Sony shipped 8 million PS5 consoles over the recent holiday quarter. While that’s down 16 percent year-over-year, it’s still nearly the same amount of PS4 shipments Sony managed during the same period of its lifecycle.

Sony has now shipped 92.2 million PlayStation 5 consoles in total around the world, but sales were down sharply over the holiday season compared to last year. In its latest earnings report, the company said it shipped eight million PS5s during its key third quarter,

Despite launching over five years ago, the PlayStation 5 managed to outsell the Nintendo Switch 2 in the latter half of 2025 by 1 million units.

Sony comments on the ongoing RAM shortage and how it might affect the PlayStation 5's price as many hardware companies reassess their pricing.

Currently, PS5 console sales have reached an impressive 92.1 million units. Console sales have decreased by 4%-- thanks in part to a weak holiday season --but there was a 19% increase in operating income, driven by strong first-party game sales and PlayStation Plus subscriptions.

Sony's latest Q3'25 results reveal that the PlayStation 5 has now reached 92.2 million units shipped worldwide with 8 million consoles sold in Holiday '25.

Sony reported a bump in monthly users on its PlayStation Network, reflecting greater engagement with the platform.

Sony is sending messages to PlayStation users still using their PlayStation 4, suggesting that they finally switch to the current-generation PlayStation 5.