Man, Sony’s really hitting it out of the park with the PS5, huh? So, their financial results just dropped, and it’s like, whoa. Even with not many new PlayStation-exclusive games popping up, folks are snapping up those consoles left and right. Guess what? Another 2.5 million PS5s found homes from April to June 2025. No kidding—it’s even a tad better than the same time last year. Now the grand total sits pretty at 80.3 million. Rumors floating around say the Xbox Series maybe only sold, what, 30 million in the same span? Ouch.
And let’s talk numbers—Sony’s got a lot to brag about. The PlayStation Network? Yeah, it’s got 123 million “active users” now. That’s seven million more than last year. Crazy, right? Plus, between April and June, they moved 65.9 million PS4 and PS5 games. That’s a 12 million uptick from 2024. But here’s a kicker—just 6.9 million of those were first-party games. Kinda makes you think, especially when Nintendo’s Mario Kart World flew off the shelves with six million copies in just a month for a new console. It’s like, whoa, Sony, what’s happening with those first-party numbers? But with PS Plus raking it in, does it even matter?
Thinking about it, the PS5’s basically cruising along like its big brothers, the PS4 and PS3. Sony’s gotta be smiling. Those older consoles sold during economic upswing, but the PS5? It launched smack in the middle of a global mess. COVID was raging, supply chains went haywire, and chip shortages? Yeah, those too. Shelves stayed bare for months post-launch.
And hey, Sony’s not just gaming—they’re into music, movies, tech, the whole shebang. They pulled in $17.8 billion across everything in Q1. That’s a smidge up from last year. Movies alone? $2.3 billion. But gaming? Over $6.3 billion. Yup, worth nearly triple their movies sector. Kinda wild if you think about it.
Microsoft’s seeing the light too. Obviously, they’re letting their games pop up on PlayStation now. Who wouldn’t want 80 million possible new players? Easy math. Sure, Xbox games showing up day-one on PlayStation means the audience just tripled. Pretty slick, right?
