Amid speculation about the next generation of consoles, Sony has reiterated that it’s far too early to write off the PlayStation 5.
Sony’s Chief Financial Officer, Lin Tao, said the console is “only halfway through its lifecycle,” and the company intends to “continue expanding the ecosystem.”
That comment indicates the PS5’s lifespan is likely to extend at least until 2030 — the PlayStation 5, which launched in November 2020, is now in its fifth year.
So even if a PlayStation 6 does arrive around 2027 as some insiders suggest, support for the current generation is expected to remain robust, following the example of the PlayStation 4, which continued to receive strong backing after a new platform launched.
The latest quarterly financial report shows the console is performing well. Shipments have topped 84.2 million units, and 3.9 million consoles were sold in July–September alone — slightly higher than the same quarter last year. Sales were boosted by recent hits, including Ghost of Yotei, which moved 3.3 million copies in its first month.
However, not all of Sony’s divisions posted similarly positive results. The report acknowledged that Destiny 2 has fallen short of expectations since Sony’s $3.6 billion acquisition of Bungie. Tao noted that “sales and engagement have not met the projections made at the time of the acquisition,” and some Bungie assets have already been written down as losses.
Against this backdrop, attention is now focused on the studio’s next project — the shooter Marathon — which is expected to launch before the end of the current fiscal year, by March 31, 2026.
Source: iXBT.games