PS5 Best-Seller as Sales Top 20M Lifetime

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William D’Angelo
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The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console in Europe with 286,721 units sold for August 2024, according to VGChartz estimates. The PlayStation 5 has now sold an estimated 20.29 million units lifetime in Europe.

The Nintendo Switch sold an estimated 170,670 units to bring its lifetime sales to 36.58 million units. The Xbox Series X|S sold 74,059 units to bring their lifetime sales to 7.92 million units. The PlayStation 4 sold an estimated 1,038 units to bring its lifetime sales to 45.86 million units.

PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2017 are down by over 68,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are down by over 31,000 units. PS4 sold 354,875 units for the month of August 2017 and Xbox One sales were at 105,281 units.

PlayStation 5 sales compared to the same month a year ago are down by 316,336 (-52.5%). Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 49,873 units (-40.2%) and Nintendo Switch sales are down by 72,447 units (-29.8%). The PlayStation 4 is down by 5,133 units (-83.2%) year-over-year.

Looking at sales month-on-month, PlayStation 5 sales are up by nearly 27,000 units, Xbox Series X|S sales are down by nearly 10,000 units, and Nintendo Switch sales are up by nearly 26,000 units.

2024 year-to-date, the PlayStation 5 has sold an estimated 2.82 million units, the Nintendo Switch has sold 1.38 million units, and the Xbox Series X|S has sold 0.57 million units.

Monthly Sales:

Europe hardware estimates for August 2024 (Followed by lifetime sales):

PlayStation 5 – 286,721 (20,285,456)
Switch – 170,670 (36,578,234)
Xbox Series X|S – 74,059 (7,922,397)
PlayStation 4 – 1,038 (45,857,246)

Weekly Sales:

Europe August 10, 2024 hardware estimates:

PlayStation 5 – 64,052
Switch – 39,286

Xbox Series X|S – 19,173
PlayStation 4 – 305

Europe August 17, 2024 hardware estimates:

PlayStation 5 – 68,433
Switch – 41,608

Xbox Series X|S – 18,113
PlayStation 4 – 278

Europe August 24, 2024 hardware estimates:

PlayStation 5 – 81,079
Switch – 44,753

Xbox Series X|S – 17,321
PlayStation 4 – 236

Europe August 31, 2024 hardware estimates:

PlayStation 5 – 73,157
Switch – 45,023

Xbox Series X|S – 19,452
PlayStation 4 – 219

VGChartz Methodology: Hardware estimates are based on retail sampling and trends in individual countries, which are then extrapolated to represent the wider region. This typically allows us to produce figures that end up being within 10% of the actual totals.

This data is regularly compared against official shipment figures released by the console manufacturers and figures estimated by regional trackers with greater market coverage than ourselves. We then update our own estimates to bring them into line with those figures. This can result in frequent changes often within a short space of time, but we feel it’s important to prioritise accuracy over consistency.

Note that our estimates are based on sell-through data (units sold to consumers). In almost all cases the figures released by console manufacturers are based on shipment data (sell-in), where as soon as a device has left the factory and entered the supply chain for delivery it is considered a sale. This is why there is always a difference between the companies’ figures (sell-in) and VGChartz estimates (sell-through), even after we’ve made adjustments. The one exception to that is when a console has been discontinued and the remaining stock has finally sold out – at that point the figures will match.

A life-long and avid gamer, William D’Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.