The PlayStation 5 surpassed PlayStation 3’s lifetime sales in the US in September 2025.
The PlayStation 5 has been a smash hit for Sony, with the console still accounting for a significant share of hardware sales. This is why the developers keep working on the console and its iterations, releasing slim versions and mid-gen upgrades for the consoles. Thanks to their efforts, the console has now crossed PlayStation 3’s sales record.
The PlayStation 5 Now Sits Above PS3 and PS4 in US Sales
Spotted by Eurogamer, the new information about PlayStation 5 beating PS3 comes from a senior director at Circana, Mat Piscatella. Piscatella’s recent post on BlueSky reveals that, based on US Video Game data through September 2025, the PlayStation 5 has now surpassed the PlayStation 3 in lifetime installed base. The analyst also revealed that PS5 has been ahead of PS4 on a time-aligned basis in the US for a very long time, and as of September, it is ahead by 4.6%.
Ghost of Yotei’s Sales Performance Was “Basically Flat to that of Ghost of Tsushima”
Talking about sales, Mat Piscatella also shared some facts about Sony PlayStation’s latest game release, Ghost of Yotei. Piscatella revealed that with just one week in the market, “the US sales performance of Ghost of Yotei was basically flat to that of Ghost of Tsushima. It did great.”
The analyst added that Ghost of Tsushima launched in 2020, when the PS4’s installed base was significantly higher than the PS5’s installed base today. Additionally, there was a lot of stuff happening at the time that “significantly boosted gaming.” So, “anyone with ‘concern’ about this title should be looked at with a side eye,” concluded Piscatella.
In other news, a new Fortnite PS5 Bundle is expected to arrive by Black Friday 2025. Additionally, the PS3 received a new system software update earlier this year. What are your thoughts on the PlayStation 5 crossing PS3’s lifetime sales in the US? Let us know through the official Insider Gaming Discord.
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