Sony has released its latest earnings report, shining a light on how the PlayStation business is doing. Sony sold another 3.9 million PS5 units for the latest quarter, pushing the system's lifetime numbers to 17.3 million as of December 31, 2021.

For comparison, Daniel Ahmad reminds us that Sony had sold 20.2 million PS4 units in a similar timeframe, so the newer console is lagging behind. But there is a good reason for that. The ongoing supply chain issues have impacted results, making Sony unable to keep up with demand.

Xbox is struggling with this as well. The latest estimates suggest that Microsoft has sold around 12 million Xbox Series X|S consoles, so the PS5 is still pacing well ahead.