PS5 gross sales have handed the 80 million mark

The PS5 could be missing the cadence of first-party exclusives that made its predecessor so profitable, however that doesn’t seem like slowing it down. Sony has introduced that the console had shifted simply north of 80 million items as of June 30, 2025. This places it simply behind the Xbox 360 (84 million) and effectively on the way in which to overtaking the PS3 (round 87 million) in lifetime gross sales.

The 80.3 million determine was confirmed in Sony’s first set of for the present monetary yr, throughout which era it bought 2.5 million PS5s, a slight downturn from 2.8 million within the earlier quarter. In comparison with the identical interval within the final monetary yr, nonetheless, the corporate has truly shifted round 100,000 extra consoles within the final three months.

Sony additionally bought roughly 66 million PS4 and PS5 video games this quarter, virtually 7 million of which had been first-party titles. That’s round a 12 million year-on-year enhance in total software program gross sales. Digital accounted for 83 % of PS4 and PS5 video games bought within the final quarter, which is a bigger share than in any three-month interval within the earlier monetary yr.

The previous couple of years noticed Sony briefly shift its focus in the direction of reside service video games, however a type of was a well-documented , and have been cancelled. Clearly none of that has noticeably damage software program gross sales, although, as Sony has continued to develop in that space.

The PS5 turns 5 this November, and a spotlight will then flip as to whether it should hit the all-important 100 million mark in its lifetime. The PS4 in 5 years and 7 months, and on the time it was the quickest console to succeed in that quantity. It additionally didn’t should take care of tariffs. PS5 costs within the UK, Australia and New Zealand earlier this yr, with Sony blaming a “difficult financial atmosphere” by which it’s combating in opposition to excessive inflation and fluctuating trade charges. The corporate has since mentioned it’s shifting PS5 manufacturing to the US sooner or later.