Sony’s own financial reports show that PlayStation first-party game sales have fallen significantly since their peak in FY2020.
First-party game sales reached 58.4 million units in FY2020 before declining over the following years. While sales rebounded slightly in FY2025, they remain well below FY2020 levels.
Numbers by year:
- FY2020: 58.4 million units
- FY2021: 43.9 million units
- FY2022: 43.5 million units
- FY2023: 39.7 million units
- FY2024: 28.9 million units
- FY2025: 32.1 million units
Despite the FY2025 recovery, first-party game sales are still down about 45% from their FY2020 peak.