In the recently released quarterly figures, Sony has once again named specific sales numbers for the PlayStation 5, not only for the last quarter, but also since the console’s release in November of last year. Microsoft is again exposed to buttons and prefers to talk about growth rates over concrete sales numbers.
Become PlayStation 5 According to the quarterly report (PDF) In the last quarter, which ended on September 30, 3.3 million copies were sold, resulting in a sales volume of about 1.2 billion euros. The total number of PlayStation 5 consoles sold since publication has risen to 13.4 million – poor availability still prevents sales from increasing, but the same goes for the Microsoft Xbox Series X.
Xbox grows by 166 percent
Microsoft just announced that sales with the Xbox series could increase 166 percent over the same period last year, but it still doesn’t provide any specific sales numbers for the new consoles. Unlike the Xbox Series X, the Xbox Series S is now readily available.
Only 200,000 PS4 have been sold
However, PlayStation 4 doesn’t play a role anymore. Only about 200,000 copies were sold – in a quarter of last year, so before PlayStation 5 it was 1.5 million copies.
Games and additional content increase sales
Sony managed to convert approximately 2.6 billion euros using software in the past quarter, which is significantly more than hardware. Just over €213 million comes from physical games traditionally bought in stores. Nearly 1 billion euros are accounted for by digitally acquired games and 1.4 billion euros come from additional content such as DLC or in-game purchases.
A total of 76.4 million video games were purchased for PlayStation 4 and 5 last quarter, of which only 7.6 million came directly from Sony. Thus 68.8 million copies were dedicated to third-party games.
Sony also hired 47.2 million PlayStation Plus subscribers last quarter, which is down 400,000 from its all-time high in fall 2020. In total, there are currently 104 million active PlayStation or PlayStation Network users.
