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Sony announced that global sales of its PlayStation 5 (PS5) console have passed 100 million units, according to figures on the company’s official business data and sales page. The total is recorded as of Nov. 10.
The PS5 went on sale in November 2020, which puts the milestone just under six years after launch. The PS5 family includes the standard model, the Digital Edition (no disc drive), and the PS5 Pro, which Sony released in November 2024. Sony’s report does not separate sales by model, so the total covers all three versions.
Sony reported that 2.6 million PS5 units were sold in the second quarter of its 2026 fiscal year, which covers July to September. The figure is down about 35% from the 4 million units recorded in the same period of the previous fiscal year.
The milestone comes amid what has been described as a global hardware crisis. Major game releases such as GTA 6, which Rockstar Games has scheduled for Nov. 19, are expected to give sales significant momentum in the coming period
Sony’s data lists cumulative sales for its previous home consoles as of different dates. The PlayStation 2 leads with 160 million units as of March 31, 2012, followed by the PlayStation 4 with more than 117 million as of June 30, 2022. The original PlayStation recorded 102.4 million units as of March 31, 2012, while the PlayStation 3 stands at 87.4 million as of March 31, 2017.
With the latest figure, the PS5 becomes the fourth PlayStation home console to pass 100 million units, after the original PlayStation, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 4.
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