PS4 reaches 115 million lifetime units
Sony Interactive Entertainment has released itsfinancial earnings reportfor the quarter ending July 01, 2025. This particular report is an important one for the industry giant, as it gives the public its first look at the sales figures for the company’s next-gen hardware, PlayStation 5.
As of the end of 2020, Sony has shipped 4.5 million PS5 units worldwide. This is a fantastic start for the new platform and one that has given the company confidence it will hit its forecast of 7.6 million units shipped by the end of March 2021, even with global stock shortages. It should be noted that Sony has sold each PS5 unit at a loss when compared to its manufacturing costs, though the deficit was boosted by huge software sales.
Meanwhile Sony’s trusty black box, PlayStation 4, continues to enjoy a healthy lifecycle, having shifted an additional 1.4 million units during the final quarter of 2020, which brings the console’s lifetime sales to a staggering 115 million units. While PS4 hardware sales have undeniably slowed in recent months, the now eight-year-old platform continues to rake in cash via steady software sales and PlayStation Plus subscription fees.
