PS4 and Xbox One vs PS3 and Xbox 360 - VGChartz Gap Charts – November 2018 Update - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 08 January 2019 / 3,670 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.
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 combined sales PlayStation 4 and Xbox One when compared to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the last month by 1.73 million units. In the last 12 months the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One have increased the lead by 587,094 units. The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One lead by a combined 26.12 million units.
The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in their first 61 months sold a combined 104.56 million units, while the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One have sold a combined 130.68 million units.
Gap change in latest month: 1,734,055 – PS4 & XOne
Gap change over last 12 months: 587,094 - PS4 & XOne
Total Lead: 26,124,366 – PS4 & XOne
Total Combined PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 Sales: 104,556,761
Total Combined PlayStation 4 and Xbox One Sales: 130,681,127
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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Wow the PS4 is doing all the heavy lifting this gen! And then some!
PS360 will likely minimize the gap due to Kinect and PS Move within the next 2 years.
Pretty obvious to me that the Wii attracted away some of the customers that normally get Playstation or XBoX. If you look at PS2+XBox it's pretty close to what this generation is tracking at. The Wii attracted them away during generation 7 and then they came back for generation 8.
PS2+Xbox did roughtly 180m.
PS3+Xbox 360 did roughly 180m.
PS4+Xbox One will most probably do roughly 180m.
Just look at the chart above. PS3+XBox360 is clearly tracking below PS4+XB1.
Is there a Switch vs XB1 gapchart somewhere?
Yes, ltest one is from October, though: http://www.vgchartz.com/article/393859/switch-vs-xbox-onevgchartz-gap-chartsoctober-2018-update/
Additionally, there are the global lifetime sales, starting with Switch launch month. There you can see how the Switch is crawling closer and closer to the Xbox line: http://www.vgchartz.com/article/435139/switch-vs-ps4-vs-xbox-one-global-lifetime-salesnovember-2018/
Here is the latest one (October): http://www.vgchartz.com/article/393859/switch-vs-xbox-onevgchartz-gap-chartsoctober-2018-update
Alternatively, you can check the global lifetime sales comparisons beween Switch, PS4 and XBO and see how the red line is creeping closer and closer to the green one: http://www.vgchartz.com/article/435139/switch-vs-ps4-vs-xbox-one-global-lifetime-salesnovember-2018
