PlayStation 5 Sales Exceed 84 Million Units

PlayStation 5 Sales Surpass 46.6 Million Units since Launch, Digital Purchases Dominate at 72%

Sony's latest sales figures show that PlayStation 5 shipments to retailers totaled approximately 46.6 million units between November 2020 and September 2023. In the most recent quarter (July to September), shipments reached 3.9 million units, surpassing the 3.3 million shipped during the same period last year. When comparing the sales trajectory of the PS5 to its predecessor, the PlayStation 4, the PS4 maintained a slight lead during its first five years, selling roughly 27 million units compared to the PS5's projected 21 million this fiscal year. The PlayStation Network now boasts over 119 million monthly active users, a 3 million increase year-over-year. Digital purchases made up 72% of total game sales this quarter, a 2% increase from Q3 2022. This quarter, gamers purchased over 80 million game units, including 6.7 million titles from PlayStation Studios—an increase of 1.7 million over last year.

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