PS5 and Xbox Series X|S Sales Climb - Worldwide Hardware Estimates for Sep 12-18 - Sales

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The Nintendo Switch was the best-selling console with 311,978 units sold for the week ending September 18, according to VGChartz estimates. The Switch has now sold an estimated 91.14 million units lifetime.

The PlayStation 5 sold an estimated 245,137 units to bring its lifetime sales to 11.96 million units. The Xbox Series X|S sold 151,276 units to bring their lifetime sales to 7.31 million units.

The PlayStation 4 sold an estimated 28,843 units, the Xbox One sold 12,141 units, and the Nintendo 3DS sold 612 units.

Nintendo Switch sales compared to the same week a year ago are down 193,752 units (-38.3%). The PlayStation 4 is down 87,487 (-75.2%), the Xbox One is down 21,200 units (-63.6%), and the 3DS is down 14,631 units (-96.0%).

Looking at sales week-on-week, Nintendo Switch sales are down by over 5,000 units, PlayStation 5 sales are up by over 29,000 units, while Xbox Series X|S sales are up by nearly 15,000 units.

Global hardware estimates (Followed by lifetime sales):

1. Switch - 311,978 (91,144,177)
2. PlayStation 5 - 245,137 (11,958,269)
3. Xbox Series X|S - 151,276 (7,306,141)
4. PlayStation 4 - 28,843 (116,501,238)
5. Xbox One - 12,141 (50,393,573)
6. 3DS - 612 (75,943,459)

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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2zosteven (on 29 September 2021)

Xbox a 25%+ of Sony sales in Japan? WOW!

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eddy7eddy 2zosteven (on 29 September 2021)

I'ts Asia but Yeah WOW!

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2zosteven eddy7eddy (on 29 September 2021)

Just talking about Japan here. Xbox a lot closer in Asian sales.

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eddy7eddy 2zosteven (on 30 September 2021)

Oh yes that's true.

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SvenTheTurkey (on 30 September 2021)

This week last year was when the Mario 3d collection came out? That's quite a dip in sales. But it's not too surprising with the OLED on the horizon and no major releases.

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Mars2001 (on 29 September 2021)

Crazy Switch numbers 3 weeks only until oled model and without oled preorders

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eddy7eddy Mars2001 (on 29 September 2021)

Everyone waiting to know how many Oled were preordened (some scared, some excited, some giving dislikes no matter what xD)

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victor83fernandes Mars2001 (on 29 September 2021)

Not 3 weeks, 8-9 days

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Torpoleon victor83fernandes (on 29 September 2021)

The sales data from this thread is for the week of the 12th to the 18th, which is about 3 weeks before the OLED launch.

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Kakadu18 victor83fernandes (on 29 September 2021)

This data is not from this week.

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smroadkill15 Mars2001 (on 29 September 2021)

I don't think most people buying a Switch know or care about an OLED model.

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eddy7eddy smroadkill15 (on 30 September 2021)

A lot of people doesn't know but I think most people know why there is a price Jump and which one they want to get.

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