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PlayStation sales: what the numbers mean

Milestones and user metric — do not sum unlike measures
EntityReported valueUnitMeasureReporting dateQualificationEvidence
PlayStation>102.4million unitssell-in2012-03-31Company checkpointH20Checked 2026-09-11
PlayStation 2>160million unitssell-inNot establishedSource displays March 31 2012 beside revised value; achievement date not establishedH20Checked 2026-09-11
PSP>76.4million unitssell-in2012-03-31Dated checkpoint; not asserted final lifetime totalH20Checked 2026-09-11
PlayStation 3>87.4million unitssell-in2017-03-31Company checkpointH20Checked 2026-09-11
PlayStation 4>117million unitssell-in2022-06-30Company checkpointH20Checked 2026-09-11
PlayStation 5>95million unitssell-in2026-06-30Current observed company checkpointH20Checked 2026-09-11
PlayStation VitaNot establishedmillion unitsnot disclosedNot establishedUnknown, not zero; no estimate substitutedH20Checked 2026-09-11
PlayStation monthly active users125million usersSIE estimate2026-06-30Not Plus subscribers; this page does not establish unique-person or detailed account denominatorH20Checked 2026-09-11

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PS5 quarterly sell-in

Fiscal years run April–March. Units are millions; the source scope includes returned/refurbished units. “Not established” cells are missing, not zero. Reported totals are retained rather than recalculated from rounded quarters.

PS5 fiscal-year series as reported
Fiscal yearApr–JunJul–SepOct–DecJan–MarReported full yearEvidence
FY2020Not establishedNot established4.53.37.8H20Checked 2026-09-11
FY20212.33.33.9211.5H20Checked 2026-09-11
FY20222.43.37.16.319.1H20Checked 2026-09-11
FY20233.34.98.24.520.8H20Checked 2026-09-11
FY20242.43.89.52.818.5H20Checked 2026-09-11
FY20252.547.91.516H20Checked 2026-09-11
FY20261.6Not establishedNot establishedNot establishedNot establishedH20Checked 2026-09-11

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Why the footnotes matter

The updated PS2 figure exceeds 160 million, but the checked presentation does not establish an unambiguous achieved-by date for that revision. Do not assert that 160 million had been reached in March 2012. The PSP’s dated checkpoint should not be described as final lifetime sales. H20

The estimated 125 million monthly active users at 30 June 2026 are not Plus subscribers or established unique people. This resource does not infer market share, profitability, demand or future hardware sales from those different measures. H20

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  1. H20 — Business Data & SalesSony Interactive Entertainment · Research access 2026-09-11 · Scope and limitations