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PS4 vs PS3 and Xbox 360 – VGChartz Gap Charts – September 2016 Update

PS4 vs PS3 and Xbox 360 – VGChartz Gap Charts – September 2016 Update - Sales

by William D'Angelo , posted on 18 November 2016 / 42,897 Views

The VGChartz Gap charts are updated monthly and each article focuses on a different gap chart. The charts include comparisons between the 7th generation and 8th generation platforms, as well as comparisons within the 8th generation. All sales are worldwide, unless otherwise stated.

PS4 vs. PS3 and Xbox 360 Global:

Gap change in latest month: 1,515,209 – PS3 and Xbox 360

Gap change over last 12 months: 2,084,504 – PS3 and X360

Total Lead: 2,140,459 – PS3 and X360

PlayStation 4 Sales: 44,703,825

Total Combined PS3 and Xbox 360 Sales: 46,844,284

The gap grew in favor of the combined sales of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 when compared to the PlayStation 4 during the same timeframe by 1.52 million units and by 2.08 million units in the last 12 months. The PlayStation 4 is behind by 2.14 million units.

The PlayStation 4 in its first 35 months sold 44.70 million units, while the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 have sold a combined 46.84 million units.


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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3 Comments
GarlandSteve74 (on 18 November 2016)

You knew it couldn't stay up forever, but the fact that it lasted almost 3 years really is crazy!

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Ganoncrotch BraLoD (on 19 November 2016)

Yeah was thinking this too, or the release of GTA4 or something.

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