that PlayStation 5 sales had risen to over 32 million units, up from the 30 million reported through the end of December.
Sony sold 7.1 million PS5 consoles during the last period, significantly up from the 3.9 million sold in the same period last year. The increase in sales is no doubt attributable in part to the console’s improved supply situation in the market.
For comparison, the PS4 has sold over 37 million units in the same period since launch, showing that the PS5 is far behind the older console. This situation is likely explained in part by the stock situation that plagued the PS5 in its early days.
As for game sales, Sony sold 86.5 million titles during the period, up from 92.7 million in the same three-month period last year. Out of 86.5 million games, Sony has sold 20.8 million proprietary titles on PS4 and PS5. 62% of games sold in the period were digital.
PlayStation Plus had 46.4 million members during the period, down from 48 million in the same quarter last year. Monthly active users, however, increased from 111 million to 112 million, Sony said. Of those users, around 30% – or 33.6 million – were on the PS5, which goes to show just how big the PS4 continues to be. Furthermore, Sony said that around 30% of monthly active PS5 users have never owned a PS4, which Sony said is a good result and shows that it is succeeding in bringing new people into the PlayStation ecosystem.
Sony also mentioned that players who switched from PS4 to PS5 recorded “significantly increased playing time”, average spend and PS Plus subscription fee. As such, Sony said it will “continue to focus on accelerating the transition for users from PS4 to PS5” to help make more money.
The company aims to sell 19 million PS5 units during the current fiscal year, so there’s another 6.2 million to go before reaching that mark. Sony’s fiscal year ends March 31.
Speaking of hit titles, Santa Monica Studio recently announced that God of War Ragnarok has reached 11 million copies sold and remains the best-selling PlayStation game of all time.
This article used as a source the writing by Eddie Makuch to the website GameSpot.
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