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Switch Sells Over 500,000 Units, PS5 and XS Sales Climb - Worldwide Hardware Estimates for Oct 17-23

Switch Sells Over 500,000 Units, PS5 and XS Sales Climb - Worldwide Hardware Estimates for Oct 17-23 - Sales

by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 November 2021 / 7,988 Views

The Nintendo Switch was the best-selling console with 501,054 units sold for the week ending October 23, according to VGChartz estimates. The Switch has now sold an estimated 93.32 million units lifetime.

The PlayStation 5 sold an estimated 274,919 units to bring its lifetime sales to 13.60 million units. The Xbox Series X|S sold 177,771 units to bring their lifetime sales to 8.25 million units.

PS5 sales compared to the same week for the PS4 in 2014 are down by nearly 58,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same week for the Xbox One is up by over 80,000 units. PS4 sold 332,746 units for the week ending October 25, 2014 and Xbox One sales were at 97,697 units.

The PlayStation 4 sold an estimated 22,651 units, the Xbox One sold 10,507 units, and the Nintendo 3DS sold 403 units.

Nintendo Switch sales compared to the same week a year ago are up by 10,867 units (2.2%). The PlayStation 4 is down 55,510 (-71.0%), the Xbox One is down 22,642 units (-68.3%), and the 3DS is down 3,483 units (-89.6%).

Looking at sales week-on-week, Nintendo Switch sales are up by over 107,000 units, PlayStation 5 sales are up by nearly 4,000 units, while Xbox Series X|S sales are up by over 2,000 units.

PS5 Sales, Xbox Series X and S Sales, Switch Sales

Global hardware estimates (Followed by lifetime sales):

  1. Switch - 501,054 (93,320,298)
  2. PlayStation 5 - 274,919 (13,595,514)
  3. Xbox Series X|S - 177,771 (8,248,595)
  4. PlayStation 4 - 22,651 (116,582,875)
  5. Xbox One - 10,507 (50,437,318)
  6. 3DS - 403 (75,941,331)
Americas (US, Canada, Latin America) hardware estimates:
  1. Switch - 198,718
  2. PlayStation 5 - 100,682
  3. Xbox Series X|S - 92,455
  4. PlayStation 4 - 8,853
  5. Xbox One - 7,895
Europe hardware estimates:
  1. PlayStation 5 - 125,982
  2. Switch - 117,232
  3. Xbox Series X|S - 61,713
  4. PlayStation 4 - 11,875
  5. Xbox One - 2,155
Asia (Japan, mainland Asia, Middle East) hardware estimates:
  1. Switch - 167,683
  2. PlayStation 5 - 38,668
  3. Xbox Series X|S - 16,387
  4. PlayStation 4 - 1,520
  5. 3DS - 403 (Japan only)
  6. Xbox One - 308
Oceania (Australia and New Zealand) hardware estimates:
  1. Switch - 17,421
  2. PlayStation 5 - 9,587
  3. Xbox Series X|S - 7,216
  4. PlayStation 4 - 403
  5. Xbox One - 149

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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