… According to Stephen Totilo at Game File and Sony's own data, first-party PlayStation sales peaked in the 2020 financial year--April 2020 to March 2021--with 58.4 million sales. In the following years, those sales began to decline and sank to just 28.9 million units sold in
… Data collated by Game File of Sony’s annual financial results shows the recent increase follows a sharp decline in first-party sales since the peak between Spring 2020 and Winter 2021. …
Sony’s first-party game sales declined for five straight years, until a small uptick in 2025, helped by Ghost of Yotei. …
… Every year from FY2020 through until FY2024, PlayStation's first-party sales declined every year. …
… As with any data, some caveats and context about Sony’s first-party sales decline is needed. …
… If you want some sugar to help this particularly bitter news go down, Sony - on the same slide - predicted an increase in first-party game sales this fiscal year. So, if you have a PS5, one hopes you'll at least have some cool stuff to play on it. If you can afford it in the first place. …
Playstation first-party game sales declining heavily since 2020
This from Resetera so take it with huge grains of salt ,I am posting this on behalf of somebody else I know to protect their identity who works somewhere in the chain between Square Enix marketing and Summer Game Fest ev…
