# No disc, no buy? Not quite: PlayStation reports profits in latest quarterly earnings

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/no-disc-no-buy-not-quite-playstation-reports-profits-in-latest-quarterly-earnings/
- Published: 2026-11-05T15:41:37+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T16:53:54+00:00
- Original publisher: Destructoid
- Original article: https://www.destructoid.com/no-disc-no-buy-playstation-reports-profits-quarterly-earnings/
- Topics: Business, Companies, Entertainment, Gaming

## Key points

- PlayStation operating income rose 83 per cent year on year.
- PSN monthly active users grew to 127 million.
- Hardware sales fell 35 per cent, but Sony raised its forecast.

## Summary

Sony’s PlayStation division reported a sharp rise in operating income in the three months after the company announced plans to end physical disc-based games from 2028. The results suggest that public calls to boycott the change have not yet had a visible impact on the division’s overall financial performance.

Software sales rose 10 per cent year on year, with first-party sales up 30 per cent and game and network services up 9 per cent. Monthly PlayStation Network users increased from 119 million to 127 million, while hardware sales fell 35 per cent; Sony said 98 million PS5 consoles had been sold by 30 September and raised its gaming division sales forecast for the following quarter by 6 per cent.

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