… First-Party PlayStation Game Sales Have Been Trending Downward Since 2020 According to data collected by Game File based on annual sales figures reported by Sony, PlayStation-published game sales over the past seven years peaked in 2020 and have been dropping by millions of units sold in almost eve… …
… However, by fiscal year 2024, total first-party sales had dropped by more than half, down to 28.9 million. Over that period, each year saw a decline from the previous one, though FY 2025 was a modest rebound with 32.1 million sales. …
… Keep in mind, Nintendo's first-party titles do not factor in digital sales, and these charts do not share specific sales data for each game. …
… It was published yesterday by Stephen Totilo over at Game File and measures Sony’s total first-party game sales on its consoles since 2020 versus the overall number of games sold on those platforms. First-party game sales peaked in fiscal year 2020 at 58.4 million copies sold. …
… This will have a negative drag effect on sales, which are expected to drop to 4.420 trillion yen, but a boost in first-party game sales games like Wolverine and Saros is expected to help offset this. …
Following a Bloomberg report that Sony will no longer be publishing first-party PS5 games on PC , which suggested the decision was driven in part by poor sales for recent titles released on a platform, an analysis by Newzoo for GamesIndustry.biz has suggested the company's release strategy limited … …
… As with any data, some caveats and context about Sony’s first-party sales decline is needed. …
… During an earnings call Q&A following its recent financial results , Furukawa confirmed that Nintendo's approach to Switch 2 remains unchanged: first expanding the hardware install base, then driving software sales. …
… But the latest report from analyst Rhys Elliott is particularly pertinent, as it focuses on first-party PS5 games from the past year. …
… The beta feature currently appears limited to select regions and could finally give PlayStation users first-party insight into platform-wide player activity. …