PS5 sales show that the sad end is approaching!

Sony appeared with both a positive and a negative picture with its last quarterly financial report: Accordingly, Sony PlayStation 5 It seems that the end is approaching in both senses. Here are the analyzes and details according to the incoming figures…

PS5 sales dropped noticeably

Although Sony sold more than the total of its two major rivals, Nintendo and Microsoft’s last generation consoles, Xbox Series

In the first quarter of fiscal year 2024 (April 1 to June 30), PS5 sales reached 2.4 million units. Although this figure was down compared to the same period last year, it brought total PS5 sales to an impressive 61.7 million.

Despite this decline in console sales, Sony’s gaming division paints a positive picture overall. “GameWhile sales in the “Network Services and Network Services” segment increased by 12 percent on an annual basis, operating income increased by 32 percent to $443 million. This increase is due to changes in foreign exchange rates, the increase in first-party game software sales and the growth of the PlayStation Plus subscription service compared to last year.

Finally, another upcoming end seems to be related to the future of consoles containing physical media. In this quarter, 80 percent of game sales were made through digital platforms. This rate was at an average level of 70 percent in the last fiscal year. At a time when physical copy sales are decreasing, this trend offers important clues about the future of the industry.

In this sense, we will probably start to receive serious rumors and information about PlayStation 6 in 2026. Additionally, PlayStation 5 will likely be the last PS generation to include a physical media player.