PS5 Hits 80 Million: Sony’s Gaming Division Soars on Strong Software Sales

Sony has released its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, revealing that PlayStation 5 sales reached 2.5 million units worldwide during the period—an increase of 100,000 units compared with the same quarter last year. This milestone pushes the console’s cumulative global shipments past 80 million units, now totaling 80.3 million. Bolstered by rising user engagement and strong third-party game sales, Sony’s gaming and network services division recorded simultaneous growth in both revenue and profit.

For the quarter, Sony reported total sales of ¥2.6216 trillion, operating profit of ¥340 billion, and net income after tax of ¥259 billion.

The Games & Network Services segment generated ¥936.5 billion in revenue—up 8% year-on-year—with operating profit surging 127% to ¥148 billion, reaffirming its position as Sony’s primary profit driver. The company attributed this growth to sustained increases in PlayStation Network (PSN) subscriptions and digital content sales, which delivered robust overall service revenue.

In terms of software performance, combined game sales across PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 reached 65.9 million units this quarter, representing a year-on-year increase of 12.3 million units. First-party titles accounted for 6.9 million units, a modest gain of about 900,000 units, while third-party game sales rose by more than 10 million units—emerging as the key growth catalyst for overall game revenue.

Monthly active users on PlayStation Network climbed to a record 123 million, underscoring the platform’s strong engagement and retention. Sony continues to expand its portfolio of digital services and subscription offerings, further consolidating its leadership in the console gaming market.

Although the PlayStation 5 has entered the latter half of its product lifecycle, Sony is maintaining momentum through strategic content initiatives and service enhancements. The company expects a wave of upcoming third-party releases in the second half of the year to drive additional hardware sales and boost user activity.

As market competition intensifies—with Nintendo and Microsoft advancing their next-generation gaming strategies—Sony’s steady growth highlights its formidable content integration capabilities and enduring platform appeal, laying a solid foundation for its forthcoming product and service transformations.