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PS5 Sales Are 42% Behind PS4 at This Point in the Generation, and It's Got Nothing to Do with the Price Increase

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Sony only sold 1.5 million PS5 units in FY25 Q4, putting the current console at 42% behind the previous generation at this point in its cycle.
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Journal du GeekJournal du Geek

The PS5 Sales Stagnate, the Gap Widens Compared to the PS4

Following the rising prices of the PS5, sales are logically impacted with a slowdown, although Sony remains in its goal.

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PS5 sales are 42% behind PS4 at this point in the generation, and it's got nothing to do with the price increase

Sony only sold 1.5 million PS5 units in FY25 Q4, putting the current console at 42% behind the previous generation at this point in its cycle.

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iPhone in CanadaiPhone in Canada

PlayStation 5 Sales Reach 93.7 Million Units Despite Sales Slump in Q4

Sales of the PlayStation 5 have declined 46 percent year-over-year, according to Sony, with only 1.5 million units sold in the fourth fiscal quarter.

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Push SquarePush Square

Sony Ships 93.7 Million PS5 Consoles, But Recent Sales Down by Almost 50%

Nearly a 50% drop in sales compared to same quarter last year - Sony today revealed during its final quarterly results for fiscal year 2025 that total PS5 co...

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VGCVGC

ANALYSIS: PS5 sales drift behind PS4, while Sony says it’s undecided on PS6 release date and price

PS5 reaches 93.7 million sales; Sony reports $765 million impairment loss related to Bungie…

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playcentral.deplaycentral.de

PS5 Continues to Sell Strongly – but Sony Is Already Talking Openly About PlayStation 6

The PlayStation 5 remains a huge success for Sony almost six years after its launch. As the current business figures show, 93.7 million PS5 consoles have been delivered worldwide by March 31, 2026. This means that the current generation is slowly approaching the magical 100 million mark. At the same time, the new figures also show that the growth of the console is slowing down. Particularly interesting: Sony is already surprisingly open about ad…

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gameswirtschaft.de broke the news on Friday, May 8, 2026.
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