Sony sells 13.4 million units of PS5: Report

Despite widespread supply shortages, tech giant Sony sold 13.4 million units of PlayStation 5, the company has announced.

PlayStation 5 sales remain relatively steady and strong with 3.3 million units sold in fiscal Q2 compared to 2.2 million last quarter.

Game sales were also up significantly at 76.4 million units compared to 63.6 million in the previous quarter, due in large part to third-party sales, Engadget reported.

All told, this amounted to a healthy 27 per cent boost in gaming revenue to $5.68 billion. However, operating income of $728 million was down compared to last quarter by $29 million. Sony’s fiscal year ends on March 31, 2022.

While Sony did sell more games last quarter, first-party titles dropped very significantly, from 10.5 million last quarter to 7.6 million in Q2, the report said.

That was offset in numbers by third-party games, but those don’t tend to be as profitable, it added.

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