# PS5 passes 100 million shipped: how it stacks up

> Sony says the PS5 has shipped more than 100 million consoles as of Nov. 10. See how that compares with the PS4, PS2 and Switch, and what it does not mean.

By Subhajit | 2026-11-11 | Games | Savvy VibeZ
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## Key takeaways

- Sony lists PS5 shipments at more than 100 million as of Nov. 10, 2026; the PS5 launched Nov. 12, 2020.
- The figure is sell-in (shipped to retailers), not sales to players.
- Only the PS2 (160M+), PS4 (117M+) and original PlayStation (102.4M+) shipped more; the PS5 is about 5M behind PS4's pace, per IGN.
- IGN blames rising console prices tied to the AI memory shortage; GTA 6 arrives Nov. 19.

The PlayStation 5 has shipped more than 100 million consoles worldwide, according to Sony Interactive Entertainment's own Business Data and Sales page, which lists the total "as of November 10, 2026." As of Wednesday, Nov. 11, that makes the PS5 the fourth PlayStation system to pass 100 million, six years after it launched on Nov. 12, 2020 in select countries. One caveat up front: this is a shipment number, not a count of consoles sitting in living rooms.

## Does 100 million PS5s mean 100 million sold to players?

No. Sony labels the figure "Cumulative Worldwide Hardware Unit Sales (Sell-in)," which counts consoles shipped to retailers and distributors. IGN, which reported the milestone on Nov. 11, makes the same point: it is a good guide to demand but it is not sell-through to customers.

The milestone also arrived quickly. IGN says the PS5 shipped another 2.1 million units in the roughly 40 days since Sony's last update at the end of September, and Sony's data page shows the latest quarter, July through September, at 2.6 million.

## How does the PS5 compare with every other PlayStation?

Here is Sony's table, with the dates it was last updated. These are all shipment totals.

- **PlayStation 2:** more than 160 million (as of March 31, 2012)
- **PlayStation 4:** more than 117 million (as of June 30, 2022)
- **PlayStation:** more than 102.4 million (as of March 31, 2012)
- **PlayStation 5:** more than 100 million (as of Nov. 10, 2026)
- **PlayStation 3:** more than 87.4 million (as of March 31, 2017)
- **PSP:** more than 76.4 million (as of March 31, 2012)

Sony does not disclose Vita sales. The PS5 is still a couple of million units shy of passing the original PlayStation's 102.4 million, which IGN expects it to do soon, and it is nowhere near the PS2. Nintendo's Switch, for context, stood at 157.2 million as of Sept. 30, 2026, per IGN.

Against its direct predecessor, IGN says the PS5 sits around 5 million units behind where the PS4 was at the same point after launch. That gap matters more than the headline, and it has a clear cause.

## Why is PS5 growth slowing even with a milestone?

IGN points to price. Consoles usually get cheaper as they age, which pushes sales in the second half of a generation. This time the opposite has happened, with prices rising because of the AI-driven memory shortage IGN calls the "RAMpocalypse." Sony's own year-by-year table shows the slide. The PS5 shipped 20.8 million units in the fiscal year that ended March 2024, 18.5 million in the year ended March 2025 and 16.0 million in the year ended March 2026. So far in the current fiscal year, the first two quarters add up to 4.2 million.

The October through December quarter has been the biggest of the year in every full fiscal year in Sony's table, and this one will include GTA 6, due Nov. 19. IGN expects the Rockstar game to boost console sales significantly. Whether it does is the open question.

## What is not confirmed?

Sony has not said how many of the 100 million are in the U.S. The company also does not report sell-through, and it has not announced a price change tied to the milestone. We also do not know whether Sony plans a milestone promotion. Anyone shopping for a console before the holidays should check current prices at Sony's PlayStation store or at a retailer, because we did not verify one today.

## What we make of it

This is our analysis, not reporting. A hundred million is a real achievement, and Sony earned it. But the more useful read is that this is a late-cycle console that is still selling because of its game library, not because of its price. IGN notes that Sony had a bad week alongside the good one: Marvel's Wolverine has sold 2.4 million copies, which IGN calls a disappointment, and Sony canceled the live-service shooter Fairgames. The milestone makes for a clean headline, and the next three months will say more about where the PS5 is really headed.

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