PS5 Lifetime Shipments Hit 84.2 Million Units

Sony Interactive Entertainment reported robust sales for the PlayStation 5 console in its fiscal second-quarter results for 2026, ending September 30, 2025, with lifetime shipments reaching 84.2 million units worldwide. The figure marks an increase of 3.9 million units from the previous quarter, when sales stood at 80.3 million, and positions the five-year-old system among the top-selling consoles in history.

The quarter's shipments rose slightly by 100,000 units compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year, despite price increases for the PS5 models and the newly introduced PS5 Pro in the United States. Officials attributed the steady performance to a combination of strong software offerings and expanded user engagement on the PlayStation Network, which saw monthly active users climb to 119 million, an increase of 3 million from 2024.

Software sales across the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 platforms totaled 80.3 million units during the quarter, up 2.6 million from the previous year. First-party titles accounted for 6.3 million units, a rise of 1 million, with digital downloads comprising 72 percent of all transactions. Among the standout releases, Ghost of Yōtei sold...