Sony announced itsFiscal Year 2025 First Quarter Financial Report, stating that PlayStation 5 sold a total of 250 million units worldwide this quarter, an increase of 10 units compared to the same period last year, bringing the total global PlayStation 5 shipments to 8000 million, officially exceeding 8030 million. Increased user activity and strong third-party game sales are further driving revenue and profit growth across the gaming and network services businesses.
In the first quarter financial report for fiscal year 2025, Sony's sales revenue totaled 2 trillion yen, revenue reached 6216 billion yen, and net profit after tax reached 3400 billion yen.
Sony's Game and Network Services division generated 9365 billion yen in revenue this quarter, an 8% increase compared to the previous year, while operating income reached 1480 billion yen, a significant 127% year-over-year increase, maintaining its position as Sony's primary source of profit. Sony cited continued growth in PlayStation Network (PSN) subscriptions and digital content sales as driving strong overall service revenue.
Regarding content performance, total game software sales for the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 platforms reached 6590 million units this quarter, an increase of 1230 million units compared to the same period last year. First-party game sales reached 690 million units, a slight increase of approximately 90 units compared to the same period last year, while third-party game sales increased by over 1000 million units, becoming the key driver of overall gaming performance.
As for the PlayStation Network, the number of monthly active users also hit a new high of 1.23 million, demonstrating that the platform ecosystem maintains high stickiness and usage rate. Sony also continues to strengthen its digital services and subscription content layout, further consolidating its leading position in the console game market.
While the PlayStation 5 has entered the latter half of its product lifecycle, Sony continues to steadily improve its operating performance through content strategy and service upgrades. The expected release of more third-party games in the second half of the year will further stimulate hardware sales and user activity.
As overall market competition heats up and both Nintendo and Microsoft are actively developing next-generation gaming experiences, Sony's current stable growth demonstrates its strong content integration capabilities and platform appeal, and also lays a good foundation for subsequent product and service transformation.
