Sony’s PlayStation 5 has made its way into 4.5 million households and lifted the Japanese company’s fiscal third quarter numbers in the process. 

Despite selling the PS5 at a loss, revenue for Sony’s gaming division rose 40% year over year to more than $8.4 billion.

• Sony sold 103.7 million games between the PS4 and PS5.
• 47.4 million users have subscribed to PlayStation Plus, up more than 9 million from last year.
• In comparison, Xbox Game Pass reached 18 million total subscribers last month.

The numbers come as no surprise. Microsoft recorded its first quarter with $5 billion in gaming revenue thanks to the Xbox Series X|S, which like the PS5, released in November.

Many gamers are still trying to get their hands on Sony’s next-gen console. The company has described demand as “unprecedented.”

Sony is projected to sell 17.8 million PS5s by the end of the year and 63.9 million by 2024, per Omdia. The research firm expects Microsoft to sell 12.1 million units of its next-gen consoles through this year.

Overall, Sony reported $3.4 billion in profit — up 20% from the same quarter last year. Revenue topped $25.7 billion, up 9% year over year.

Robinhood is sticking to its plan to air a Super Bowl commercial despite recent backlash. 

The online brokerage booked its 30-second spot in December, but considered pulling out due to the controversy around its handling of the “meme stocks” saga, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Although its decision to limit purchases of shares in stocks like GameStop and AMC was poorly received, Robinhood wants to use the spot to rehabilitate its image.

Users downloaded the app more than 1.3 million times from Jan. 25-31. The ad will reportedly focus on the idea that anyone and everyone can become an investor.

“We wanted to remind people who’ve heard about Robinhood in the last few days and weeks about what we stand for,” Robinhood CMO Christina Smedley told The Wall Street Journal. Super Bowls ads went for about $5.5 million this year.

The new spot will not directly address the app’s role in last week’s events, but the company plans to roll out other ads that do in the future.

A day after reiterating that the Tokyo Olympics would go on despite the pandemic, organizers released the first of a series of health and safety “playbooks” for attendees.

The 32-page playbook is billed as a “starting point” for international federations. Specific playbooks for athletes, media and broadcasters will be published throughout the next week.

Among the rules outlined in the first playbook:

• Athletes and staff must provide a negative test within 72 hours before leaving for the events, and could be tested upon arrival or throughout the games.
• If a federation staff member experiences symptoms within 14 of traveling to Japan, they cannot go. 
• Temperature checks may be required when entering a venue. 
• Support athletes by clapping, rather than vocal shows of support. 

The new guidelines clarified that vaccination will not be a requirement, but said that “the IOC calls for Olympic and Paralympic teams to be vaccinated” to set a strong example for their communities. 

Organizers also said that the more than 10,000 athletes expected to attend would be exempt from Japan’s mandatory 14-day quarantine period for international travelers.

Spectators would be exempt too, but it’s not yet clear if they’ll be allowed.