PS4 vs DS – VGChartz Gap Charts – February 2020 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 13 March 2020 / 2,810 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.
PlayStation 4 Vs. DS Global:
Gap change in latest month: 210,041 – DS
Gap change over last 12 months: 5,678,071 – DS
Total Lead: 34,997,039 - DS
PlayStation 4 Total Sales: 107,575,699
DS Total Sales: 142,572,738
February 2020 is the 76th month that the PlayStation 4 has been available for. During the latest month the gap grew in favor of the Nintendo DS when compared with the PlayStation 4 during the same timeframe. The Nintendo DS has grown its lead over the PlayStation 4 by 210,041 units and in the last 12 months outsold the PlayStation 4 by 5.68 million units. The Nintendo DS currently leads by 35.00 million units.
The DS launched in November 2004 in North America, December 2004 in Japan and March 2005 in Europe, while the PlayStation 4 launched in November 2013. The PlayStation 4 has sold 107.58 million units, while the Nintendo DS sold 142.57 million units during the same timeframe.
The 76th month on sale for the PlayStation 4 is February, while for the Nintendo DS it is February 2011.
The Nintendo DS ended up selling 154.02 million units lifetime. The PlayStation 4 needs to sell another 46.44 million units to outsell the Nintendo DS.
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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I wonder if the PS5 and Series X will get delayed due to the coronavirus? Allowing the PS4 longer time on the market before it's replacement comes in.
People need to let go of this notion that ps5 pricing can have a positive impact on ps4. Its all south from here on.
I wasn't talking about PS5 pricing...
Next month will see the global release of the 3DS and after that DS sales will fall at a quicker rate, but it still has another 12 mil to sell so it's far from done. I think the PS4 will start gaining ground later in the year, but I don't think it has much more than 20 mil left in it.
I suppose anything can happen in gaming, but I feel very firmly nothing can ever match the DS and the PS2 as the kings of hardware sales. Even the combined sales of the GB and GBC were over 30 million shy of the DS numbers. The PS4 will sell about 125 million or more.
20m left ? It has much less than that.
Well I expect it to have around 8 mil+ left this year, but what happens after that depends on what pricepoint the PS5 launches at. If the difference is price isn't too big, PS4 sales could indeed dry out very quickly, but otherwise I could see it doing 12 million combined in the years to come or at the very least crossing 125 mil.
