The console gaming industry is dominated by three major brands: Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft. The online entertainment network associated with the consoles is called the PlayStation Network, and as of June 2023 had around 108 million active users. The PlayStation 2 ranks at the top of this list with over 157 million units sold, while the more recent PS4 ranks fourth, generating an additional 113 million unit sales throughout its lifetime. Sony’s PlayStation line of gaming consoles ranks as one of the most successful console brands of all time – five of its products ranking among the top ten highest selling consoles in history. Sales of PlayStation consoles generally tend to peak in the company’s third fiscal quarter, which is the fourth calendar quarter, as people begin to prepare for the holiday season.
Sony sold a total of 4.9 million PlayStation 5 gaming consoles in the third quarter of the fiscal year 2023. Sony PlayStation game consoles unit sales 2011-2023, by quarter