Sony Sells 8 Million PS5 Units in Q3 FY 2025 Reports 19 Percent PlayStation Profit Growth

After reporting record quarterly operating profit, Japan’s Sony on Thursday boosted its full-year outlook after it gained gains for its image sensor and music divisions as well with a weak yen — even as PlayStation 5 sales fell to the floor.

JPY 515 billion ($3), an increase of 22 percent to operating profit, a rise of 2 percent. It boosted its annual forecast by 8 percent to JPY 1 and 3 billion) – 9 percent more than an estimated LSEG consensus estimate. The total is 54 trillion, a that has been quoted as saying.

The Japanese conglomerate has, over the years, successfully transitioned from home electronics to entertainment, but its share price dropped in recent months as investors wonder what future drivers of growth will be.

Smartphones used to sell image sensors – the 21 percent increase in sales of them, which is known as “the most effective device” – rose. Sony’s music business, which has been the home of singers like Beyonce, Adele, SZA and Shakira, saw 13 percent increase in revenue from streaming services, live events and merchandising in recorded music.

The Japanese tycoon also stated that it was expanding its share buyback scheme, with shares jumping on the results and closing flat.

Chip Price Surge Concerns

In the key October-December quarter, Sony sold 8 million units of its PlayStation 5 console – which is in its sixth year on the market – a 16 percent drop from that same period ten years earlier.

But the company reported a bump in monthly users on its PlayStation Network, reflecting greater engagement with the platform.

In the gaming unit, Profit rose 19 percent to JPY 140 – an increase of 19 per cent at profit. With higher sales of software and a weaker yen, 8 billion was sold as well as ‘higher-solding’ the word “At least” (and even more than any other term) for .

As many tech companies astol warn that surging memory chip prices could disrupt supply chains across a range of products from smartphones to laptops and raise consumer prices, Sony’s gaming business has made more profits.

Game peer Nintendo’s shares on Wednesday dipped amid concerns about the effect of rising chip prices in margin-driven margins, while chip supplier Qualcomm’S stock also fell after hours trading following a second-quarter slump that was badly hit by the memory chip crunch.

According to Chief Financial Officer Lin Tao, an earnings briefing on the subject of shopping season, Sony has already secured “the minimum amount of memory required” for’maintaining this year-end shopping.”

The company will further negotiate with suppliers to meet customer demand, Tao added.

In recent days, gaming stocks have slipped due to the introduction of an AI-powered game-making tool by Alphabet’s Google (advanced intelligence) in the videogame industry.

Sony’s console business will likely benefit from the launch of Take-Two Interactive’ upcoming delayed Grand Theft Auto VI, which is due to be released in November.

The Kantan Games consultancy Serkan Toto said GTA VI will “lead to eye-popping sales for the PS5 – probably the best quarterly sales of any PlayStation model in history.”

Sony, which has previously reported that it would “expany” a share buyback of shares from the May-May to JPY 150 billion (JPVY 100 billion) earlier this month.

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