PS4 and Xbox One vs PS3 and Xbox 360 Sales Comparison - December 2020 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 23 January 2021 / 3,334 Views
The VGChartz sales comparison series of articles are updated monthly and each one focuses on a different sales comparison using our estimated video game hardware figures. The charts include comparisons between the 7th generation and 8th generation platforms, as well as comparisons within the 8th generation. There are articles based on our worldwide estimates, as well as the US, Europe, and Japan.
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.
Gap change in latest month: 3,060,402 - PS3 & X360
Gap change over last 12 months: 7,039,089 - PS3 & X360
Total Lead: 7,302,382 - PS4 & XOne
Total Combined PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 Sales: 156,964,136
Total Combined PlayStation 4 and Xbox One Sales: 164,266,518
In December 2020, the gap grew in favor of the combined sales of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 when compared to the aligned launch of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in the last month by 3.06 million units. In the last 12 months, the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 have caught up by 7.04 million units. The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One lead by a combined 7.30 million units.
The 86th month for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One is December 2020, while for the Xbox 360 it is December 2012 and for the PlayStation 3 it is December 2013. This does mean the holiday periods for all four consoles are lined up.
The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in their first 86 months sold a combined 156.96 million units, while the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One have sold a combined 164.27 million units. It took until month 97 for the PS3 and Xbox 360 to sell as many units as the current PS4 and Xbox One sales.
The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 sold a combined 173.22 million units lifetime. The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One are currently 8.95 million units away from surpassing the PS3 and X360.
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The lack of stock recently should continue this trend and eventually the chart will flip. But it is really important to highlight that more than PS4 selling less, what is mostly impacting this chart is that X360 sold like crazy during the last few years.
I don't think the lead will remain. How odd, wouldn't expect that
I think there were only a select few who believed that PS360 could stay in front.
I for one expected to be more or less on par in the end, with less 5M difference. Bur I still expected this gen to win out.
With the PS4 having to make up the difference against the PS360's close to 180 million sales, I suspected this may happen , it was looking to be close with normal decline taken into account but post nextgen sales have seemingly put it out of reach .
PS4 and Xone managed to stay ahead till after the launch of their succesors I call that a win.
The PS4's fate is very well sealed. I don't see Sony wanting to rush to ramp up manufacturing for the PS4 to meet demand there, when they are trying to ramp up manufacturing for the PS5. The PS4 deserved a better send off, but deadly global viruses don't care.
There's only so much weight Sony's old champion, the PS4, can carry on its back. But ... This chart isn't over yet. 8th gen will emerge victorious come Holiday 2022.
Plus the successors being on the market now.
