Sony also reported data on: software sales at the end of the financial year or in relation to PS5 and PS4 gameswhich ones increased It is destined to rise significantly compared to the previous year and, according to positive forecasts, even more.
The increase in the number of software is remarkable after the current data on PS5 sales and PlayStation Plus subscribers decreased both according to the estimates and compared to the previous year: first party games For PS5 and PS4, it increased 84% in the fourth quarter of the aforementioned fiscal year.
They registered 14.5 million The number of PlayStation Studios games sold on PS4 and PS5 during the given period is a significant increase from 7.9 million recorded in the same period of the previous year.
relationship between digital and physical games It remains in favor of the former, which represents 71% of the total, down quarter-on-quarter, but slightly up considering the full fiscal year.
Sales overall increased 3% for the fiscal year ended to total 83.5 billion yen, while operating income remained largely the same as recorded in the prior year, with data partially offset by a decline in PS5. production cost.
As for the next fiscal year, which has just begun, Sony expects a 34% increase in sales of its gaming and networking businesses, according to the company, this is mainly due to hardware sales, and therefore a production capacity increase of the PS5 and sales. third party gamesIt seems that Sony is very focused on the new year.
Source: Multiplayer
