Sony CEO Hiroki Totoki spoke with The Wall Street Journal recently, where he stated that they don’t need to aggressively sell the PS5 anymore. The CEO gave this insight when he was asked if he thinks the company was lucky that the memory shortage occurred after the PS5 had already sold millions of units.

The PlayStation 5 is now entering its sixth year, which, based on Sony’s previous console cycles, is already in its latter phase. At the time of writing, Sony has already sold over 95.3 million PS5 units globally, so it is safe to say that the console is a financial win for the company. 

He stated that “it is lucky” that the console is in its latter half, and that they’re now focused on generating recurring revenue from its existing player base. Totoki also revealed that there are currently over 125 million monthly active users subscribed to their PS Plus subscription. He added, “How to monetize from those users is quite important for us.” 

Although Totoki didn’t go into detail about their strategy in “monetizing” its current player base, it’s safe to say that making exclusives is still a huge part of it. The console still has plenty of upcoming exclusives on the horizon, such as God of War: Laufey and Insomniac’s Wolverine. 

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As for the PS6, Totoki stated in a separate interview with WSJ that they’re closely observing the memory crisis. “Considering that importance, we need to take some action. Otherwise, we cannot survive in this landscape,” the CEO added.