Nov 02, 2022 14:16:00

Although the sales volume of PS5 reached 25 million units, the number of software sales decreased by about 12 million units compared to the same period last year, and PS Plus subscribers decreased by 1.8 million people

In the Sony Group's consolidated financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2022 (July to September) announced on November 1, 2022, it became clear that 3.3 million PlayStation 5 (PS5) units were sold in the quarter. I was. As a result, total sales reached 25 million units, while game software sales declined.

FY2022 2nd Quarter Consolidated Earnings Overview
(PDF file)

https://www.sony.com/ja/SonyInfo/IR/library/presen/er/pdf/22q2_sonypre.pdf

Supplementary materials for consolidated financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2022
(PDF file) https://www.sony.com/en/SonyInfo/IR/library/presen/er/pdf/22q2_supplement.pdf

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According to the announcement, the Sony Group's sales in the second quarter of fiscal 2022 increased by 382.5 billion yen year-on-year to 2.7519 trillion yen, and operating income increased by 25.6 billion yen year-on-year to 344.0 billion yen.

Net sales in the Game & Network Services field increased by 75.3 billion yen year-on-year to 720.2 billion yen. Operating income decreased by 40.5 billion yen year-on-year to 42.1 billion yen due to the impact of decreased sales.

According to supplementary materials, the number of PS5 units sold in the second quarter of 2022 is 3.3 million units, an increase of 900,000 units compared to the previous fiscal year (April to June), which is steadily increasing.

On the other hand, game software was sluggish, and sales of PlayStation 4 (PS4) and PS5 combined decreased from 76.4 million units in the same period last year to 62.5 million units. The download version accounted for 63% of the software, and the disk version accounted for the rest.

The number of members of the game subscription service “

PlayStation Plus ”, which was significantly revamped in June 2022, is on the decline, and the number of subscribers, which was 47.2 million in the same period last year, has fallen to 45.4 million this term. The estimated number of unique users who used the service in the final month of the quarter decreased by 1 million from the previous quarter, which is the lowest number since 2020 when the Sony Group began reporting user numbers. increase.

When asked about the future outlook, CFO Hiroki Totoki said that the growth prospects for game software, including first-party software, are bright, and that the initial goal of PS5's cumulative sales exceeding PS4 in 2023 is not compromised. And so on.