Sony Report: 127% Increase in Operating Profit, PS5 Sales Surpass 80 Million Units

Sony has released its financial report for the first quarter ending June 30, 2025. Below are the results for the company's gaming division.

Over three months, Sony's gaming division earned 936.5 billion yen ($6.37 billion), an 8% increase year-on-year.
The largest revenue came from video games — 540.1 billion yen ($3.67 billion), up 11% year-on-year. Notably, microtransactions and other in-game purchases accounted for 54% of the revenue.
Next were network services — 172.6 billion yen ($1.17 billion), a rise of 8.3%. This includes income from PS Network, PS Plus, and advertising.
Revenue from hardware sales amounted to 153.2 billion yen ($1.04 billion), a 4.7% increase compared to the first quarter of 2024.
The segment's operating profit rose by 127% year-on-year, totaling 148 billion yen ($1 billion). The main growth drivers were increased sales of third-party games and network services revenue.

During the quarter, Sony sold 2.5 million PlayStation 5 units. Total console sales reached 80.3 million units.
Sales of PS4/PS5 games reached 65.9 million copies (+23%). First-party titles accounted for 10.5% (6.9 million copies).
As of June 30, the PS Network service had 123 million monthly active users — 7 million more year-on-year, yet 1 million fewer than the previous quarter.