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PS4 and Xbox One vs PS3 and Xbox 360 - Aligned Sales Comparison - August 2015 Update

PS4 and Xbox One vs PS3 and Xbox 360 - Aligned Sales Comparison - August 2015 Update - Sales

by William D'Angelo , posted on 19 September 2015 / 21,235 Views

This monthly series compares the combined aligned sales of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One with the combined aligned sales of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

 

This chart compares aligned sales for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox combined versus the combined sales of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The PS3 and Xbox 360 both had slow starts, while the PS4 and Xbox One both had the two biggest launches in gaming history, which is reflected in the plotted line.

The gap has continued to grow for three straight months now in favor of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The gap in the latest month grew by 13,913 units. The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One lead by a combined 13.37 million units.

The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in their first 22 months sold a combined 25.96 million units, while the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One have sold a combined 39.32 million units.

Total Combined PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 Sales: 25,957,125

Total Combined PlayStation 4 and Xbox One Sales: 39,328,552

Total Lead: 13,371,427 – PlayStation 4 and Xbox One

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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.


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icykai (on 20 September 2015)

Please make a ps4 vs ps3 and xbox 360 chart

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Arkeod (on 20 September 2015)

I can only see 1 orange line, did I do something wrong ?

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Dr.Henry_Killinger (on 19 September 2015)

Doom doom doomy doom doooom!

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SWORDF1SH (on 19 September 2015)

If it's a comparison of sales between 7th and 8th gens, why are the Wii and Wii U not included?

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Azuren SWORDF1SH (on 19 September 2015)

Because casuals don't count.

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Azuren SWORDF1SH (on 19 September 2015)

Apparently.

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Qwark SWORDF1SH (on 19 September 2015)

There is a 7th vs 8th gen chart, but since Nintendo doesn't want to compete with Sony and MS. PUtting Nintendo consoles in would give a less accurate view of the core market, which is growing while casual is shrinking rather fast.

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SWORDF1SH SWORDF1SH (on 19 September 2015)

I see the other article comparing the gens now.

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Teeqoz (on 19 September 2015)

Now we're getting close to that time of the year where the gap grows massively. Holidays, here we come!

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grannamir (on 20 September 2015)

If the 8th gen was only Playstation and Xbox we will see stelar sales and records broken all the time but they have to drag this corpse named Nintendo.
They don't sell man, they don't know how advertise his products, they don't try and generate good hype over his games, they don't listen even the loyal fans and they don't try to get along with the new ways and technologies.
Nintendo is a dinossaur now and most people don't even consider then relevant anymore.

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