For nylig kunne Sony, desværre, fremvise lettere skuffende finansresultater for PlayStation-brandet, eftersom de missede deres mål for antallet af solgte PS5-konsoller med hele tre millioner, mest af alt grundet komponentmangel.
Antallet af aktive PlayStation Plus-abonnenter er også faldet en smule, men her lader Sony ikke til at være bekymrede, og de har store forventninger til tjenestens "revamp" i næste måned. I et efterfølgende kald, via VGC, sagde CFO Hikori Totoki følgende:
"Let me give you the overall trend. The total gameplay time is so important. Year-on-year, there has been a decline, but the stay-at-home demand was not so strong between January to February in 2021 compared to [the previous year]. That's an decrease by 8 percent compared to January and February in 2022. Compared to the end of March in 2020, there's an decrease of 5.9 million [users]. The stay-at-home demand was a temporary factor, but after it subsided, it seems to me that the high levels of engagement has been maintained. So on a mid-term basis, I don't see much concern on PS Plus. I am sure that the high level of engagement will continue. That's a positive take that I have."
De lader ikke til at være bekymrede.