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PS5 Passes 100 Million Units Worldwide
Six years after launching into a market plagued by component shortages, the PlayStation 5 has crossed one of Sony’s biggest hardware milestones.
Sony Interactive Entertainment confirms that PS5 cumulative worldwide sell-in has now exceeded 100 million units as of November 10, putting the current-generation console within a few million units of overtaking the original PlayStation. Sony’s official hardware sales data now lists its latest platform alongside only three other PlayStation consoles to have passed the 100 million mark.
The milestone arrives despite hardware pricing moving in an unusual direction during this generation. Rather than becoming progressively cheaper, Sony has implemented increases across multiple markets, including higher base and Pro prices across Southeast Asia earlier this year.
PS5 Sold-In 2.6 Million Units During the Latest Quarter
Sony shipped 2.6 million consoles between July and September, following another 1.6 million during the first quarter of its 2026 financial year. Those quarterly figures put cumulative shipments at around 97.9 million by September 30, meaning the 100 million milestone was actually crossed during October or early November rather than during Q2 itself.
Sony’s figures are also reported as sell-in, meaning units shipped into retail and distribution channels rather than necessarily purchased directly by consumers.
The company nevertheless says both sell-in and sell-through have maintained “strong momentum” even after recent hardware price adjustments. Sony currently has 127 million monthly active PlayStation accounts across PS5 and PS4 as of September 30.
Original PlayStation Is the Next Milestone
PS5 is now closing rapidly on Sony’s first console. The original PlayStation finished with more than 102.4 million units, leaving PS5 roughly 2.4 million units away from overtaking it based on Sony’s currently disclosed minimum figure. If that happens, the PlayStation 5 would become Sony’s third-best-selling home console, behind the PlayStation 4 at more than 117 million and PlayStation 2 at more than 160 million.
Sony is not expecting hardware growth to continue indefinitely. During its latest earnings Q&A, the company acknowledged that PS5 is entering a more mature stage of its lifecycle and expects sales of new hardware units to decline gradually over the next financial year.
There is still substantial software ahead for the installed base, however. God of War Laufey is now scheduled for May 20, 2027, while Naughty Dog is preparing a fuller 2027 reveal for Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet.
For now, 100 million puts the latest console firmly among PlayStation’s most successful machines. The next question is no longer whether it can catch the original PlayStation, but how much closer it can eventually get to PS4.
