PS4 and Xbox One vs PS3 and Xbox 360 - Aligned Sales Comparison - April 2016 Update - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 19 May 2016 / 42,736 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.
The gap grew in favor of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in April for the third straight month. The gap in the latest month grew by 30,273 units and 7,862,539 units in the last 12 months. The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One lead by a combined 21.22 million units.
The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in their first 30 months have sold a combined 40.43 million units, while the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One have sold a combined 61.65 million units.
The PlayStation 4 by itself has sold more units than the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 combined during the same amount of time. The PlayStation 4 is ahead by just 160,131 units.
Total Combined PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 Sales: 40,429,608
Total Combined PlayStation 4 and Xbox One Sales: 61,645,267
Total Lead: 21,215,659 – 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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Tons of amazing games coming out this year and next year. It will be interesting to see how much more the PS4 will sell than the PS3.
Fantastic. 20m lead for ps4 + x1 and that will certainly grow a lot before the end of this year. Basically this gen will build up a massive lead and even if it's front loaded the end result will be very positive.
I want to see PS4 vs PS3 + X360
