PS4 hardware sales continue to decline, but software remains king

PS4 shipments aren't what they used to be, but Sony is still selling millions of games.

Sony has announced this morning the results of its second quarter for FY2020. The period covering July to September saw sales of PS4 slow down, but was nonetheless record-setting in revenue for PlayStation.

The console has now shipped 113.6 million units worldwide since its introduction in late 2013. The actual, sold-to-consumers figure is likely lower, of course, but that is already an impressive record for PS4.

You may notice that this is roughly a 1.5 million increase over last quarter's results, which is typical of the end of the console cycle. PS5 sales will soon become a metric Sony tracks in its quarterly reports, but until then, PS4 remains the flagship.

80.9 million software sales were made over the quarter, with Sony's first-party games amounting to 12.4 million of those. Digital continues to grow, now making up 59% of all software sales.

Overall, PlayStation made $4.9 billion in revenue, which, although down compared to the previous quarter, is up significantly over the same quarter last fiscal year.