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… 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… …
Business News PlayStation first-party game sales show a decline since 2020 First-party game sales dropped from 58.4 million in FY20 to 28.9 million in FY24. …
… According to the data, Sony's first-party sales peaked in FY20, which covers the period from April 2020 to March 2021. …
… 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. …
… But PlayStation does have some big games up its sleeve, including big first-party games like Saros and Wolverine , and we can’t overlook GTA 6 , of course. …
… That number also includes the first few weeks of Marathon sales. Although based on the latest rumblings about Marathon sales , I'm not sure it contributed much to that first-party year-on-year uptick. There are a few reasons why FY2020 was such a big year for PlayStation's first-party games. …
… As such, despite the strong sales Xbox games have enjoyed on other systems, with titles like Forza Horizon 5 outselling even some of Sony's first-party titles , it makes sense for the company to heavily consider a return to console exclusives. …
… But at a time when the console space is struggling, and Sony in particular has seen a significant drop in first-party game sales not to mention hardware sales , getting back to basics makes a lot of sense. …