Due to the impact of the epidemic, the start of this generation of consoles is in a mess for Sony, and the initial sales speed of PS5 is slower than expected.However, this console not only successfully rebounded, but even achieved a milestone in the PS5 generation that no one expected.
Sony announced that the PS5 generation has generated more than $13 billion in operating revenue over the past five years.This number is so high that it far exceeds all PlayStation hosts in the past, from PS1 to PS4.
Sony's latest business unit meeting report also shows that the PS5 generation is the highest sales generation, with cumulative sales exceeding US$136 billion, significantly higher than the previous generation's US$107 billion.
"The generation in which PS5 is located has become the largest generation to date in terms of total sales and operating income."
——Hideaki Nishino
The meeting also revealed that the number of active users using PS5 per month has now exceeded PS4, and just last year, this proportion was still 55.
Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Hideaki Nishino also made a clear statement at the investor meeting that he will continue to adhere to the traditional host hardware strategy and will not transform into the "full platform + subscription system" like Microsoft.
Hideaki Nishino was asked about the future of PlayStation console hardware and whether it will be replaced by cloud gaming.Hideaki Nishino stressed that PlayStation now has several generations of experience providing players with cloud gaming experience, and said that while he believes that cloud gaming is a viable option for players, he believes that the overall need for "local execution" remains.
"From a technical point of view, cloud streaming technology has developed well, as our products show, but end-to-end network stability is not something we can control. Compared with traditional hosting mode, the high cost per game is still a challenge.
Cloud gaming is increasingly giving players additional options to access content, but we believe that most players still want to experience the game through local execution without relying on network conditions.I believe that the PS5 and PS5 Pro have proved this point.”
