However, several aspects require clarification.

It’s the total pie, not just the PS5 slice.

The secret sauce seems to be players spending more cash on the PS5 ecosystem as a whole.

PS5 becomes Sony’s biggest money maker, cruising past PlayStation sales

On average, each PS5 owner has dropped $731 on the PlayStation ecosystem so far.

For PS4 folks over a similar timeframe, that figure was just $580 per person.

Initially, the console copped plenty of flack for the lack of killer exclusive games and stock shortages.

But from Sony’s perspective, all those issues are now in the rear-view mirror.

There has been some less-welcome news, though.