PS5: Sony has updated sales data, results with highlights and shadows for the entire year

Sony released theirs financial report relating to the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year, ended March 31, 2024, in which it disclosed that it had sold additional 4.5 million Of PS5 over the course of three months, for a grand total of 59.3 million units. The data is actually not very positive, given that we are talking about 1.8 million units less compared to the same period of the previous year.

During theentire fiscal year However, the PS5 sold 1.7 million more units than last year, for a total of 20.8 million units. In short, these are numbers with lights and shadows, which show on the one hand the great public interest in PS5 and on the other a slowdown in the last period, already recorded by the monthly data of various markets. It’s difficult to say where the problem is, whether in the lack of attractive games or in a general tiredness and distrust towards the console market.

Software sales growing

Other data provided by the report speak of 118 million active users on the site PlayStation Network over the entire fiscal year, which is 10 million more than the 108 million in the previous fiscal year.

In the last fiscal quarter, a total of 72.6 million software units were sold for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, which is 4.6 million units more than in the same period of the previous year, in which they stopped at 68 million. The titles first party they sold 12.3 million units, which was 2.8 million more than the previous year, when they sold 9.5 million units.

77% of the software sold were complete games purchased in digital format, with a result 7% higher than last year for this market segment. In short, from the point of view of software sales, PlayStation saw net growth, likely due to its larger installed base. In the last period, the driving force of Helldivers 2 must also be considered, which turned out to be a great success on both consoles and PC.

Just today Sony announced the appointment of two new CEOs at the top of the group, who will dictate the direction for the future of the company and will try to further grow the sector.