PS5 sales hit 80.3 million: PS5 still hasn't caught up to PS4 even with PS5 Pro's help

The PlayStation 5 has reached a new sales milestone with 80.3 million shipments made from launch to midsummer, Sony has announced.

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Sony revealed the latest PS5 sales figures in their Q1'25 earnings report. According to the data, Sony shipped 2.5 million PS5s in Q1'25, pushing the PS5's total cumulative shipments to 80.3 million.

Despite the new sales bump, the PS5 still isn't beating the PS4 in launch-aligned sales. In its first 19 quarters on the market, the PS4 shipped 82.4 million units including the PS4 Pro. The PS5, on the other hand, shipped 80.3 million including the PS5 Pro. Interestingly enough, both Pro iterations helped spike sales of their respective console generations; PS4 shipments hit a record 9.7 million when the PS4 Pro released in 2016, and PS5 shipments reached 9.5 million when the PS5 Pro launched in 2024.

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Hardware shipments aren't everything, though. PS5 users are more valuable to Sony than PS4 users, likely by virtue of the 9th console generation's higher prices. The PS5 ecosystem has premium-priced products ranging from $699 consoles and "highly profitable" accessories like $199 controllers, to $70 games with tiered, paygated access.

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Sony's latest business strategy briefing showed that PS5 users spent much more than PS4 users; $846 compared to S669. A wider gap of spending on content, services, and peripherals helped propel this growth, driven by PS Plus and the aforementioned higher-priced controllers and accessories.

Ultimately, the disparity between the PS4 and PS5 launch-aligned sales isn't as impactful as it would be if both consoles delivered similar returns for the Sony. The PS5 represents much higher returns in all spending opportunities, whether it be in console hardware and accessories or software and content.

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