Sony shipped 8 million PS5 consoles over the recent holiday quarter. While that’s down 16 percent year-over-year, it’s still nearly the same amount of PS4 shipments Sony managed during the same period of its lifecycle.

Despite launching over five years ago, the PlayStation 5 managed to outsell the Nintendo Switch 2 in the latter half of 2025 by 1 million units.

The PlayStation 5 is getting pretty old but it’s still selling surprisingly well. In fact, it outsold the Switch 2 last quarter even without the help of Grand Theft Auto 6. Sony told investors during its latest earnings call that it’s stockpiling memory amid a computing component shortage to try to repeat that holiday sales success in 2026.

Currently, PS5 console sales have reached an impressive 92.1 million units. Console sales have decreased by 4%-- thanks in part to a weak holiday season --but there was a 19% increase in operating income, driven by strong first-party game sales and PlayStation Plus subscriptions.

Sony loses money on each PS5 console sold, but recoups costs through game sales and PS Plus subscriptions. Learn their strategy!

Sony reported a bump in monthly users on its PlayStation Network, reflecting greater engagement with the platform.

Sony CFO Lin Tao and Nintendo CEO Shuntaro Furukawa assured the public that they should have enough memory supplies for PS5 & Switch 2.

Sony is sending messages to PlayStation users still using their PlayStation 4, suggesting that they finally switch to the current-generation PlayStation 5.

Sony's new Touchscreen PlayStation controller patent hints at adaptive virtual controls, accessibility options, and flexible layouts for future PS5 and PS6 games.

Sony comments on the ongoing RAM shortage and how it might affect the PlayStation 5's price as many hardware companies reassess their pricing.