3DS vs PSP – VGChartz Gap Charts – March 2019 Update - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 07 May 2019 / 3,189 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.
3DS Vs. PSP Global:
Gap change in latest month: 437,082 – PSP
Gap change over last 12 months: 1,243,501 – PSP
Total Lead: 3,559,910 – PSP
3DS Total Sales: 74,361,832
PSP Total Sales: 77,921,742
In the latest month the gap grew by 437,082 units in favor of the PSP when compared to the 3DS. In the last 12 months the PSP has increased its lead by 1.24 million units. The PSP currently leads by 3.56 million units.
An important note is that the two handhelds launched at different times of the year. The PSP first launched in December 2004, while the 3DS launched in February 2011. The 3DS has sold 74.36 million units, while the PSP sold 77.92 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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Shouldn't this get adjusted, now that we know that the PSP actually sold 4M less than we had on the site?
It's a slippery slope since that 76.4 million figure that Sony has for the PSP is as of March 31st, 2012 - Over 7 years ago.
It's not too unreasonable to believe that the PSP could sell an additional 4 million units within that time frame, especially since the Vita had barely launched at the time and wasn't catching any fire any time soon (or ever). But, since Sony never updated the PSP beyond that point, we don't really know. All we know is that the PSP didn't just magically disappear off the shelves on April 1st, 2012 and were never sold again since. They had to keep selling them, Sony just refused to update the figure. It's like what Microsoft is doing with the Xbox One.
Yeah 3DS ain't ever catching the PSP now.
