PS5 is approaching 100 million consoles distributed, digital wins

The vitality of the brand is demonstrated by the numbers of the PlayStation Network, which reached 132 million monthly active users, with an increase of three million on an annual basis. At the same time, the software market showed signs of growth by selling a total of 97.2 million titles between PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. In this scenario, the internal productions of PlayStation Studios played a decisive role with 13.2 million copies sold, highlighting a growing interest in proprietary exclusives and Sony’s ability to capitalize on its historical portfolio.

A particularly significant fact emerges from the purchasing habits of consumers, now almost definitively oriented towards the dematerialisation of contents. In fact, 76% of software sales took place via digital download, a value up by 2% compared to last year which confirms the centrality of the PlayStation Store in current revenue strategies. The transition towards a business model based on services and digital distribution therefore appears consolidated, allowing the group to maintain high margins even in the face of less aggressive hardware demand compared to the peaks recorded in the post-launch periods.