Sony’s PlayStation 5 continues to reign supreme in the current console war, as the company has announced that it has sold 80.3 million units globally, an impressive milestone that comes just in time for its 5th anniversary.
Detailed in its latest quarterly financial report, Sony goes through the stats of the PS5’s performance on page 12, outlining a breakdown of sales for both the console, its games, peripherals and services like the PlayStation Plus monthly subscription.
The report outlined the PS5 console’s sales throughout 2024 and Q1 of 2025, shipping a total of 18.5 million and 2.5 million units in the respective time frames, bringing its total cumulative shipments to 80.3 million. Game software for both the PS4 and PS5 saw healthy numbers as well, with a total of 369.2 million copies shipped in the same timeframe, with 35.8 million being first-party Sony titles.
Despite this achievement, Sony’s latest console still hasn’t beaten its predecessor in launch-aligned sales, with the PS4 shipping 82.4 million units during its similar timeframe. Still, the PS5 is leaving its Xbox console competitor in the dust, with previous reports this year outlining how the console has outsold Microsoft’s counterparts by over 42 million units as of May.
These figures shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, as Sony’s console continues to present a stronger appeal when it comes to games, pushing out first-party console-exclusive titles that have constantly been well-received, such as the God of War reboot franchise, the Horizon games, and 2020’s Ghost of Tsushima, which is set to receive a sequel, Ghost of Yōtei, in October this year.
In comparison, Xbox’s lineup of console exclusives is also strong, but limited to select franchises like Forza and Gears of War. Even then, Microsoft has gradually adjusted its strategy over the years to bring more exclusives to PlayStation’s console, such as Forza Horizon 5, which launched on the PS5 in April 2025, alongside recent reports that it will make its titles available on the Nintendo Switch 2, and although this marks a welcome move for gamers, it does diminish the appeal of getting the console if its major games are already on another platform.
In any case, unlike past generations where console competition was stiff, there’s a clear winner this time around with the PlayStation 5 leading the charge, and all hopes are on the console’s continued growth as it turns five, and that it will provide gamers with additional first-party hits as it steadily approaches the next Sony console generation.
Kevin is a reformed PC Master Race gamer with a penchant for franchise “duds” like Darksiders III and Dead Space 3. He has made it his life-long mission to play every single major game release – lest his wallet dies trying.
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