Sony sold 2.5 million PlayStation 5 consoles in the first fiscal quarter, a 4% increase compared to the same period of the previous year.
“Death Stranding 2: On The Beach”, released in June, received positive reviews, and “Ghost of Yotei” is scheduled for launch in October.
Sony’s quarterly operating profit of Sony Video Games more than doubled, reaching 148 billion yen, driven by increased sales and games sales not produced by Sony itself.
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“Sony is further consolidating its domain in high fidelity games,” said Serkan Toto, founder of consulting firm Kantan Games. “In my opinion, Sony is now competing more with the PC than with Xbox,” he said, referring to Microsoft’s console.
The market expected the console sector to receive a boost this year with the launch of “Grand Theft Auto VI”, but the new version of the popular franchise was postponed to 2026.
Nintendo, seen as a possible beneficiary of GTA 6 delay, reported last week a robust initial demand for the Switch 2 console.
