{"id":530557,"date":"2026-03-18T10:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T10:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/530557\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T10:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T10:00:09","slug":"ps5s-power-users-are-spending-more-than-ever-and-ps-portal-proves-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/530557\/","title":{"rendered":"PS5’s Power Users Are Spending More Than Ever, and PS Portal Proves It"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"PS5's<\/a> Image: Push Square<\/p>\n

In order to offset rising RAM prices<\/a>, Sony\u2019s talked about how it wants to monetise its core users more than ever.<\/p>\n

The thing is, that\u2019s something it\u2019s been successful at all generation.<\/p>\n

We know the PS5 is already its most profitable console ever made<\/a>, and there\u2019s one tidbit in its PS Portal<\/a> update announcement<\/a> that jumped out to us.<\/p>\n

Writing on the PS Blog<\/a>, the platform holder shared some rare statistics about its hardware and services.<\/p>\n

Product bigwig Takuro Fushimi nonchalantly confirmed that since introducing cloud streaming functionality to the PS Portal<\/a>, usage increased by 162% year-over-year.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the really interesting bit, though: he added that 50% of PS Portal owners are subscribed to Sony\u2019s most expensive service, PS Plus Premium<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In the US we know around 7% of PS5 owners<\/a> have bought a PS Portal, and we now know around 50% of those are PS Plus Premium subscribers.<\/p>\n

These are PlayStation\u2019s power users, and this data confirms to us that they\u2019re willing to spend more money than ever on Sony\u2019s products.<\/p>\n

Consider this: the PS4 never had an equivalent accessory to the PS Portal, nor did it have an elite subscription tier like PS Plus Premium. So these are all customers who are spending more on PlayStation than ever before.<\/p>\n

Sony will have access to the exact data, of course, but even with this small sliver of information, we can clearly see how the Japanese giant is increasing the profitability of its brand without necessarily expanding its install base.<\/p>\n

While it may seem slimy on the surface, the main thing we\u2019d point to here is that fans generally seem happy with these products: the PS Portal has become a phenomenon and lots of people are liking the streaming functionality.<\/p>\n

So here is a rare example of a company delivering more value to its customers, and significantly increasing its profits in the process.<\/p>\n

[source blog.playstation.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n

\tSee Also<\/p>\n

\"Sammy<\/p>\n

As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He\u2019s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Image: Push Square In order to offset rising RAM prices, Sony\u2019s talked about how it wants to monetise…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":530558,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[6392,145876,1015,1014,74],"class_list":["post-530557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-ps-plus","tag-ps-portal","tag-ps5","tag-sony","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/530557","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=530557"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/530557\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/530558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=530557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=530557"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=530557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}