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Sony’s PS5 Nears 100 Million Sold as Hardware Growth Slows and Profits Climb

Sony expects to cover PS5 holiday demand despite DRAM constraints.

Overview

  • Cumulative PlayStation 5 sales have reached 92.2 million units since the console’s 2020 launch.
  • Sony sold 8 million PS5s in its latest quarter, a decline of about 1.5 million from the same period a year earlier.
  • Software performance improved to 97.2 million games sold across PS4 and PS5, with digital purchases at 76 percent.
  • PlayStation Network active users rose to 132 million and company profit increased roughly 22 percent, beating analysts’ expectations.
  • CFO Lin Tao said Sony has secured the minimum PS5 supply needed for next fiscal year’s year-end season and left the door open to future hardware price adjustments.