Sales of first-party PlayStation titles have shown a slight recovery following a decline that lasted for five years

Sales of PlayStation's own titles rose to 32.1 million units in the fiscal year 2025, up from 28.9 million, showing a slight progress over five years. This uptick came alongside the debut of Ghost of Yōtei by Sucker Punch Productions, released five years after Ghost of Tsushima.

Information collected by Game File from Sony's financial reports indicates this rise follows a steep fall in exclusive title sales after their peak from Spring 2020 to Winter 2021. Sony's first-party totals include games available on PS4 and PS5, plus certain games from third-party developers like Arrowhead Game Studios and Team Ninja.

In the same timeframe that saw the introduction of the PlayStation 5, Sony managed to sell 58.4 million units of first-party titles, propelled by releases like The Last of Us Part 2, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, and Demon's Souls. This sales surge happened during the global pandemic-induced lockdowns. Four years after this peak, sales dropped significantly to less than half despite launches like Astro Bot and Concord.

First-party sales dropped to 28.9 million by FY2024 before experiencing a subsequent improvement. Game File attributes this decline to inconsistent output from studios and extensive AAA game development periods.

Earlier in the year, Sony closed Dark Outlaw Games, a first-party developer, as part of "several strategic adjustments to support long-term sustainability." In addition, Bluepoint Games, noted for co-developing God of War Ragnarok and remastering titles such as Demon's Souls, Shadow of the Colossus, and Uncharted, was also shut down by Sony.

Reports suggest that Sony is pulling back on releasing PlayStation 5 exclusives on the PC platform. According to Bloomberg, these PC ports might "risk damaging the console's brand and could hurt sales of the PS5 and its successors."