After surpassing the number of monthly users of the PS4, Sony has also revealed that the PS5 generation has already generated over 13 billion dollars in operating profit in less than five years, easily exceeding the cumulative total of the previous PS1, PS2, PS3, and the already mentioned PS4 models.
Since its debut in November 2020, the console has achieved approximately 136 billion dollars in sales, compared to the 107 billion dollars recorded by the PS4 generation.
The Role of Services in PS5’s Success
A key factor in this success is the growing share of the market constituted by services: PlayStation Plus subscriptions (Premium and Extra) and downloadable content. More than 30% of users are subscribed to one of the higher-tier plans, while the average spending on additional games and DLC has increased by 176%, and by 57% for subscriptions.
Meanwhile, the base of monthly active users continues to expand. Today, the majority of active PlayStation users are on PS5, with the former PS4 still holding a significant, but declining, share.
The management of the Japanese company emphasizes that the success of this generation is due to offering a more multifaceted structure, including hardware, software, services, and peripherals.
Looking to the future, the company is certainly already working on the PS6, which is likely to be released between 2027 and 2028. For now, however, the focus remains on the PS5, which continues to dominate resources and attention to maintain rapid growth in all segments.
