Sony has revealed its consolidated monetary studies, the place it shared that PlayStation 5 (PS5) console gross sales have reached 80.2m as of June thirtieth, 2025.
The studies element outcomes for the primary quarter (April to June) of the 2025 to 2026 fiscal 12 months, which noticed 2.5m items shipped throughout the three-month interval.
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In its recreation and community companies section, masking PlayStation and PlayStation Community, it noticed gross sales attain ¥936.5bn (~$6.46bn/£5.06bn), a rise of 8% or ¥71.6bn (~$494m/£387m) in comparison with Q1 of the 2024 fiscal 12 months.
Sony attributes this to the rise in gross sales of non-first-party software program titles and add-on content material being performed on PlayStation techniques.
Monetary figures additionally spotlight a rise in month-to-month lively customers on the PlayStation Community in June, noting a rise to 123m individuals, up 7m in comparison with final 12 months. Moreover, video games bought throughout each PS5 and PlayStation 4 techniques reached 65.9m, a rise of 12.3m.
In consequence, it famous an increase in operation revenue to ¥148bn (~$1.02bn/£799m), a rise of 127% in comparison with final 12 months. Once more, this was in response to the surge in gross sales for each software program and {hardware}, along with the rise in lively customers.
2.5m PS5 items offered could also be underwhelming in comparison with the Nintendo Change 2 gross sales, although it nonetheless reveals curiosity within the platform 5 years after it launched.
Sony and PlayStations’ Esports Involvement
This 12 months, Sony has made efforts to increase its presence within the esports scene by way of product launches, partnerships, and extra.
This quarter noticed Sony change into extra lively inside the FGC scene. It not too long ago entered a strategic take care of Bandai Namco, which is liable for a number of the best video games, corresponding to Tekken 8.
It has additionally launched numerous promotions for its FGC title, Marvel Tōkon: Combating Souls, which held a playable demo at Evo 2025. This coincides with the reveal of the corporate’s first battle stick, the FlexStrike, which caters in direction of the FGC and its aggressive ecosystem.
Beforehand, it secured a multi-year lengthy partnership with the VALORANT Champions Tour EMEA competitors by way of its gaming gear model, INZONE. The model has supported different aggressive titles all through the years, corresponding to its take care of Cloud9 within the Name of Obligation League.
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