PS4 sales dwindle, total 116.1 million as PS5 breaks into Sony charts

PlayStation 4 console total cumulative shipments reach 116.1 million, but last year was the system's worst-performing period in history.

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Sony is celebrating big news today. The games division made $3.23 billion in profit on $25.04 billion revenues in FY2020, more money than it ever has before, The PS5 has shipped 7.8 million units to date, slightly beating the PS4 by some 200,000 consoles.

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Despite the celebrations, the PS4 was the low point in Sony's books. PS4 console shipments are down 56% as the install base hits a 116.1 million peak. In FY2020, Sony shipped only 5.8 million PS4 consoles compared to the 13.4 million it shipped in FY2019. Every quarter in FY20 was a new all-time shipment low for the PS4.

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If there was any doubt, the PlayStation 4 will not dethrone the PS2's mighty 155 million shipments.

The PS4 may not have contributed greatly to overall shipments and hardware adoption, but the healthy install base was a big revenue driver. The huge 116 million-strong playerbase helped Sony generate 338.9 million game sales and $6.42 billion in earnings, which comprised about 25% of total Games & Network Services revenues.

Sony says it plans to ship over 14.8 million PS5s throughout FY2021.

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