PlayStation 4 sales reach 110.4 million, PlayStation 5 still ongoing; Sony confirms

Sales of PlayStation 4 have reached 110 million units, according to Sony, and PlayStation 5 is still on the way to 2020. Sony revealed in its financial report that sales of PlayStation 4 from January 2020 to March 31 are 1.5 million units. Although this number is relatively low compared to previous quarterly figures, it brings the console's lifetime sales to more than 110 million units worldwide. In addition, the company's financial report found that the PlayStation 5 is still on its way to the 2020 vacation, despite the disruption caused by the coronavirus.

In his report, Sony said that unit sales of PlayStation 4, which includes all console versions, were 1.5 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 19 (FY19), which ended in March 2020. Total unit sales for the console in FY19, they were 13.6 million – 4.2 million less than fiscal year 2018. This brings the total sales of the PS4 to 110.4 million ; units.

Some good news or players: on the consolidated financial report For exercise 19, Sony said that the PlayStation 5 was still on its way to the 2020 vacation.

"With regard to the launch of PlayStation 5, although factors such as home office workers and restrictions on international travel have presented certain challenges regarding part of the testing process and qualification of production lines, the development is progressing with the launch of the console planned for the 2020 holiday season, "said the report. Sony added that at this point there had been no major problems in the "line of game software development" for partner studios and Sony studios.

Sales of PS4 games also saw a decrease from the previous year. Sony sold 245 million PS4 games in fiscal 19, while in the previous fiscal year, the number was 257.6 million. However, PlayStation Plus subscriptions increased from 36.4 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 18 to 41.5 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 19.

Overall, Sony reported a fiscal year sales and operating revenue of CNY 8.25 trillion (about 5.8 crore rupees), or 406 billion yen (about 28,000 crores from rupees) less than the previous 12 months.