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PlayStation 5 surpasses Xbox One in lifetime sales but still misses Sony's revised yearly target | It was also revealed that Helldivers 2 is Sony's fastest-selling PlayStation game of all time


Sony had originally forecast that it would move 25 million PS5 units during its financial year, but lower-than-expected sales meant the only way to reach that figure...

The PS5 would still be a long way behind the PS4's lifetime sales of 117.2 million, but the PlayStation 5 Pro is expected to launch later this year. There was a slew of controversy around the game after Sony forced PC players to log into a PSN account, a requirement that it reversed following a global outcry. Before the financial results were announced, Sony named veteran execs Hermen Hulst and Hideaki Nishino as co-CEOs of PlayStation.

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