Sony’s FY24 Q4 financials have been released, and it has some interesting facts to note. One of the key details is that despite the increased cost and struggles for demand early on, the PlayStation 5 is tracking with PS4 sales.
The PlayStation 5 launched in 2020 and instantly became a top-selling console, with every man and his dog eager to get one. Its price tag is significantly greater than the PS4’s, but this hasn’t stopped nearly 80 million units being shifted in the four and a half years since.
PS5 And PS4 Lifetime Sales Are Neck And Neck
The PlayStation 5 sales are matching the PS4 stroke for stroke. In Sony’s FY24 Q4 earnings report, the company explains the PS5 sold a further 2.8 million units in Q4.
That took yearly sales to 18.5 million units sold in 2025 alone. But this also means the PS5 is now up to 77.8 million in lifetime sales—with more obviously being sold since then, with a bigger number expected by the end of FY25.
The PS4 just has the edge over the PS5 in comparison. The PlayStation 4 had an extra 500K-1 million units sold over the PS5, but it all it does is show how dominant Sony and PlayStation have been for the last 10 years.
Additionally, the earnings report shows that software sales contributed another 76.1 million. Sony’s first-party titles were repsonsible for 5.9 million of this—with the likes of Astro Bot, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, and Stellar Blade presumably contributing.
Do you think Sony can continue this momentum, especially with rising PS5 costs? Let us know in the comments and head to the Insider Gaming forum to take dicussion further.
PlayStation 5 sales aside, read about Super Mario World accidentally being leaked and Square Enix mentioning Kingdom Hearts IV.
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