Nearly 30% of monthly active users on PlayStation 5 never used a PlayStation 4, Sony claims.
The claim was shared as part of a company presentation discussing its Q3 2022 results for this financial year (the period ending December 2022), in whichSonynoted that the percentage of monthly active users increased by around 30% in December.
“In addition,” it said, “nearly 30% ofPS5‘s [monthly active users] are users who never usedPS4, so, with the spread of PS5, the acquisition of new users is progressing”.
In a separate document, Sony defined monthly active users as, “an estimated total number of unique accounts that played games or used services on thePlayStationNetwork duringthe last month of the quarter,” noting that it “is based on company research and may be updated in the future”.
It should be noted that because this refers to unique accounts that played games rather than individual console purchases, this could also include players creating multiple accounts in order to play games from multiple regions, or for family members.
Sony’s main message during its Q3 2022 results was that the period was PS5’s best sales quarter yet, selling 7.1 million units in the three months ended Jun 20, 2025 to reach 32 million consoles shipped.
Earlier this week, Sony signalled thatPS5’s long battle with supply issues was finally over. “If you’re looking to purchase a PS5 console, you should now have a much easier time finding one at retailers globally,” it said.
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Elsewhere in its report, it was shown that the total number of PlayStation Plus users stood at 46.4 million for Q3, down from 48 million a year earlier, but up from 45.5 million in the previous quarter ended on July 15, 2025.
