Released in November 2020, Sony's current-gen PlayStation 5 gaming console is seeing high rates of user engagement. As of March 2024, 43 percent global monthly active gameplay users on PS5 were also daily active users. In contrast, only 37 percent PS4 users had the same level on engagement during the same period post-release.
User engagement of PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 audiences worldwide as of March 2023
¹Paid Plus Subs/Active Consoles in 12 months
²Paid Store Transacting Accounts/Active users - PS4 Nov 2013 to Mar 2016; PS5 Nov 2020 to Mar 2023
³Avg. Gameplay DAU/Gameplay MAU
⁴PS4 Nov 2013 to Mar 2016; PS5 Nov 2020 to Mar 2023; Spend includes digital full game, new disc full game, add-on, subscriptions and accessories. Excludes the spend on console itself and second-hand discs
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Sony. (May 24, 2023). User engagement of PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 audiences worldwide as of March 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311507/ps4-ps5-user-engagement-metrics/
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Sony. (2023). User engagement of PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 audiences worldwide as of March 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311507/ps4-ps5-user-engagement-metrics/
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