It has been simply over a 12 months since Sony launched the up to date PS5 Slim and PS5 Professional consoles, so how’s that going given Sony’s pessimistic outlook in Could? Fairly properly, judging by the corporate’s newest earnings report. Sony bought extra PlayStation 5s final quarter than it did a 12 months in the past (3.9 million in comparison with 3.8 million), boosting whole PS5 gross sales to 84.2 million since launch. Sony additionally expects extra income from its gaming (G&NS) division than it beforehand forecast.
Again in Could, Sony predicted a ¥100 billion ($700 million) hit to income in fiscal 12 months 2025 resulting from tariffs, given that almost all of its gross sales happen within the US. One other key blow was the delay of Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto VI launch that was first pushed again to Could 2026 and was just lately delayed once more till November 19, 2026.
Nevertheless, Sony now expects to promote extra {hardware} than it thought and make ¥4.47 trillion in gaming income ($29 billion) for its full 12 months ending March 31, 2026 — up ¥150 billion ($973 million) from its final forecast. That determine, can be barely beneath its full 12 months 2024 gross sales of ¥4.670 trillion ($30.3 billion), however it’s nonetheless spectacular for a virtually 5 12 months outdated console that has seen a number of worth hikes. .
When it comes to sport gross sales, the principle spotlight was Ghost of Yotei, which bought 3.3 million items as of November 2, 2025, only a month after it launched. The corporate bought 6.3 million first-party video games throughout PS5 and PS4 (up a million in comparison with final 12 months) and 80.3 million video games whole.
As for PlayStation Community, month-to-month energetic customers hit 119 million, up 3 million from final 12 months at the moment. Sony does not escape PS Plus Premium subscribers, however that service simply launched a brand new characteristic that allows you to stream video games you personal over the cloud on the PlayStation Portal.