--- title: PlayStation reports flat Q1 sales, says it's "cautiously... description: Sony's Games & Network Services segment posted flat Q1 sales of ¥937.1 billion ($5.8B), up just 0.6% year-on-year, though operating income jumped 37% largely... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/playstation-reports-flat-q1-sales-says-it-s-cautiously-moving-forward-with-halting-physical-disc--wnrrvz0rb twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: PlayStation reports flat Q1 sales, says it's "cautiously moving forward" with halting physical disc production | daily.dev og:description: Sony's Games & Network Services segment posted flat Q1 sales of ¥937.1 billion ($5.8B), up just 0.6% year-on-year, though operating income jumped 37% largely... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/playstation-reports-flat-q1-sales-says-it-s-cautiously-moving-forward-with-halting-physical-disc--wnrrvz0rb og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/WnRRVz0RB.png og:image:alt: PlayStation reports flat Q1 sales, says it's "cautiously moving forward" with halting physical disc production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # PlayStation reports flat Q1 sales, says it's "cautiously moving forward" with halting physical disc production **[GamesIndustry.biz](https://daily.dev/sources/gamesindustry)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Sony's Games & Network Services segment posted flat Q1 sales of ¥937.1 billion ($5.8B), up just 0.6% year-on-year, though operating income jumped 37% largely due to US tariff refunds. PS5 hardware unit sales dropped from 2.5 million to 1.6 million units, and first-party game sales fell from 6.9 million to 6 million units. Monthly active users hit a record 125 million in June. Sony's CFO Lin Tao addressed backlash over the company's plan to end physical disc production for new PlayStation games from January 2028, acknowledging community concerns but confirming Sony will 'cautiously move forward' with the decision, citing the broader trend of content digitalization. Sony raised its full-year G&NS sales forecast to ¥4.5 trillion ($28.1B). ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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