In the fourth fiscal quarter of 2021, approximately 71 percent of Sony Corporation's PlayStation gaming sales were generated via digital downloads. Digital downloads of full PlayStation games spiked in early 2020 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, which led to users spending more time at home and foregoing traditional retail channels while also playing more games in order to stay entertained.
Digital download ratio of Sony PlayStation gaming software unit sales worldwide from fiscal 1st quarter 2019 to 4th quarter 2021
Sony FY ends March 31; PS4 and PS5 full game software
Supplementary notes
*Start of including PS5 software unit sales. Software unit sales include PS4™and PS5™ software, and have been re-classified from previously disclosed figures to include download-only titles, PS VR titles as well as software bundled with PS4™, PS5™ and PS VR (excluding certain regions). Full game software digital download ratio is calculated by dividing PS4™and PS5™ full game software units sold via digital transactions by total full game software units.
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Sony. (May 10, 2022). Digital download ratio of Sony PlayStation gaming software unit sales worldwide from fiscal 1st quarter 2019 to 4th quarter 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 29, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1202234/global-playstation-game-unit-sales-digital-downloads/
Sony. "Digital download ratio of Sony PlayStation gaming software unit sales worldwide from fiscal 1st quarter 2019 to 4th quarter 2021." Chart. May 10, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1202234/global-playstation-game-unit-sales-digital-downloads/
Sony. (2022). Digital download ratio of Sony PlayStation gaming software unit sales worldwide from fiscal 1st quarter 2019 to 4th quarter 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1202234/global-playstation-game-unit-sales-digital-downloads/
Sony. "Digital Download Ratio of Sony Playstation Gaming Software Unit Sales Worldwide from Fiscal 1st Quarter 2019 to 4th Quarter 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1202234/global-playstation-game-unit-sales-digital-downloads/
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