Sony's Second-Quarter Financial Results: Global Cumulative PS5 Shipments Exceed 84.2 Million Units

Sony Releases Financial Results for the Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2025 (Converted at the current exchange rate of 1 yen ≈ 0.047 RMB): Sony’s Games and Network Services segment maintained steady growth, while announcing new milestones for the PS5 and its exclusive titles.As of November 2, 2025, sales of *Souls of Mount Yama* reached 3.3 million units, and global cumulative shipments of the PS5 surpassed 84.2 million units. Financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2025 (July–September):

• Revenue from the Games and Online Services segment reached 52.3 billion yuan, a 3.9% increase from the same period last year (50.4 billion yuan)
• Operating profit was RMB 5.66 billion, a year-over-year decrease of 13.3%, primarily due to a RMB 2.34 billion impairment loss recognized on assets related to Bungie, the developer of *Destiny 2* (including a RMB 1.48 billion impairment loss on intangible assets and a RMB 860 million adjustment to development costs).

Adjustment to Full-Year Earnings Forecast:

• Sales projections have been revised upward from 203 billion yuan to 210 billion yuan
• Maintain the forecast of 23.5 billion yuan in operating profit

Performance by Business Segment:

1. Hardware Sales:
• PS5 sales reached 3.9 million units for the quarter
• Hardware revenue of 10.85 billion yuan
2. Software Sales:
• Total game sales reached 80.3 million copies (6.3 million of which were first-party titles)
• Digital sales accounted for 72% of the total, generating revenue of 12.61 billion yuan
• Box office revenue from theatrical releases: 1.66 billion yuan
• Revenue from ancillary services: 14.09 billion yuan
3. Online Services:
• Revenue from PlayStation Plus and other sources totaled 8.59 billion yuan (up 13.6% year-over-year)
• 119 million monthly active users

Key Game Features:

• "The Soul of Mount Yangtui" Sells 3.3 Million Copies in 32 Days
• "Cosmic Robot" Sells 1.5 Million Copies in 58 Days
• "Undercover 2" has sold a total of 12 million copies
• "Marvel's Spider-Man 2" has sold a cumulative total of 10 million copies
• "God of War: Ragnarok" has sold a total of 15 million copies

Sony stated that the continued growth of digital content and subscription services was the primary driver of revenue growth. Although the company faces profit pressure due to the impairment charge related to Bungie, it remains confident in achieving its full-year targets of 210 billion yuan in sales and 23.5 billion yuan in operating profit.