Sony Company introduced its monetary outcomes for fiscal 12 months 2022 ended March thirty first, revealing record-breaking gross sales of PS5 {hardware} and exclusives. Within the final quarter alone, 6.3 million PS5s have been shipped, pushing the general models bought in 2022 to 19.1 million. Since launch, Sony has shipped 38.4 million PS5s.
PS5 gross sales complemented by first-party exclusives and PS Plus
6.3 million is the best variety of consoles Sony (or any platform holder, for that matter) has shipped within the fourth quarter of a monetary 12 months, thanks in no small half to the availability state of affairs bettering. PS5 is now solely lagging behind the PS4 by 1.6 million models on a time-aligned foundation. The present-gen console is poised to surpass its predecessor.
Sony additionally revealed that God of Struggle Ragnarok was a “big hit” for the corporate. Gross sales of first-party video games grew 41 p.c year-on-year in FY2022. The corporate went on to reassure buyers that Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is on monitor for launch this 12 months, which is anticipated to push gross sales even additional.
PlayStation Plus subscription numbers have additionally improved, with a 2.16 p.c improve because the third quarter. PS Plus now has 47.4 million subscribers.
Elsewhere, Sony reaffirmed its dedication to growing new IP and releasing PC ports of first-party video games.
