Sony secures memory supply for PS5 sales this year

Sony has announced that it has secured the memory supply required to meet PlayStation 5 (PS5) sales targets for the 2026 fiscal year, amidst global memory shortages caused by high demand from the artificial intelligence industry. According to Engadget, in an effort to reassure investors in its latest financial report, Sony stated that the company has secured the memory needed to meet PS5 sales projections for the fiscal year ending April 2027. “Regarding the impact of memory market conditions on PlayStation 5 hardware, we have secured the amount of memory required to meet projected sales volumes for the 2026 fiscal year,” Sony stated. The company did not announce any plans to increase PS5 prices in the coming year. However, Sony may see a significant surge in PS5 sales during the holiday season, as the highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto 6 is scheduled for release on 19 November 2026. During the first quarter of the 2026 fiscal year, Sony sold 1.6 million PS5 units, a decrease from 2.5 million units during the same period the previous year. A similar decline occurred in the previous quarter, likely due to price increases resulting from US import tariffs and the PS5 entering its sixth year. Although sales in the first quarter of the 2026 fiscal year declined, Sony generated more revenue compared to the same period last year. Profits rose by 37 per cent year-on-year to 54.1 billion yen (approximately Rp6.1 trillion). In the gaming business, the company’s overall sales remained relatively stable. While third-party game sales increased, shipments of games from Sony’s internal studios fell by approximately 900,000 units. Meanwhile, the number of monthly active PlayStation users increased by two million, reaching a total of 125 million users.