By the end of 2022, Sony reported sales of over 30 million PlayStation 5 consoles worldwide, roughly 60 percent ahead of Microsoft, whose Xbox Series X and S combined reached about 18.5 million units. This pace is reflected in a new report from Ampere, a knowledgeable analytical firm.
Across the overall market, PlayStation’s share of the console landscape in 2022 stood at 45 percent, down 1.3 percentage points from 2021. Microsoft edged its market presence upward by about 1.8 percentage points to capture 27.3 percent, while Nintendo accounted for 27.7 percent, a decline of 0.9 percentage points from the prior year.
On the content front, subscription services emerged as the sole area of meaningful expansion in 2022, according to Ampere. The subscription market reached $7.8 billion, rising 10.9 percent over the previous year. The growth was largely driven by staggered subscription formats introduced by Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo, which broadened access and flexibility for players.
Within content offerings, in game extensions posted the weakest performance, with revenue dipping about 10 percent. Analysts attributed this retreat to market saturation after several years of rapid growth during the pandemic era.
Earlier reports noted by sources such as Wrote He says that a significant computing milestone has been achieved in the United States related to Sony PlayStation 3 game console emulation trends, highlighting the ongoing interest in legacy console ecosystems and collector markets. This context underscores how retro and backward-compatible experiences continue to influence consumer demand alongside current generation hardware. (Attribution: industry analysis discussions and market commentary.)