… However, by fiscal year 2024, total first-party sales had dropped by more than half, down to 28.9 million. Over that period, each year saw a decline from the previous one, though FY 2025 was a modest rebound with 32.1 million sales. …
… But as these productions have gotten ever more difficult and expensive to mount, and as Sony teams like Naughty Dog have gotten steadily less productive, sales of Sony's first-party exclusives have slumped , and the PS5 has seemed, fairly or not, to lack enough compelling reasons to exist. …
… Digital sales are booming, and that could be a problem With price increases and slower hardware sales , publishers like Sony are increasingly looking to eke out more from digital business. …