Sony has now sold over 38m PlayStation 5 consoles, after selling a huge 6.3m units in the past quarter. That's a record…
Total PlayStation 5 sales for Sony's fiscal year 2022 reached 19.1m units, just clearing its target of 19m units. Compared to the previous fiscal year, Sony has almost doubled its hardware revenue.
By comparison, the PS4 had sold over 40m consoles by this point in its lifetime, though did not suffer the same stock shortage issues. It seems likely Sony's latest console will surpass lifetime sales of its predecessor. Now Sony is projected to ship 25m PlayStation 5 consoles in its next fiscal year , which would be a record for the company.
In terms of software, Sony first party titles sold 68m units on PlayStation 5 in the last quarter, down on Q3's 86.5m due to the release of God of War Ragnarök. This is slightly down from the equivalent quarter last year , but about average for software sales across all quarters.As for PlayStation Plus subscribers, this increased to 47.4m subscribers last quarter from 46.4m previously.
What's more, revenue for Network Services for the past fiscal year reached ¥464.7bn, an increase on the previous year's ¥409.4bn. This is likely due to the increased price of the subscription.:"Everyone who wants a PS5 should have a much easier time finding one at retailers globally, starting from this point forward."Create your ReedPop ID & unlock community features and much, much more!Get the day's most talked about stories straight to your inbox.
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