PlayStation 5 has officially surpassed 100m consoles sold, Sony’s updated sales data revealed. The milestone was reached on 10th November, almost exactly six years on from the console’s launch.
The figure represents ‘sell-in’ units, meaning those shipped to retailers, as opposed to ‘sell-through’ which tracks consoles actually sold to consumers. In other words, the number of PS5s in people’s homes is smaller than that 100m.
Nevertheless, this is an impressive achievement, and gets the PS5 ever closer to the PS4’s 117m, which it achieved by June 2022. It also means the PS5 has almost matched the original PlayStation in units sold (102.4m). As impressive as the numbers are, historical data shows that PS5 sales have been in decline.
Sony hasn’t shied away from discussing that fact in its earnings reports. 2.6m PS5 consoles were sold during the most recent quarter (Q2 of FY2026), well below the 4m sold over the same period the year prior. In fact, Q2 of FY2026 is the lowest second quarter on record in terms of units sold since the PS5’s launch.
However, it’s also worth noting that, small though it may be, the second quarter’s result is higher than the first quarter’s 1.6m, the second-lowest of any single quarter since the PS5’s launch, beaten only by Q4 of FY2025’s 1.5m.
If numbers don’t recover in the third and fourth quarters, this may be the PS5’s lowest year ever in terms of units sold. Although the second quarter’s sales boost can be attributed to the high anticipation of Grand Theft Auto 6, the overall downturn is largely due to the console’s higher price; Sony raised the PS5 and PS5 Pro’s prices on several occasions since 2020. The company’s bottom line, however, hasn’t been affected much, as its plan to generate more revenue from its already-engaged audience continues to work.
