One of Sony’s most important gaming metrics is down by 4 million users as overall sales revenue falls in 1Q22.
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PlayStation Monthly Active Users (MAU) fell to their lowest point in 11 quarters. In the first quarter of 2022, PlayStation MAUs fell to 102 million to reflect downward trends in subscriptions, game sales and overall earnings for the PlayStation segment.
That drop in MAUs will be weighted more heavily as Sony moves into live service games and free-to-play titles on the PlayStation Network, but the diversification between PC and mobile will cushion any kind of declines, at least once PlayStation’s live games are . established on these platforms.
It’s worth noting that the drop in MAUs reflects consistent trends across Sony’s player base over the past two years. Typically, MAUs drop from the Q4 to Q1 periods (corresponding to the months of January-March and April-June); The drop from 4Q’20 to Q1’21 was also 4 million MAU. Q3 periods tend to be the highest due to holiday spending and commitment.
Sony’s 1Q22 earnings fell as much as 46% year-on-year on the weak yen, lower game sales and lower share and monetization across services and subscriptions.