Sony sold a total of 4.9 million PlayStation 5 gaming consoles in the third quarter of the fiscal year 2023. Sales of PlayStation consoles generally tend to peak in the company’s third fiscal quarter, which is the fourth calendar quarter, as people begin to prepare for the holiday season.
PlayStation
Sony’s PlayStation line of gaming consoles ranks as one of the most successful console brands of all time – five of its products ranking among the top ten highest selling consoles in history. The PlayStation 2 ranks at the top of this list with over 157 million units sold, while the more recent PS4 ranks fourth, generating an additional 113 million unit sales throughout its lifetime. The online entertainment network associated with the consoles is called the PlayStation Network, and as of June 2023 had around 108 million active users.
Gaming Consoles
The console gaming industry is dominated by three major brands: Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft. The Nintendo Switch sold 28.7 million units in 2020 and ranks as one of the market’s most popular products alongside Sony’s PlayStation 5. Microsoft’s Xbox X/S Series was released in the same year when it sold over three million units.
Sony PlayStation game console unit sales worldwide from 2011 to 2023, by quarter
(in millions)
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Sony. (November 9, 2023). Sony PlayStation game console unit sales worldwide from 2011 to 2023, by quarter (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/222403/unit-sales-of-sonys-gaming-hardware-by-category/
Sony. "Sony PlayStation game console unit sales worldwide from 2011 to 2023, by quarter (in millions)." Chart. November 9, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/222403/unit-sales-of-sonys-gaming-hardware-by-category/
Sony. (2023). Sony PlayStation game console unit sales worldwide from 2011 to 2023, by quarter (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/222403/unit-sales-of-sonys-gaming-hardware-by-category/
Sony. "Sony Playstation Game Console Unit Sales Worldwide from 2011 to 2023, by Quarter (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/222403/unit-sales-of-sonys-gaming-hardware-by-category/
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Sony PlayStation game console unit sales worldwide from 2011 to 2023, by quarter (in millions) [Graph], Sony, November 9, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/222403/unit-sales-of-sonys-gaming-hardware-by-category/