Sony’s PlayStation 5 has handed 100 million items worldwide, a milestone that arrives days earlier than Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto VI goes on sale on November 19. Sony’s PlayStation web site now lists the PS5 at “greater than 100 million” items as of November 10, 2026. The console stood at 97.9 million as of September 30, in Sony’s second-quarter report printed November 5. It added one other 2.1 million items within the roughly 40 days that adopted, in line with Sony’s newest gross sales replace, printed November 11. The determine counts consoles Sony has shipped to retailers, which the corporate calls sell-in, and never items purchased by clients. Output Lag famous the milestone got here two days earlier than the PS5’s sixth birthday and per week earlier than GTA 6, and that this yr’s tempo runs behind final yr’s.
GTA 6 anticipated to spice up demand
The timing of the achievement is critical for Sony, with GTA 6 already changing into essentially the most pre-ordered recreation in PlayStation Retailer historical past, in line with the corporate. Sony’s newest figures point out that the PS5 added greater than 2.1 million items in shipments since September 30, when lifetime gross sales stood at 97.9 million items. Trade observers have linked the current uptick in gross sales to pleasure surrounding GTA 6, which is able to initially launch on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Sequence X/S, with no PC launch date introduced to date.
The way it compares
At 100 million, the PS5 nonetheless trails Nintendo’s Wii, at 101.63 million, however is anticipated to go it subsequent quarter. It ranks behind the PS4 and PS2 amongst Sony techniques and has bought effectively above the PS3 and PS1 over the identical stretch. Sony’s information reveals each PlayStation dwelling console has handed 100 million besides the PS3, which stopped at 87.4 million as of March 2017.
Closing in on PlayStation information
The PS5 is now approaching the lifetime gross sales of the unique PlayStation, which bought round 102.4 million items worldwide. The console has already surpassed the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Moveable in whole gross sales. Nonetheless, it nonetheless trails the PlayStation 4, which exceeded 117 million items, and stays far behind the PlayStation 2, Sony’s best-selling console of all time with greater than 160 million items shipped globally.
Milestone regardless of early challenges
This achievement comes regardless of PS5 dealing with a troublesome begin to its lifecycle. The console which was launched through the pandemic time was affected by provide chain constraints and absence of parts which restricted its availability in lots of markets. The most recent gross sales information from Sony is predicated on the items shipped to distributors and relations internationally. With the upcoming vacation season and the arrival of GTA 6, Sony is claimed to be hoping for recent momentum for PS5.