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PS5 has reached more monthly players than PS4 for the first time

Sony shared that as of March 2025 PS5 finally has more active monthly players than the PS4, where the two were closer to 50/50 in 2024.

TJ Denzer

June 13, 2025 9:05 AM

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This last week, Sony released a fireside chat and business presentation detailing the success and future plans of its various departments. Gaming was, of course, among that, and we learned that the PlayStation 5 has surpassed the PS4 in monthly active users for the first time.

Sony Interactive President and CEO Hideaki Nishino shared the details of this milestone in Sony’s 2025 business presentation and fireside chat, detailing the health, previous sales, and future plans of the company. Overall, between the PS4 and PS5, there are reportedly 124 million monthly active users worldwide. That’s notable by itself, but this is the first time the numbers favored the PS5. In 2024’s business presentation, the PS4 and PS5 were still close to even in their player bases.

President Nishino was thrilled to speak to the solid continual growth of players on Sony platforms, as well as the shift of majority towards PS5:

This many years in, it’s interesting to see that the PS5 has only just now managed to surpass the PS4 in user activity. More than anything, that seems to speak to the longevity of the PS4. Stay tuned to the PlayStation topic for more news and coverage.

TJ Denzer

Senior News Editor

TJ Denzer is a player and writer with a passion for games that has dominated a lifetime. He found his way to the Shacknews roster in late 2019 and has worked his way to Senior News Editor since. Between news coverage, he also aides notably in livestream projects like the indie game-focused Indie-licious, the Shacknews Stimulus Games, and the Shacknews Dump. You can reach him at tj.denzer@shacknews.com and also find him on BlueSky @JohnnyChugs.