Sony has revealed that it sold 6.3 million PlayStation 5 consoles during the first quarter of 2022, bringing total sales of the console to 38.4 million units. This marks a significant increase from the 2 million units shipped during the same quarter in the previous year. Sony exceeded its fiscal year 2022 forecast by shipping 19.1 million PS5 consoles, surpassing its earlier estimate of 18 million.
However, there was a decline in the number of game software units shipped from 70.5 million in Q4 2021 to 68 million in the same quarter of 2022. Revenue from game software was up overall, but the flat number of PlayStation Plus subscribers and the slight increase in monthly active users for PlayStation Network was underwhelming.
This could be due to the lack of major first-party game releases during the quarter, but it may also reflect the impact of the earlier hardware supply issues on software sales and subscriptions. These are important for Sony to create a “virtuous cycle” of mutually reinforcing console and game sales.
Despite this, Sony reported strong financials with an operating profit of a record 1.21 trillion yen (around $8.9 billion) for the year, and a 35 percent rise in revenue to 3.06 trillion yen (around $22.5 billion) in the first quarter. Sony did not disclose sales figures for its PlayStation VR2 headset, which launched during the quarter.
Recommended Free Tools
Shopping ad
- Model Number CFI-2000
- Includes DualSense Wireless Controller, 1TB SSD, 2 Horizontal Stand Feet, HDMI Cable, AC power cord, USB cable, printed materials, ASTRO’s PLAYROOM (Pre-installed game)
- Vertical Stand sold seperately
Bloomberg considers Sony’s profit forecast for the current fiscal year to be conservative, as the company expects operating profit to drop by roughly 3 percent year-over-year to 1.17 trillion yen (around $8.6 billion). This may be due to expectations of reduced consumer spending and lower sales of in-house PlayStation Studio games.
Quick Recap
Shopping ad
- Slim Design, players get powerful gaming technology packed inside a sleek and compact console design.
- 825GB of storage, keep your favorite games raeady and waiting for you to jump in and play
- Ultra-High Speed SSD, maximize yoru play sessions with near instant load times for installed PS5 games
- Integrated I/O, the custom integration of the PS5 console's systems lets creators pull datat from the SSD so quickly that they can design games in ways never before possible
- Ray Tracing, immerse yourself in owrlds with a new level of realism as rays of light are individually simulated, creating true-to-life shadows and reflections in supported PS5 games
Shopping ad
- Enjoy smooth and fluid high frame rate gameplay at up to 120 fps for compatible games, with support for 120Hz output on 4K displays.
- PS5 consoles support an 8K output, so you can play games on your 4320p resolution display.
- Maximize your play sessions with near-instant load times for installed PS5 games.
- 825GB SSD allows ultra-fast load times, while 3-D audio output produces crisp acoustics.
- Explore uncharted virtual territories and slay dragons with this sleek Sony PlayStation 5 gaming console.
Shopping ad
- 🚀 CPU: 3.5GHz, 8-core AMD Zen 2
- 🚀 Storage: Custom 825GB SSD
- 🚀 RAM: 16GB GDDR6
- 🚀 GPU: 10.3 teraflop RDNA 2 GPU
Shopping ad
- CPU: x86-64-AMD Ryzen Zen 8 Cores / 16 Threads at 3.5GHz.GPU: AMD Radeon RDNA 2-based graphics engine.
- 16GB GDDR6/256-bit Memory; 825GB SSD Storage Capacity
- Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T), IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, Bluetooth 5.1
- HDR technology, 8K output, 4K TV gaming, Up to 120 fps with 120Hz output, Tempest 3D AudioTech
- What's Included: Sony PlayStation 5 Disc Version; Wireless controller; USB cable, HDMI cable, AC power cord. Nogtox PVT HDMI_cable
Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on Amazon at the time of purchase will apply.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.
