At Sony, they are preparing for a new era under the leadership of two new bosses, who will divide hardware and software. Meanwhile, they can expect to conquer an important milestone.
Console PlayStation 5 approaching 60 million units shipped. As of March 31, 2024, there were 59.3 million of them. In the first three months of this year, 4.5 million units were delivered to store shelves. That's down 1.8 million from the same quarter in 2023.
The year-on-year drop is 29%. Sony expects to sell 18 million units for the entire current fiscal year. In the previous one, it was 20.8 million; the target was 21 million. Therefore, he expects less and less interest in his console among players. However, as is widely speculated, it may come out this fall PlayStation 5 Pro.
Where Sony can be happy, they are revenue from games and online services. For the fiscal year 2023, the Japanese company achieved record sales of $29.6 billion. In the previous period, it was 26.9 billion dollars.
More than 286.4 million games were sold on PS5 and PS4 during the fiscal year. Of this, 39.7 million were first-party titles (for the quarter it was 12.3 million). They continue to strengthen digital sales. They make up 70% for the entire fiscal year, but in the last quarter it was already 77%.
Sony also registers 118 million monthly active PlayStation Network users. The number of PS Plus subscribers was not disclosed. At the end of March 2023, there were 47.4 million.
They had a big influence on Sony's record financial results Helldivers 2. Arrowhead Game Studios' co-op for PC and PS5 has sold 12 million units as of 05/05/2024 (12 weeks after release), becoming the fastest-selling Sony game in PlayStation history.
Helldivers 2 exceeded all expectations. The crown has so far been held by action-adventure God of War Ragnarök, which sold over 11 million units in its first 10 weeks. But that was only for PS5.