PS4 vs Xbox One vs Wii U Global Lifetime Sales – August 2015 Update - PS4 25.45M, Xbox One 13.88M, Wii U 10.28M - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 18 September 2015 / 21,784 Views
Welcome to the latest edition of the ‘PS4 vs Xbox One vs Wii U Worldwide’ article. This series compares the monthly and lifetime sales of the 8th generation of home consoles - the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Wii U.
Looking at the total sales of the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Wii U in August 2015 we can see that PlayStation 4 has continued to grow its lead over both the Xbox One and Wii U, and has now comfortably outsold both of them combined. The Xbox One is also slowly increasing its lead over the Wii U.
The PlayStation 4 has now passed the 25 million mark, selling 25.45 million units lifetime. The Xbox One has sold 13.88 million units and the Wii U 10.28 million units.
PlayStation 4 Total Sales: 25,446,528
Xbox One Total Sales: 13,882,024
Wii U Total Sales: 10,281,251
The PlayStation 4 has outsold both the Xbox One and Wii U every month since it launched in November 2013. The Xbox One outsold the Wii U in August for the 14th straight month. The PS4 outsold the Xbox One by 352,584 units for the month and the Wii U by 519,294 units. The Xbox One outsold the Wii U by 166,710 units.
When you compare monthly sales to a year ago the PS4 and Xbox One are both up, while the Wii U is down. The PlayStation 4 is up 82,718 units, the Xbox One is up 75,890 units, and the Wii U is down 43,184 units.
PlayStation 4 Monthly Sales: 669,219
Xbox One Monthly Sales: 316,635
Wii U Monthly Sales: 149,925
The Wii U beat the PS4 and Xbox One to the market by a year. The Wii U launched in November 2012, while the PS4 and Xbox One launched in November 2013.
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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. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.
