PlayStation 4 Outsells the PlayStation 3 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 02 February 2019 / 13,602 Views
The PlayStation 4 has outsold the lifetime sales of the PlayStation 3, according to our estimates.
The PlayStation 4 sold 1,624,646 units for the week ending November 24, 2018 to bring its lifetime sales to 88.05 million units. This compares to the PlayStation 3 with sales of 86.90 million units.
Breaking down PlayStation 4 sales by region, it has sold 35.56 million units in Europe, 27.18 million units in the US and 7.24 million units in Japan. The PlayStation 3 sold 34.55 million units in Europe, 26.99 million units in the US and 10.47 million units in Japan.
Breaking down sales in Europe even further, the PlayStation 4 has sold 5.90 million units in the UK, 6.13 million units in Germany and 4.86 million units in France. The PlayStation 3 sold 6.12 million units in the UK, 4.74 million units in Germany and 5.42 million units in France.
The best-selling PlayStation 4 game is Grand Theft Auto V with 18.80 million units sold to date and climbing. Grand Theft Auto V is also the best-selling PlayStation 3 game with sales of 20.31 million units.
Here is the list of the top 10 best-selling PlayStation 4 games as of November 3, 2018:
| Pos | Game | Year | Genre | Publisher | North America | Europe | Japan | Rest of World | Global |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Grand Theft Auto V | 2014 | Action | Rockstar Games | 5.85 | 9.42 | 0.60 | 2.93 | 18.80 |
| 2. | Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 | 2015 | Shooter | Activision | 6.14 | 6.05 | 0.41 | 2.43 | 15.03 |
| 3. | Call of Duty: WWII | 2017 | Shooter | Activision | 4.61 | 6.12 | 0.40 | 2.09 | 13.21 |
| 4. | FIFA 18 | 2017 | Sports | EA Sports | 1.26 | 8.62 | 0.15 | 1.72 | 11.75 |
| 5. | FIFA 17 | 2016 | Sports | Electronic Arts | 1.25 | 7.95 | 0.12 | 1.61 | 10.94 |
| 6. | Uncharted (PS4) | 2016 | Action | Sony Interactive Entertainment | 4.41 | 3.89 | 0.21 | 1.67 | 10.17 |
| 7. | Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare | 2016 | Shooter | Activision | 3.05 | 3.82 | 0.19 | 1.35 | 8.41 |
| 8. | Fallout 4 | 2015 | Role-Playing | Bethesda Softworks | 2.84 | 3.94 | 0.27 | 1.32 | 8.38 |
| 9. | FIFA 16 | 2015 | Sports | EA Sports | 1.15 | 5.77 | 0.07 | 1.23 | 8.22 |
| 10. | Star Wars Battlefront (2015) | 2015 | Shooter | Electronic Arts | 3.30 | 3.19 | 0.23 | 1.30 | 8.02 |
Here is the list of the top 10 best-selling PlayStation 3 games:
| Pos | Game | Year | Genre | Publisher | North America | Europe | Japan | Rest of World | Global |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Grand Theft Auto V | 2013 | Action | Rockstar Games | 6.37 | 9.84 | 0.99 | 3.12 | 20.31 |
| 2. | Call of Duty: Black Ops II | 2012 | Shooter | Activision | 4.99 | 5.88 | 0.65 | 2.28 | 13.80 |
| 3. | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 | 2011 | Shooter | Activision | 5.54 | 5.78 | 0.49 | 1.54 | 13.35 |
| 4. | Call of Duty: Black Ops | 2010 | Shooter | Activision | 6.01 | 4.40 | 0.48 | 1.78 | 12.67 |
| 5. | Gran Turismo 5 | 2010 | Racing | Sony Computer Entertainment | 2.96 | 4.87 | 0.81 | 2.10 | 10.75 |
| 6. | Call of Duty 6 | 2009 | Shooter | Activision | 4.99 | 3.66 | 0.38 | 1.59 | 10.61 |
| 7. | Grand Theft Auto IV | 2008 | Action | Rockstar Games | 4.79 | 3.72 | 0.44 | 1.62 | 10.57 |
| 8. | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 (Working Title) | 2013 | Shooter | Activision | 4.11 | 4.01 | 0.39 | 1.62 | 10.13 |
| 9. | FIFA 13 | 2012 | Sports | EA Sports | 1.07 | 5.13 | 0.13 | 1.68 | 8.01 |
| 10. | Battlefield 3 | 2011 | Shooter | Electronic Arts | 2.86 | 2.94 | 0.35 | 1.07 | 7.21 |
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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Wii is next.
Is Grand Theft Auto: V the best selling game on every platform?
Not on switch... yet.
Wow that was quick! It's only been 5 days since it outsold the 360 lol
Yeah I realize that. I was just surprised it closed the gap in a week!
I wonder if PS4 can beat PS2’s record for fastest home console to break 100 million. They have until July to do it.
On a side note, PS4 should easily be passed both Wii and PS1 by this time next year.
More than possible. If the next perm price drop hits around March then yes.
Depends if it gets near 94m by years end, the first half of the year if I recall correctly averages around a million a month , my gut feel is it will just miss by a month or two, still great sales.
PS4: 3 CODs, 3 FIFAs, Uncharted, Fallout, Star Wars, and GTA.
PS3: 5 CODs, 2 GTAs, 1 FIFA, 1 Battlefield, and 1 Gran Turismo.
360: 5 CODs, 2 GTAs, 2 Halos, and Kinect Adventures.
Wii: 5 Wii titles, 4 Marios, and Just Dance.
There's not much variety on all these top 10 lists is there?
People tend to want the same things over and over, that's the nature of the beast. It holds true for any console.
