According to Sony's sales statistics reported by DualShockers, the PS5 crossed 100 million units sold on November 10, 2026, eight days before GTA 6.
Sources dualshockers.com
The PlayStation 5 has passed 100 million units sold worldwide. DualShockers reports the milestone from statistics published by Sony Interactive Entertainment: it was reached on November 10, 2026, eight days before GTA 6 arrives on PS5 on November 19.
Per DualShockers, the console crossed the 100 million mark a little over six years after launch. That puts it close to the original PlayStation's record of about 102 million, and far from the PlayStation 2's 160 million-plus. In the first two quarters of 2026 combined, Sony shipped about 3.2 million PS5 units. The quarterly record is 9.5 million, set in Q3 2024, and the yearly record is 20.8 million, set in 2023.
These are sell-in figures: consoles delivered to retailers, not bought by players. The real number of consoles in homes is somewhat lower, the outlet notes.
Nothing lets us measure the game's effect on hardware sales. Sony's statistics do not yet cover the October to December quarter, nor software sales. DualShockers points out that PS5 sales for the first half of 2026 are lower than in every year from 2021 to 2025, and that the holidays usually double volumes. It sees a possible rebound, while noting that players who already own a PS5 have no reason to buy a second one.
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On the game side, the backdrop is favorable: yesterday we reported that GTA 6 is the most pre-ordered game on the PlayStation and Xbox stores. Pre-loading is open, the price and editions are on our price page, and the full schedule is on release.
A base of 100 million PS5 consoles gives Rockstar the largest possible installed base on Sony's platform for launch. How many of them will be switched on at midnight on November 19 is unknown: neither Sony nor Rockstar has said, and no GTA 6-linked hardware figure has been published so far.
Sources dualshockers.com
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