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Sony's Disappointing PS5 Generation Captured In One Chart

A new chart measures Sony's total first-party PS4/PS5 sales since 2020, showing a downward trend.
First-party sales peaked in 2020 at 58.4 million copies, with a decline in subsequent years.
2025 brought a rebound in first-party sales after a prior four-year losing streak.
The report cites a pivot to live-service gaming as a factor in development timing and strategy.
Analysts expect potential PS6-era momentum if Sony sustains hits beyond 2025.
Reported soft performance included titles like Lego Horizon Adventures despite some successes like Astro Bot and Stellar Blade.
The chart compares first-party sales with overall platform sales to gauge relative performance.
Pandemic-era totals reached about 338 million copies sold across platforms, with a rebound in recent years.
The analysis notes a lack of a clear PS5 identity compared with PS4-era hits like Ghost of Tsushima.
The piece cites long development times as a factor in the PS5 output and strategy.

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