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Sony PlayStation Reports 85% Digital Game Sales in FY2025 Q4

Daniel Cross 1 min read

Sony's FY2025 Q4 financial results show 85% of PlayStation game sales were digital, with 1.5 million PS5 units sold and lifetime sales reaching 93.7 million.

Sony PlayStation Reports 85% Digital Game Sales in FY2025 Q4
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Sony reported that 85% of full game software sales on PlayStation were digital downloads in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025.

Digital downloads accounted for 85% of full game software sales

The company sold 1.5 million PS5 units in Q4, bringing lifetime PS5 sales to 93.7 million. Full game software sales totaled 74.6 million units, with 5.8 million coming from first-party titles. Monthly active users reached 125 million.

For the full fiscal year, the average digital download ratio was 78%.

The figures come from Sony's FY2025 Q4 financial results, as shared by industry watcher Genki. Sony has not commented further on the shift toward digital purchases.