Sony isanda kukhipha umbiko wayo wakamuva wemali etholwayo, ebiqukethe imininingwane ethokozisayo mayelana nekhonsoli ye-PlayStation 5. Ngokwembiko, inkampani ithengise inani eliphelele lamakhonsoli we-PlayStation 2020 ayizigidi ezi-4,5 ngo-5, okukhombisa ukuthi inkampani ikwazile ukuqala ukukhiqizwa ngobuningi kwe obekulukhuni kakhulu ukuthenga kusukela yethulwe ngoNovemba. Kodwa-ke, sikholwa ukuthi lesi sibalo besingaba ngaphezulu kakhulu ukube ikhonsoli ibitholakala. 
Lo mbiko ukhombisa nokuthi isidingo se-PlayStation 4 sehle kakhulu kusuka ngonyaka owedlule, lapho kwathengiswa amayunithi ayi-1,4 million ngo-Okthoba-Disemba. Lokhu kungaphansi ngamaphesenti angama-77 kunangonyaka owedlule. AbakwaSony empeleni bakwazile ukuthengisa ama-PS4 ambalwa kwikota yeholide kunalokho abakwenza kusuka ngoJulayi kuya kuSepthemba.
Sekukonke, ibhizinisi likaSony lokudlala lithuthuke kakhulu, lidlula ukusebenza komkhiqizo ngonyaka owedlule. Umhlaziyi uDaniel Ahmad uqaphele ukuthi i-Q2020 40 empeleni yayiyikota ehamba phambili emlandweni we-PlayStation. Isigaba sikaSony semidlalo sikhuphule imali engenayo engama-883,2% safinyelela esiqongweni sama-yen ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-8,4 ($ 5 billion). Imali engenayo iqhutshwa ngokwengxenye ngokuthengiswa kwe-PlayStation entsha 50. Lesi sigaba futhi sithumele ukwenyuka okungamaphesenti angama-80,2 kwenzuzo yokusebenza kuma-yen ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-763,3 ($ 4 million). Lokhu kungenxa yokuthengiswa okuphezulu kwemidlalo, okubhaliselwe kwe-PlayStation Plus namamajini aphezulu ku-Hardware yePSXNUMX. 
AbakwaSony, nokho, baphawula ukuthi izindleko zokwethulwa kwePS5 zisusa ezinye zezinzuzo zayo, futhi kuqinisekisa nokuthi ihardware yePS5 uqobo ithengisa ngaphansi kwezindleko zayo zokukhiqiza. Le nkampani ithe ukulahleka kwenzeke ngoba "amanani entengo we-PS5 hardware abengaphansi kunezindleko zokukhiqiza."
IMicrosoft ayikhiphanga imininingwane ethize ekuthengisweni kweXbox Series X noma iS Series S embikweni wayo wokuthola imali ngeviki eledlule, kepha inkampani ithe imali engenayo yeXbox hardware ibikhuphuke ngamaphesenti angama-86 ngonyaka.
