Play Station 5, released in 2020, was highly appreciated by the players. Receiving passing grades from game lovers in every respect. PS5 sales reached 47 million units. In addition, the sales figures of Spider-Man 2 game also made the company happy.
PS5 Sales Reached 47 Million Units!
In the third quarter of 2023, Sony Play Station 5 sales exceeded 4.9 million units. Spider-Man 2 published by Sony The game’s sales figures reached 10 million. Despite these high sales figures, the company could not increase its profit in the third quarter.
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Even though it was released in 2020, it still continues to gain increasing popularity and is the 2nd best-selling game console in PS history. Play Station 5 sales continues rapidly. The product sold nearly 5 million units in the 3rd quarter of 2023. Compared to last year, Play Station 5 sales continue to increase.
Sony 3rd quarter financial announced their reports. The company generated $18.5 billion in revenue in the third quarter, an increase of approximately 8 percent. The company’s operating profit decreased by approximately 29 percent to $1.74 billion.
What Are Sony’s 2023 Revenues?
The company’s chip and image sensor sales and revenue figures could not reach expectations. Sony, which was affected by the embargo imposed on China, suffered great losses, especially in image sensor sales. However, a large decrease was also observed in the chip section, at a level of approximately 37 percent.
Sony Entertainment and Services division It was also one of the areas that experienced shrinkage, and the shrinkage was around 9 percent. Unfortunately, Sony did not see the increase in revenue it expected in 2023. The company’s winning areas were the gaming department. In this context, Play Station 5 sales approached 5 million units with a 50 percent increase on a yearly basis. Total Play Station 5 sales since the day it was released have reached 47 million. PS5 was very liked by the players.
Sony’s goal for 2023 It was to sell 25 million Play Station 5 game consoles. To achieve this goal, it needs to sell nearly 17 million consoles by the end of the year. Even though it could not achieve the target figure, Sony can be said to be at a good level in terms of PS5 console sales.
Another product in the game department that saw the impact the company expected was the Spider-Man 2 game. Sales figures of Spider-Man 2 game, developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony, reached 5 million.