PS5 Ships 95.3 Million Units as of June 2026

[Manlytears]

Tober said:

CosmicSex said:

So its 

Category	Revenue	Percent
Physical Software	¥17.7b	2%
Digital Software	¥244.4b	29%
Add-on Content	¥349b	41%
PS+	¥208.5b	25%
Other Software (PC/Ports)	¥24.8b	3%
Total	¥844.4b	100%

So not only is physical game sales responsible for only 18% of all whole game sales this quarter... it is only responsible for 2% of their acutal revenue.  

When you look at the hard data, its harder to claim that Sony is some cartoonish evil corporation.  They are just following the numbers.  The social media grifters and rage baiters follow a different set of numbers though... clicks, likes and engagement.  And the don't ever let facts get in the way. 

The most shocking thing about the numbers is that actual games on PlayStation accounts for only 31% of revenue.

That Add-on Content (microtransactions/battle passes/etc) and PS+ subscriptions together is 66%

A sad thing to see.

Many people focus on playing only PS+ games, which hurts sales.

Just look at what happened with Game Pass—game sales collapsed! Sony seems to have struck a better balance, considering their profit margins are hitting all-time highs, even after burning through heaps of money on failed GaaS initiatives.

Plus, there are all the online games—Marvel Rivals, Fortnite, Helldivers...

With a bit of luck, Sony will refocus on single-player games to keep its ecosystem popular and move away from this trend of investing in GaaS. I mean, over the last decade, they’ve become the most awarded publisher on the planet—producing the most-awarded game of the year five times in ten years! Twice in the last five years alone!

They need to drop GaaS and keep being the publisher with the best games—the most awarded publisher in the market.