Sony has released its financial statement for the first quarter of the 2025-26 fiscal year, and sales are up compared to last year, with the company pledging to continue focusing on its live-service offerings in the future.
As revealed in the statement's accompanying financial documents, overall sales for Sony's gaming segment are up by 8% compared to the first quarter of 2024-25, and operating income more than doubled for "a new quarterly high".
These numbers are up due mainly to "increased sales of third-party software", and while Sony doesn't specify which games sold particularly well, it's very likely that games like Oblivion Remastered, Clair Obscur, and the PS5 release of Forza Horizon 5 bolstered its numbers for this quarter.
Additionally, Sony says its live-service revenue is "steadily growing" thanks to the performance of games like Helldivers 2, MLB: The Show, and Destiny 2, contributing "more than 40% of...first-party software revenue during the quarter".
In a Q&A following the release (thanks, VGC), Sony CFO Lin Tao said the company will continue to pursue live-service games despite "negative news" about its two most recent live-service releases, namely Concord and Marathon.
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