This week, Sony revealed the latest financial results for its gaming division. We learned that, so far, the PS5 has shipped 84.2 million units worldwide, a success that the manufacturer intends to build on.
Although we are getting more and more rumors about the PS6, the PlayStation 5 is not expected to give up its place anytime soon. Lin Tao, Sony Group’s CFO, even believes that the machine is only halfway through its life cycle.
“Our view is that compared to conventional console lifecycles. Looking at the PS4 lifecycle, it seems to be getting longer and longer. Especially the PS4, which was launched in 2013, and it’s been over a decade since then, but there are many active users enjoying the console… So from that perspective, we believe that the PS5 is only in the middle of the journey, and we are really planning to expand it even further.”
Of course, the PS5 and PS6 will be able to coexist perfectly for many years, so this does not necessarily mean that Sony’s next machine will be delayed to extend the PlayStation 5’s life cycle.
