PlayStation 5 has shipped 100 million units, Sony has announced. The milestone comes ahead of the launch of GTA 6, which is expected to boost console sales significantly. It means PS5 has shipped an additional 2.1 million units in the 40 days since it last reported PS5 sales, at the end of September.
Sony Interactive Entertainment describes shipped units as “Cumulative Worldwide Hardware Unit Sales (Sell-in),” which isn’t sell-through to customers, but does give us an idea of how well the PS5 has sold.
PS5 hits 100 million six years after launch. The console released on November 12, 2020, in select countries and November 19, 2020, worldwide, amid the COVID pandemic and lockdowns. Console rival Microsoft launched the Xbox Series X and S at the same time, and does not report sales figures.
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How does PS5 compare to other PlayStation consoles? It’s heading towards PS4’s 117 million total (as of June 30, 2022 — the latest data we have from Sony). It had already outsold the PS3’s 87.4 million total (as of March 31, 2017), and the PlayStation Portable’s 76.4 million as of March 31, 2012. It will soon overtake the original PlayStation’s 102.4 million, but is unlikely to surpass the PS2’s huge 160 million sales. Indeed, PS2 remains the best-selling console of all time, just ahead of the Nintendo Switch’s 157.2 million (as of September 30, 2026). Sony failed to disclose sales data for the PlayStation Vita, but it’s safe to say it wouldn’t have appeared high up on this list.
PlayStation hardware sales:
- PlayStation 5: More than 100 million (As of November 10, 2026)
- PlayStation 4: More than 117 million (As of June 30, 2022)
- PlayStation 3: More than 87.4 million (As of March 31, 2017)
- PSP (PlayStation Portable): More than 76.4 million (As of March 31, 2012)
- PlayStation 2: More than 160 million (As of March 31, 2012)
- PlayStation: More than 102.4 million (As of March 31, 2012)
Perhaps the more important question for Sony is how PS5 is selling launch-aligned versus the PS4. As it stands, the PS5 is around 5 million behind its predecessor, but it’s worth remembering that the market is in a very different place for PS5 at this point in its lifecycle than PS4 was. The main drag on PS5 — and indeed all console sales — is price rises due to the AI-fueled ‘RAMpocalypse.’ Traditionally, video game consoles get cheaper the older they get, which in turn boosts second half lifecycle sales. This generation has seen the opposite happen, with consoles getting more expensive and sales dropping off.
Still, Sony will be happy with how its gaming business is doing. Earlier this month, Sony raised its full-year forecast for PlayStation after higher net sales and operating income in the second quarter. And it has GTA 6 coming out next week.
It’s not all good news for PlayStation, however. With 2.4 million units sold, Marvel’s Wolverine is considered a disappointment. And just this week Sony continued its costly retreat from live service by canceling Haven’s Fairgames.
Thoughts naturally turn to the next-gen and the promise of PS6 and possibly even a PlayStation handheld. Reports indicate next-gen consoles could cost more than $1,000 at launch, so it’s hard to image what follows PS5 getting anywhere near the 100 million sold mark.
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