PS5 sales are trending down in 2026, compared to 2025, with new figures from Sony PlayStation showing that people are starting to gravitate away from the PlayStation 5.
The FY2026 Q1 Earnings are in, and we’ve learned some cool bits, such as digital software still dominating physical media, which isn’t good news for those fighting to save the sanctity of the disc.
But new interest in the PS5 is definitely on the decline, and it could get worse.
PS5 Sales Hit Just 1.6 Million in FY2026 Q1
On July 31, 2026, Sony delivered its complete financials for FY2026 Q1.
The data ran through software, hardware, in particular, the state of PS5 console sales in the beginning stages of 2026, and how the figures stack up to 2025.
- More Insider Gaming: Sony Finally Addresses Fan Backlash Towards Ending PlayStation Discs
For Q1, we can see that 1.6 million PS5 units were sold. In comparison, FY2025 Q1 saw 2.5 million consoles sold, representing a 36% decrease in 12 months.
A myriad of reasons could have caused this: Most people have a PS5 already, it’s so late into the lifecycle that consumers are waiting for the PS6, and many more.
Q1 was before the PS5 price increases in 2026, which did come into effect for Q2.
- More Insider Gaming: Three XBOX Franchises Alone Generate More Than $1 Billion Annually
So it will be interesting to see if sales went down further in Q2, especially as FY2025 Q2’s 4 million and Q3’s 7.9 million were solid numbers.
We likely won’t see if there has been a major reaction from the disc controversy until the Q3 numbers.
Do you own a PS5? If not, is there a main reason why? Share your thoughts in the official Insider Gaming Discord Server.
For more Insider Gaming content, read ‘Electronic Arts’ $55 Billion Sale Set To Close Next Week‘ and be sure to sign up for our free Weekly Newsletter.
Andy is Insider Gaming's Senior Evergreen Editor and has been in the games journalism sphere in one way or another for over 7 years. His video game taste is as…
More from Andrew Highton
Comments