According to the latest reports, the profits of Sony Interactive Entertainment's next-generation console PS5 have exceeded the total profits of the entire life cycle of the fourth-generation consoles of PS1, PS2, PS3 and PS4.

Daniel Ahmad, research director of market research firm Niko Partners, disclosed key data from Sony's recent business meetings on social platforms: the profits created by PS5 for Sony have exceeded the total cumulative profits of the previous four generations of PlayStation consoles (PS1 to PS4).

Specifically, PS5 has generated $13 billion in profits so far, while the combined profit of the first four generations of consoles is $10 billion.In terms of generations: PS1 makes a profit of US$3 billion, PS2 makes a profit of US$2 billion, PS4 makes a profit of US$9 billion, and PS3 loses US$4 billion due to the R&D cost of Cell processors and the pricing strategy of initial launch of up to US$599 - the latter is understandable.

Ahmad also pointed out that in the fiscal year ending on March 31, 2025, the number of active users in PS4 in May exceeded the number of active users in PS4 for the first time (the two were the same in the previous year).It is precisely because PS4 still maintains a huge user base (other PlayStation devices still have 46 million active users, mainly active in online service games), "Call of Duty: Black Ops 6" continues to launch the PS4 version.

Regarding PlayStation Plus service, analysts revealed that 38% of subscribers chose Extra or Premium premium membership (two years ago that was 30%), which led to a 63% increase in subscription service spending in the first five years of the PS5 life cycle compared to the same period in PS4.