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Sony announced that the PlayStation 5 has passed 100 million units shipped worldwide, as of November 10, 2026. The milestone arrives about six years after the console's November 2020 launch and days before Grand Theft Auto VI launches on November 19, 2026. The figures count consoles shipped into retail, not units bought by consumers.
Key facts
- Cumulative PS5 hardware shipments exceeded 100 million as of November 10, 2026, per Sony's business data cited by Mint.
- Shipments stood at 97.9 million on September 30, 2026, which implies more than 2.1 million consoles in roughly 40 days, according to India Today.
- Sony reported 127 million monthly active users across PS4 and PS5 as of September 30, 2026.
- Combined PS4 and PS5 software sales passed 1.795 billion units.
- GTA VI launches November 19, 2026 on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, not on PC.
Where the PS5 ranks
The PS5 is now the fourth Sony home console to pass 100 million, per India Today. It took nearly six years, slightly slower than the PS4, which needed about five years and seven months.
Sony's figures, as relayed by TechSpot, put the PS5 ahead of the PS3 (87.4 million) and the PSP (76.4 million). It sits just behind the original PlayStation (102.4 million), and about 17 million short of the PS4, which sold more than 117 million. The PlayStation 2 leads at more than 160 million. TechSpot expects the PS5 to overtake the original PlayStation soon.
Why GTA VI matters for hardware
GTA VI will not run on the PS4, so players on older Sony hardware need a PS5. India Today reports that about 75 percent of pre-orders are for the PS5 and that Sony has confirmed it as the most pre-ordered game in PlayStation Store history. TechSpot adds that the console-only launch has pushed some buyers to purchase a PS5 for this game alone.
On its November 5 earnings Q&A, Sony said it expects GTA VI to contribute to earnings over multiple fiscal years, according to Mint. The company also acknowledged the game and other releases could encourage purchases of a new PS5.
One caveat: Gadgets 360 notes that overall console sales have been declining. Sony itself expects new-console sales to ease gradually in the next fiscal year, per Mint and India Today.
What to watch next
Prices and component costs are the main pressure. TechSpot reports that PS5 prices rose by $100 to $150 this year amid a memory crisis, with the PS5 Pro reaching $899. Sony told investors it is monitoring rising memory costs while protecting hardware profitability.
The PS5's successor has no official date or specifications. TechSpot says an earlier report indicated Sony has not decided on a launch window, and that the memory crisis could push it beyond the 2027 some analysts had predicted. The next data point will be how holiday-quarter shipments compare after GTA VI arrives.
