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Martin Bukowski, 31 May 2024, 01:58

The PS5 generated almost as much revenue as the PlayStation 4, becoming the „most profitable console generation” for Sony. The results of Helldivers 2 and Marvel's Spider-Man 2 were boasted.

Jacob Blazewicz, 20 February 2024, 00:15

Sony has lost $10 billion in shareholder value after a new financial report. According to analysts, this isn't the result of lower sales of the PS5 consoles than the company expected.

Marcin Przala, 07 February 2024, 04:14

Nintendo has released its financial statement for the third quarter of fiscal year 2024. The giant from Kyoto is doing extremely well, as evidenced by the frenzied sales of games from the Japanese camp.

Hubert Sledziewski, 27 July 2023, 20:37

PS5 sales have reached another milestone. Sony is boasting the figures. It has good reason to do so, as they are significantly higher than those achieved by the XSX/S.

Kamil Kleszyk, 26 July 2023, 14:33

Microsoft has released its latest financial results. As it turns out, sales of Xbox consoles were lower than a year ago. However, the company can still consider the period successful.

Jacob Blazewicz, 03 July 2023, 22:03

Phil Spencer was not exaggerating. It looks like Sony is indeed dominating the console market, as PlayStation 5 is apparently selling much better than the Xbox Series X and S.

Adam Celarek, 24 May 2023, 15:31

In its latest sales report, Sony shares detailed information on sales of its products. The detailed data is surprising in several respects.

Adrian Werner, 19 April 2023, 13:15

In the first quarter of this year, Hogwarts Legacy saved the European game market from huge declines. The PlayStation 5, on the other hand, was the only console whose sales increased in the past months.

Sonia Selerska, 07 February 2023, 17:46

Switch has left PlayStation 4 behind on the list of best-selling consoles ever. The number of users of the platform is going through the roof.

Jacob Blazewicz, 20 January 2023, 15:26

The Switch is an elderly platform, but according to rumors, Nintendo believes that the console is yet to say its last word.

Jakub Tarchala, 05 January 2023, 12:13

The PlayStation 5 has shipped more than 30 million units, with December 2022 proving to be a record month for the console. As a result, the PS5 matched the PS4 in terms of sales in the same period since its launch.

Adam Adamczyk, 08 November 2022, 16:08

Nintendo Switch sales are not as high as they used to be, but the results are still impressive. We also know the list of the 10 most purchased games for the console.

Krzysiek Kalwasinski, 11 August 2022, 17:12

The PS4's life is slowly coming to an end. This is evidenced by the fact that Sony has not provided the recent sales figures for the console. Nevertheless, the final result is still very impressive.

Jacob Blazewicz, 29 July 2022, 13:42

Interest in the PlayStation 5 is not waning, but the financial results of Sony's gaming segment must be considered disappointing.

Adrian Werner, 14 May 2022, 20:02

The best-selling console in the U.S. in April was Nintendo Switch, and among video games, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga.

Adrian Werner, 10 May 2022, 13:30

Problems with the availability of components seem to significantly hamper Sony's efforts. For this reason, sales of the PlayStation 5 console in the first quarter of this year were significantly lower than a year ago.

Krzysiek Kalwasinski, 04 May 2022, 14:12

This year's console sales figures show that Microsoft is coming out on top. PlayStation 5 is slowly losing its leadership position.

Adrian Werner, 03 February 2022, 12:10

Nintendo Switch sales have surpassed 100 million copies. Thus, the console overtook the Wii and became the third biggest bestseller among the company's platforms.

Hubert Sledziewski, 02 February 2022, 17:21

Sony has released its financial report for the third quarter of fiscal 2021. From it, we learned that PS5 is selling worse than PS4, but probably still better than XSX|S. What's more, the Japanese company wants to release 10 live-service games by the end of 2026.

Piotr Sadowski, 12 January 2022, 12:35

Problems with the availability of PlayStation 5 have been dragging on for quite some time. In order to cope with the shortage, Sony decided to extend the production of its last-gen consoles.

Adam Krolak, 11 January 2022, 22:15

The Xbox Series X/S continues to be a highly coveted commodity. According to Phil Spencer, it is the fastest selling console in Microsoft's history.

Hubert Sledziewski, 13 December 2021, 13:03

Playing for the story, preferring single player games, loving RPGs, owning a Switch - do you know what these traits have in common? They describe the average Japanese gamer.

Damian Gacek, 28 November 2021, 22:50

According to the latest data, the best-selling console in the U.S. on Black Friday is the Xbox Series S. It surpassed the PS5, Xbox Series X, and Nintendo Switch.

Milosz Szubert, 18 November 2021, 15:41

According to data from analyst firm Ampere, the Xbox Series S console is selling better than its more powerful brother, the Xbox Series X, in „several key markets”. Microsoft's consoles, however, lag behind the PlayStation 5.

Miriam Moszczynska, 05 November 2021, 16:28

Nintendo published a report summarizing the second quarter of the fiscal year. In addition to revenue, a lot of interesting information was also revealed, including upcoming game releases.

Jacob Blazewicz, 28 October 2021, 14:03

The PlayStation 5 will likely beat PS4 sales in first year, even though the new console remains hard to come by.

Michael Zegar, 27 October 2021, 22:08

The Xbox brand recorded the best first fiscal quarter in its entire history. It owes this to, among other things, an increase in the popularity of consoles and services. Additionally, Microsoft revealed its investment plan.

Adrian Werner, 19 October 2021, 14:36

For the first time in 33 months, more PlayStation 5 consoles were sold in the U.S. market than Nintendo Switch.

Adrian Werner, 09 September 2021, 14:10

The PlayStation 5 needed only nine months to cross the threshold of one million units sold in Japan. Thus, the console is faring better than the PS4.

Ignacy Ziarkiewicz, 05 August 2021, 15:21

Nintendo has released its financial results for the second quarter of 2021. The company's games are selling in millions of copies.

Adrian Werner, 04 August 2021, 13:10

Sony has disclosed updated sales figures for the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 consoles, as well as the number of PS Plus subscribers.

Hubert Sledziewski, 28 July 2021, 19:26

Sony Interactive Entertainment has shown off the sales figures for the PlayStation 5 console. We've also learned how some of the games available on PS5 are faring, including Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Returnal and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart.

Ignacy Ziarkiewicz, 28 July 2021, 11:35

Xbox Series X/S consoles have been selling very well since their launch last year, with an estimated 6.5 million units purchased to date.

Adam Krolak, 17 July 2021, 22:03

Reservations for the Steam Deck console from Valve began on Friday. In a short period of time, the number of preorders of the new portable console exceeded 100 thousand. However, there were some problems on the way.

Milosz Szubert, 21 May 2021, 14:45

According to data from independent analytics group Ampere Analysis, the PlayStation 5 sold more than twice as well as the Xbox Series X/S in the first quarter of this year. However, both of these platforms were clearly beaten by the Nintendo Switch.

Michal Ciezadlik, 07 May 2021, 14:28

Nintendo ended the 2020 fiscal year on a considerable positive note. By March 2021, the Japanese giant had sold 28 million Nintendo Switch and Switch Lite consoles. Leading the sales, in terms of games, was the latest installment of Animal Crossing.

Hubert Sledziewski, 06 May 2021, 19:42

During the lawsuit between Epic Games and Apple, a Microsoft representative admitted that the company does not make money on Xbox consoles. Profits are generated by paid services, games and add-ons, so there's no expectation that the Redmond giant will give up its 30 percent profit margin on Microsoft Store.

Adrian Piotrowski, 03 May 2021, 16:17

Nintendo has ambitious plans for its flagship Switch console. An upgraded version of the hybrid device is due out this year, and the Japanese giant is also aiming to beat the sales performance of the Nintendo Wii.

Adrian Werner, 28 April 2021, 12:41

Microsoft's financial report showed great results for its Xbox division. It reported big increases in revenue from console, game and service sales.

Bart Swiatek, 28 April 2021, 11:33

Sony has released another financial report, which includes information on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 console sales.

Paul Musiolik, 17 April 2021, 15:14

The PlayStation 5 is now the best-selling console in U.S. history if we consider the first five months since the device's debut.

Mikolaj Laszkiewicz, 09 April 2021, 13:23

Despite shortages, PlayStation 5 is selling great and exceeding the results achieved by other consoles.

Ewelina Krzykala, 29 March 2021, 14:30

PS5 sales have remained at record levels for months. More than 4.5 million units were purchased in 2020 alone, and Sony wants to produce another 18 million in 2021. This will benefit Japanese company's employees, who will receive hefty bonuses due to the good sales of the 9th-gen console.

Paul Musiolik, 13 March 2021, 16:45

The NPD Group reports that the PlayStation 5 is now the best-selling console in U.S. history when considering total sales in USD during the first four months after its debut on the market.

Bart Swiatek, 24 February 2021, 11:22

Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan announced in a press interview that 25% of PlayStation 5 owners have not previously owned a PlayStation 4 console.

Adrian Piotrowski, 12 February 2021, 15:00

Analysts at Ampere Analysis say Microsoft's latest consoles failed to beat the Xbox One's score from seven years ago, while Sony equaled PlayStation 4's achievement. Nintendo, on the other hand, broke its own record.

Bart Swiatek, 05 February 2021, 17:52

One sentence included in Sony's latest financial report indicates that the Japanese company is selling PlayStation 5 consoles at a loss. The production costs of a single unit are higher than its price.

Adrian Piotrowski, 04 February 2021, 19:52

According to industry analyst Daniel Ahmad, Sony has a slight edge over Microsoft in the number of 9th-gen consoles shipped to stores.

Paul Musiolik, 03 February 2021, 15:55

Sony is pleased with PS5's great launch. The console, despite problems with availability and a higher price than the PS4, recorded equally good sales, enabling the Japanese company to earn record money.

Bart Swiatek, 01 February 2021, 13:35

We know the latest sales figures for Nintendo Switch and software dedicated to this platform. Customers around the world have already purchased nearly 80 million units of the console. Games for this device are also very popular.