When it comes to software, game sales have also been in decline. While in the 2018 period a total of 87.2 million units sold were counted, this year the total has stood at 81.1 million. One of the main reasons could be the attractiveness of the launches, because if 2018 premieres such as God of War or Marvel’s Spiderman arrived early, in the following year we have had as major novelties Death Stranding or the Medievil remake. It is worth mentioning that digital sales represent 49% of total sales after having experienced a growth of 12% this year.
The best news of Sony's financial report comes from the subscription of Playstation plus, which as of December 31, 2019 added a total of 38.8 million subscribers, 2.5 more than a year ago. One of the main reasons could be due to the Substantial improvement in video games offered for free by the company, after giving away in recent months proposals such as Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection, The Last of Us Remastered, Nioh or Detroit: Become Human.
In conclusion, the decrease in sales of consoles and games has not changed Sony's forecasts for fiscal year 2019, which ends on March 31, 2020. By this date, the company expects to have sold in total 13.5 million PS4 consoles after accounting for 12.1 million. It is worth mentioning that the imminent presentation of PlayStation 5, of which rumored retrocompatibility, is being one of the main causes of the decline in sales of the current generation. However, there are still great exclusive assets to come, the main one being The Last of Us Part II, which delayed its release date to May 29.
