Disc vs download: PlayStation business results

Sony Financial Earnings Report (Q1 AMJ FY2026)

By Maki, from Sony's quarterly reports. How the numbers are defined.

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April to June 2026 at a glance

Figure	Latest	YoY	QoQ
Digital download ratio	82%	(−1 pt)	(−3 pts)
Download revenue	$1.2bn¥192.0bn	(−12.6%)(−3.8%)	(−22.7%)(−21.4%)
Disc revenue	$0.1bn¥20.5bn	(−18.0%)(−9.7%)	(+13.9%)(+15.8%)

Revenue by quarter, downloads and discs

Downloads at the full store price. Discs at Sony's share.

Year by year

Year	Downloads share	Download revenue	Disc revenue
FY2025Apr 2025 to Mar 2026	78%	$7.0bn¥1,055.7bn	$0.8bn¥125.1bn
FY2024Apr 2024 to Mar 2025	76%	$6.2bn¥949.8bn	$0.8bn¥121.2bn
FY2023Apr 2023 to Mar 2024	70%	$5.9bn¥851.6bn	$1.2bn¥180.2bn
FY2022Apr 2022 to Mar 2023	67%	$4.9bn¥660.9bn	$1.4bn¥193.4bn
FY2021Apr 2021 to Mar 2022	66%	$5.1bn¥570.8bn	$1.1bn¥128.9bn
FY2020Apr 2020 to Mar 2021	65%	$5.1bn¥542.5bn	$1.3bn¥140.1bn
FY2019Apr 2019 to Mar 2020	53%	$3.5bn¥376.4bn	$1.1bn¥116.5bn

Quarter by quarter

Quarter	Downloads share	Download revenue	Disc revenue
Apr to Jun 2026Q1 FY2026	82%	$1.2bn¥192.0bn	$0.1bn¥20.5bn
Jan to Mar 2026Q4 FY2025	85%	$1.6bn¥244.4bn	$0.1bn¥17.7bn
Oct to Dec 2025Q3 FY2025	76%	$2.2bn¥343.4bn	$0.3bn¥49.3bn
Jul to Sep 2025Q2 FY2025	72%	$1.8bn¥268.3bn	$0.2bn¥35.4bn
Apr to Jun 2025Q1 FY2025	83%	$1.4bn¥199.5bn	$0.2bn¥22.7bn
Jan to Mar 2025Q4 FY2024	80%	$1.5bn¥226.7bn	$0.1bn¥21.9bn
Oct to Dec 2024Q3 FY2024	74%	$2.1bn¥322.6bn	$0.3bn¥44.4bn
Jul to Sep 2024Q2 FY2024	70%	$1.7bn¥258.6bn	$0.2bn¥34.3bn
Apr to Jun 2024Q1 FY2024	80%	$0.9bn¥141.9bn	$0.1bn¥20.6bn
Jan to Mar 2024Q4 FY2023	77%	$1.4bn¥214.4bn	$0.2bn¥33.0bn
Oct to Dec 2023Q3 FY2023	66%	$1.9bn¥282.8bn	$0.6bn¥87.4bn
Jul to Sep 2023Q2 FY2023	67%	$1.4bn¥201.0bn	$0.2bn¥35.5bn
Apr to Jun 2023Q1 FY2023	72%	$1.1bn¥153.4bn	$0.2bn¥24.4bn
Jan to Mar 2023Q4 FY2022	70%	$1.3bn¥170.6bn	$0.3bn¥43.4bn
Oct to Dec 2022Q3 FY2022	62%	$1.7bn¥244.8bn	$0.7bn¥93.5bn
Jul to Sep 2022Q2 FY2022	63%	$1.0bn¥144.5bn	$0.3bn¥37.1bn
Apr to Jun 2022Q1 FY2022	79%	$0.8bn¥101.0bn	$0.1bn¥19.4bn
Jan to Mar 2022Q4 FY2021	71%	$1.3bn¥147.9bn	$0.4bn¥45.6bn
Oct to Dec 2021Q3 FY2021	62%	$1.6bn¥181.9bn	$0.3bn¥29.6bn
Jul to Sep 2021Q2 FY2021	62%	$1.2bn¥126.7bn	$0.3bn¥28.1bn
Apr to Jun 2021Q1 FY2021	71%	$1.0bn¥114.4bn	$0.2bn¥25.6bn
Jan to Mar 2021Q4 FY2020	79%	$0.9bn¥93.2bn	$0.1bn¥15.4bn
Oct to Dec 2020Q3 FY2020	53%	$1.7bn¥176.2bn	$0.5bn¥52.6bn
Jul to Sep 2020Q2 FY2020	59%	$1.2bn¥125.3bn	$0.3bn¥34.2bn
Apr to Jun 2020Q1 FY2020	74%	$1.4bn¥147.7bn	$0.4bn¥37.9bn
Jan to Mar 2020Q4 FY2019	68%	$0.9bn¥96.8bn	$0.2bn¥20.4bn
Oct to Dec 2019Q3 FY2019	47%	$1.2bn¥130.6bn	$0.4bn¥42.1bn
Jul to Sep 2019Q2 FY2019	45%	$0.8bn¥82.9bn	$0.3bn¥28.7bn
Apr to Jun 2019Q1 FY2019	59%	$0.6bn¥66.1bn	$0.2bn¥25.3bn

Digital download ratio: definition widened in 2020. Apr 2018 to Mar 2020 restated.

Source: Sony Group's quarterly Supplemental Information, April 2015 to June 2026. Restated figures used. Dollars at Sony's average yen rate.