The 75 million PS5 consoles sold in total lifetime sales have been boosted by the 2024 holiday season. The financial report from Sony revealed the sales figure of 75 million units while reporting successful performance despite economic and market challenges.
The financial records show that Sony experienced success during the three-month period that ended on 31 December 2024. The PS5 Pro launch contributed to the overall total of 9.5 million PS5 units sold during the quarter, according to official statistics.
The console maintains a close competition with PS4 annual sales figures, although it trails slightly in current performance. The PS5’s success stands out even more significantly because it faced numerous obstacles, including launch shortages and worldwide economic decline, and the PC industry’s growth. Sony demonstrates through its market performance that consoles, together with their exclusive games, continue to maintain their core position in the gaming industry.
The successful titles contributed to an uplift in the current fiscal profit margins and drove higher PlayStation 5 unit sales.
The Game & Network Services division of Sony experienced a notable annual growth according to its recent financial report, which resulted from multiple first and third-party game releases. Via Instant-gaming.com, recognized Astro Bot and Helldivers 2 as successful titles because of their recent award triumphs.
Key Points :
Monthly Active Users:
PlayStation Network achieved its highest number of monthly active users at 129 million, which showed a 5% growth from the previous year.
Sales Growth:
The total game and console sales grew by 16% because 42% of PS5 buyers came from fresh PlayStation Network user registrations.
Game Sales:
Sony achieved solid sales of 1.5 million units for their major release, Astro Bot, during this quarter.
Network Outage:
The recent extensive PlayStation Network outage, which lasted for close to a day, did not receive mention in Sony’s latest statement. PlayStation Plus subscribers received five extra days of service as compensation from the company.
All-Time Best-Selling PlayStation Consoles: 2025 Update
Three decades of PlayStation experience. Sony is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its video game division at a time of change for the industry. The era of big exclusives is fading, and the strategy is moving towards a more multiplatform territory. Following Microsoft’s footsteps, the Japanese company has decided to launch its games on the PC. It has also dared to release Lego Horizon Adventures on Nintendo Switch, suggesting that we may see more PlayStation titles on other consoles. Meanwhile, PS5 is still strong and has already sold 65.5 million units. After the launch of the PS5 Pro, the machine still has a long way to go, although it has faced major challenges such as the semiconductor crisis and the coronavirus pandemic.
Over those three decades, Sony has reached more than 641 million unit sales of PlayStation Systems. Tracing the history of PlayStation means revisiting an important stage in the video game industry. Just like its competitors’ consoles, Sony has been a key player in shaping and elevating video games to a new level, because, beyond the machines, which it also has, it has been the home of great titles and sagas that remain in the collective imagination of gamers today.
Device in the future? Will it continue to climb up the ranks and possibly even overtake the top-selling devices? Only time will tell. The device has now become the sixth best-selling PlayStation device in the company’s history, surpassing the Vita device. The aim is now to exceed sales of the PSP, which seems unlikely as it has sold over 82 million units. It is unknown what the future sales of the PlayStation device will be, and whether it will surpass the top-selling devices. Time will tell. At the end of its lifespan, where will the list cease to exist?
Predictions for Sony 5: Strong Game Sales Ahead
Considering the promising future of the Sony 5 and experts’ predictions of strong game sales this year, the outlook is optimistic. Key titles, including the first-party releases Death Stranding Two and Ghost of Yotei, are set to launch in 2025. Additionally, highly anticipated third-party games, particularly “Grand Theft Auto 6,” are expected to be released in the fall of 2025.
Accordingly, despite a significant decline in first-party sales, the console is projected to sell 80 million units in the upcoming quarter.
