The PlayStation Network audience has increased significantly.
Sony Corporation published its report for the third quarter of its fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Sony’s revenue reached $25 billion, up 22% from the same quarter last year. Operating profit rose 10% to $310 million.
The company’s gaming division posted revenue of $9.67 billion, slightly higher than last year. At the same time, operating profit decreased by about a quarter, to $575 million.
Here are some more interesting points from Sony’s report:
PlayStation 5 sold 8.2 million during the quarter, this is the best quarter in the history of the console. Total sales of PlayStation 5 reached 54.8 million units. 89.7 million copies of games were sold during the quarter, this is also the best quarter since the launch of PlayStation 5. Spider-Man 2 sales exceeded 10 million copies. The monthly audience of the PlayStation Network reached 123 million people, this is the best result since the launch of the PlayStation 5. A year ago it was 108 million.
For the entire financial year, Sony hopes to sell around 21 million PlayStation 5s, the previous plan was 25 million units.
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