PlayStation
Video game platform
Sony's game consoles, PlayStation Network and Plus subscriptions, and first-party studios, selling games and online services to players worldwide.
Video game platformSince 1994San Mateo, USA
How it started
Sony's own console, built in-house.
1994the year it started
Sony launched the first PlayStation in Japan on December 3, 1994, entering video games with its own hardware and platform.
How big it is
How big is PlayStation?
125MMonthly active usersJun 2026
95MPS5 consoles sold to dateJun 2026
¥4.69TGame & Network Services salesFY2025
Its place in Sony
Sony's largest business by sales.
36.6%of Sony salesFY2025
PlayStation is Sony's biggest revenue line and a platform that also distributes Sony's films, music and anime-based games.
Who it competes with
What Sony does not disclose
- PlayStation Plus subscriber numbers (not updated in FY2025 reports)
- Sales by region for the segment
- Profit by first-party studio or title
- PS5 units sold in the year (only cumulative on the official data page)
The group behind itSony
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Sources
Every number on this page comes from Sony's own reports.
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